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The Couple and Family Therapy program offers:
- Full-time, 2-year, 63-credit program culminating in the master’s degree in Family Therapy (MFT)
- 500 hours of direct clinical experience
Admission Requirements
- Completed application
- $50 application fee
- Official transcripts from all education institutions attended
- Two letters of recommendation
- Essay
- Bachelor's degree
- Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0
- A personal interview is required
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores, if applicable
- GRE (preferred) or MAT
- Work related expereince will be considered
- Introductory Psychology - 3 credits
- Abnormal Psychology - 3 credits
- Statistics - 3 credits
Curriculum Overview
The curriculum is modeled on the core curriculum developed by AAMFT, focusing on key areas of contemporary practice including:
- couple and marital intervention
- family therapy with children
- families in transition (divorce and remarriage)
- family violence
- medical family therapy
- sex therapy
The curriculum reflects a bio-psychosocial approach to understanding human behavior, viewing the behavior of individuals, couples, families, and larger systems as the result of an interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors. It also reflects a commitment to training therapists to be aware of and sensitive to issues of cultural diversity and their impact on family functioning and the therapeutic process.
1st Year
1st semester
Theory & Practice of Family Therapy I
Foundations of Systemic Practice
Psychopathology in Socio-Cultural Context
Life Span Development from a Systemic Perspective
Practicum I
2nd semester
Theory & Practice of Family Therapy II
Theory & Practice of Couple Therapy
Assessment in Couple & Family Therapy
Introduction to Sex Therapy: Concepts in Human Sexuality
Practicum II
Summer session
Practicum III
2nd Year
1st semester
Implications for Diversity in Practice
Research in Couple and Family Therapy
Advanced Sex Therapy I (Sex therapy track)
Issues of Violence and Abuse in the Family *
Live Supervision
Practicum IV
2nd Semester
Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues in Couple and Family Therapy
Medical Family Therapy
Advanced Sex Therapy II (Sex therapy track)
Families in Transition*
Master’s Project
Practicum V
Summer session, if needed
Practicum VI
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Credits
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Sex Therapy Concentration
Students may elect to take a specialty track in sex therapy.
For more informatiom, please view Sex Therapy Specialty Concentration.
Clinical Experience
The program requires 500 hours of direct clinical experience, 250 of which must be with couples or families. Students receive a minimum of 100 hours of supervision, at least 50 hours of which is based on direct observation, videotape, or audiotape. Students complete 8–10 hours of clinical practice per week and receive both individual and group supervision.
The first-year practica are designed to help students develop the basic clinical skills and competencies necessary to conduct couple, family, and individual therapy. The second-year practica help students broaden and integrate advanced clinical skills in working with diverse populations.
Practicum placements are available at a variety of clinical settings, including 14 CFR locations in the Philadelphia region as well as sites within the Jefferson Health System. Students choose from a wide spectrum of options such as outpatient mental health clinics, The Institute of Sex Therapy, hospitals, and psychiatric settings for their clinical training. |