Resource: Use the Graduate School Catalog from the year you attended, or call graduate school to verify the answers to Section 1 questions.

 

Did the Masters/Doctoral program in Marriage and Family Therapy require at least 45 quarter units or 30 semester units, with a minimum of 15 core credits and 24+ supporting units focusing on the systems paradigm?**
Yes No

 

Did it require enrollment of at least 3 quarters or 2 semesters? Yes No

 

Did the program require a clinical internship of at least 240 direct client contact hours with on-site mental health supervisors?

Yes No

 

Did the program require at least 600 clock hours of all inclusive (practicum and internship) clinical experience hours? Yes No

 

** If any answers were NO, the graduate program does not qualify for licensure.

 

** If all the answers were YES, continue to Section II: Coursework Standards.

Resources: 1. Use the transcript, course descriptions or course syllabi from the year(s) you attended. These are obtainable by calling your graduate school. 2. Fill in the class you took under each coursework area on the following list.

 

The class name from your transcript does not need to "match" the coursework area title, but the content, as described in the college catalog or syllabus, must be compatible with the definitions given.

 

The coursework area titles and definitions are standard for Marriage and Family Therapy programs compatible with the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (the major national marriage and family therapy accreditation body).

 

Human Development & Family Studies - Stresses the complex developmental relationships among individuals in the family. Individually oriented content adapted to a systems paradigm. Stress on the life cycle of the family and its modifications over time (first child, adolescent sexual development, leaving home, etc.).  6 quarter or 4 semester hours
CLASS NAME & #:

 

Marital and Family Theoretical Foundations - Includes the historical development of systems theory. Human issues are considered from the systems paradigm, including both theoretical literature and practical treatment issues. 3 quarter or 2 semester hours
CLASS NAME & #:

 

Marital and Family Therapy Diagnosis and Assessment, Treatment, Principles and Techniques - Includes a comprehensive curvey of the major models of system change and the principles and techniques evolving from each model. Applied aspects of therapy practice (range of techniques, indications and contraindications for techniques, intervention rationales, the role of the therapist, etc).

 

Diagnosis and treatment within the context of marital and family systems of both dysfunctional relationship patterns and nervous and mental disorders; cognitive, affective, and behavioral. Use of appropriate major mental health assessment instruments within a systemic context. Treatment processes for loss, intense stress, suicide, incest, violence, sexual dysfunctions, divorce and remarriage.  12 quarter or 8 semester hours
CLASS NAME & #:

 

Professional Studies - Development of a professional attitude and identity. Studies of professional socialization and the role of professional organizations; licensure; legal responsibilities and liabilities of clinical practice and research; family law; confidentiality issues, code of ethics, etc.  3 quarter or 2 semester hours
CLASS NAME & #:

 

Research Methods or Statistics - Research methodology and data analysis, computer research skills, critical evaluation of professional research reports, with emphasis on research relevant to marital and family therapy.  3 quarter or 2 semester hours
CLASS NAME & #:

 

Clinical/Applied Experience - Practicum/internship. Direct client contact hours, supervision, staff meetings, community relations, record keeping, supervised in-house practica and off-campus site placement. Focus on relationship issues, couples, and families.
CLASSES NAME & #:

 

Full Degree Standards requires 72 quarter or 48 semester units. As long as there are 48 quarter or 30 semester units in the basic graduate degree, the remainder may be supplemented post-degree.