MFT 567 - Sexual Issues for the Helping Professional
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Only during the summerSexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual dysfunction, sex and disability, and nontraditional sexual relationships. Introduction to educational and therapeutic intervention.
MFT 600 - Selected Topics
Marriage and Family Therapy 1-6 credit(s) Every semesterExploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester. Repeatable
MFT 603 - Introduction to Trauma Studies
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springCrosslisted with: PHP 603 This course is an overview of trauma studies and examines trauma typology, prevention, and intervention and is taught through an ecosystemic lens.
MFT 625 - Family Systems and Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springTheory and techniques. Therapeutic approaches such as structural, strategic, intergenerational, and experiential family therapy. Not for Marriage and Family Therapy majors.
MFT 641 - Divorce Mediation
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Only during the summerCrosslisted with: SWK 641 Basic theory and skills of divorce mediation. Includes introduction to conflict resolution theory, divorce law, financial planning, custody issues, and marital and family dynamics related to divorce.
MFT 642 - Therapy with LGBTQ Couples and Families
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Only during the summerLGBTQ relationship issues and sexual and gender identity development and clinical work with LGBTQ clients. Heterosexual/cisgender privilege, coming out, internalized oppression, cultural identities, formation of families and parenting, and gender transition.
MFT 643 - Family Therapy with Complex Trauma
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Only during the summerExplores the effects of trauma on child development and family functioning, and introduces the use of family therapy for the treatment of complex trauma. Learn to develop treatment intervention strategies in a systemic framework.
MFT 644 - Family Therapy with LGBTQ Youth
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Only during the summerOverview of family therapy with LGBTQ youth, taught through a social justice lens. The course examines how specific LGBTQ issues affect families and other social systems.
MFT 645 - Queering Theory, History and Clinical Practice
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springOverview of LGBTQ studies, including traditional understandings of sexuality and gender, historical and contemporary trajectories of LGBTQ people and application to clinical work with LGBTQ clients.
MFT 661 - Introduction to Family Therapy Practice
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springIntroduces basic therapeutic skills of family therapy practice.
MFT 662 - Systems Dynamics in a Group Setting
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springCognitive and affective awareness of group process through didactic and experiential instruction. Group techniques for the treatment of family issues. For students in Marriage and Family Therapy Program. PREREQ: MFT 661
MFT 663 - Applied Research in Social Work
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springCrosslisted with: SWK 662 Design and execution of research in human service settings. Proposal development, creation of quantitative and qualitative instruments, coding of data, computer-based data analysis, and production of research reports.
MFT 671 - Introduction to Family Systems
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springFamily as a system. Family functioning and the impact of developmental stage, sociocultural context, and family of origin.
MFT 672 - Couple Therapy: Theory and Techniques
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springThe couple relationship and ways to facilitate it. Psychodynamic, behavioral, and systems approaches. Non-marital, marital, and divorcing couples. For students in Marriage and Family Therapy program. PREREQ: MFT 661, MFT 671
MFT 673 - Child Development Theory and Family Therapy Interventions
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) IrregularlyChild development, relationship development, and family therapy theory and techniques. The dynamic interplay among family systems, gender, child development, and other contextual variables.
MFT 675 - Internship Pre-Planning
Marriage and Family Therapy 0 credit(s) Every semester
Pre-planning for matching and securing an internship. Course facilitates access to the Tevera Internship system via BlackBoard. Repeatable 4 time(s)
MFT 681 - Marriage and Family Therapy Ethics and Issues
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springEthical, legal, and professional issues in marriage and family therapy. For students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program.
MFT 682 - Marriage and Family Therapy Theory and Techniques
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springTheory and practice of the major family therapies. PREREQ: MFT 671
MFT 684 - Family Therapy Perspectives on Cultural Diversity
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springHow six basic dimensions of diversity (race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion) interface with the dynamics of oppression to structure reality in general, and more specifically the process of therapy.
MFT 686 - Play Therapy with Children and Families
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Only during the summerExamines the assessment and psychotherapeutic treatment of children and families through play therapy. Working with children and families in crisis including loss, abuse, and illness, is a particular focus.
MFT 687 - Spirituality in Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Only during the summerExplores spirituality in the context of therapy with individuals and families. Explores relationship between client and therapist by acknowledging spirituality as a possible dimension of personhood while considering language, worldview, power, relationship and individual/systemic issues.
MFT 688 - Family Therapy Across the Life Cycle
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springIntegrative family therapy course exploring the content and process of family therapy in a way that values the similarities and differences inherent in individual and family therapy across the developmental life cycle.
MFT 689 - Migration and Mental Health
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interestSpecial issues related to refugee and immigrant mental health in the United States. Focus on transnational, contextual factors influencing mental health and well-being; examination of multiple systems impacting individual, family, and community mental health factors.
MFT 724 - Psychopathology
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springCrosslisted with: SWK 724 Stressful processes of living, focusing on individual attitudinal and behavioral responses that may be maladaptive. Traditional mental health theories and classifications, and relevant perspectives from sociology, social psychology, and biology.
MFT 750 - Introduction to Marriage & Family Therapy Practicum
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springIntroduction to clinical practice in the Couple and Family Therapy Center, or a clinical setting approved by the department.
MFT 760 - Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy I
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springFirst course of four required courses in supervised clinical practice in Couple and Family Therapy for students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program. PREREQ: MFT 750 Repeatable
MFT 761 - Practicum in Marriage & Family Therapy II
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springSecond course of four required courses in supervised clinical practice in Couple and Family Therapy for students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program. PREREQ: MFT 760
MFT 762 - Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy III
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springThird course of four required courses in supervised clinical practice in Couple and Family Therapy for students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program. PREREQ: MFT 761
MFT 763 - Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy IV
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springFourth course of four required courses in supervised clinical practice in Couple & Family Therapy for students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program. PREREQ: MFT 762
MFT 764 - Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy V
Marriage and Family Therapy 1-3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springElective course in supervised clinical practice in Couple and Family Therapy for students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program who have not completed the required 500 hours. PREREQ: MFT 763 Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
MFT 771 - Family Systems Approach to Addictions and Eating Disorders: Theory and Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) IrregularlyFamily-systems approach to the assessment and treatment of addictions, alcoholism, eating disorders, and obesity.
MFT 773 - Family Violence: Theory and Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) IrregularlySystemic approach to assessment and treatment of family violence. Child, spousal, and parental abuse.
MFT 777 - Family Perspectives on Gender Roles and Socialization: Theory & Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Gender and its implications for socialization, family functioning, and family therapy.
MFT 778 - Loss Across the Life Cycle: Family Theory and Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) IrregularlySystemic approach to theory and treatment of normative and non-normative losses across the family life cycle.
MFT 781 - Alcohol and Other Drugs in Social Work Practice
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springCrosslisted with: SWK 781 Introduces theory and practice strategies appropriate to understand and address alcohol and other drug problems among clients in various human services settings. Prerequisite does not apply to MFT students.
MFT 788 - Systemic Family Therapy with Military Families
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or springSystemic family therapy with veterans and military families. Emphasis on evidence-based and trauma-informed clinical practice.
MFT 860 - Advanced Family Therapy Practicum
Marriage and Family Therapy 1 credit(s) Every semesterAdvanced supervised clinical experience for Marriage and Family Therapy doctoral students. A minimum of four credits required Repeatable
MFT 861 - Supervision in Marriage and Family Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5Theory and techniques of supervision in marriage and family therapy. Required course for AAMFT Supervisor designation.
MFT 862 - Advanced Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5Assessment, diagnosis, and family treatment of child-hood and adolescent dysfunction. Interaction between child and family system.
MFT 863 - Advanced Couple Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8Family systems approach to the assessment and treatment of couple dynamics, including sexuality.
MFT 865 - Advanced Family Therapy Theory
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5Critique of family therapy theories. Theory development.
MFT 870 - Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy Supervision
Marriage and Family Therapy 1 credit(s) IrregularlySupervision of Marriage and Family Therapy therapists-in-training. Partial fulfillment of AAMFT requirements for approved supervisor status. PREREQ: MFT 861 Repeatable
MFT 875 - Cultural Diversity: Family Theory and Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8Influence of racial, ethnic, and religious heritage on family structure and therapeutic intervention.
MFT 882 - Assessment and Research Methods in Marriage and Family Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8Overview of family assessment techniques. Issues and procedures in family therapy process and outcome research.
MFT 885 - Qualitative Research Methods in Family Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) A qualitative inquiry in the social sciences. Students will learn to apply qualitative research methodology to understand human phenomena and life. PREREQ: HFS 631
MFT 960 - Internship in Marriage and Family Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapy 0 credit(s) Every semesterSupervised internship in Marriage and Family Therapy. Nine to 12-month family therapy internship with AAMFT approved supervision. Repeatable
MFT 996 - Doctor of Practice in Couple and Family Therapy Capstone
Marriage and Family Therapy 3 credit(s) Every semesterIntegration of theoretical, research and practice skills through the development of a written capstone proposal and an oral presentation. Students must take the capstone twice for a total of 6 credits. Students must complete 18 program credits before beginning capstone. Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
MFT 997 - Master’s Thesis or Project
Marriage and Family Therapy 0-6 credit(s) Every semesterRepeatable
MFT 999 - Dissertation
Marriage and Family Therapy 1-12 credit(s) Every semester