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Marriage and family therapy

The marriage and family therapy (MFT) program is offered at the doctoral level through the Department of Family Social Science, whose mission includes developing the next generation of leaders and change agents in the MFT field.

MFT students are trained to become world-class therapists, trainers of therapists, therapy researchers, therapy supervisors, therapy program developers, and therapy administrators.

Program highlights

National accreditation: The MFT program is accredited by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Supervision practicum: Third-year MFT doctoral students are eligible to apply for the supervision practicum, in which they supervise masters students whose academic programs give approval.

Clinical training: Students receive 1000 hours of clinical contact training during their doctoral program, with credit for up to 500 clinical hours in a prior masters program.

Ph.D. in family social science (marriage and family therapy concentration)

Program overview

 

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