57 courses with the subject MFT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MFT 400Selected Topics1-6
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
MFT 567Sexual Issues for the Helping Professional3
Sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual dysfunction, sex and disability, and nontraditional sexual relationships. Introduction to educational and therapeutic intervention.
Theory and techniques. Therapeutic approaches such as structural, strategic, intergenerational, and experiential family therapy. Not for Marriage and Family Therapy majors.
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.
LGBTQ relationship issues and sexual and gender identity development and clinical work with LGBTQ clients. Heterosexual/cisgender privilege, coming out, internalized opression, cultural identities, formation of families and parenting, and gender transition.
Explores 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.
Overview 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 645Queering Theory, History and Clinical Practice3
Overview 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.
Cognitive 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.
MFT 663Applied Research in Human Service Settings3
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.
The 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.
MFT 673Child Development Theory and Family Therapy Interventions3
Child development, relationship development, and family therapy theory and techniques. The dynamic interplay among family systems, gender, child development, and other contextual variables.
MFT 684Family Therapy Perspectives on Cultural Diversity3
How 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.
An integrative family therapy course exploring the content and process of family therapy in a way that values the similarities and differences inherent in individual, family, and therapy development across the life cycle.
Examines 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.
Explores 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.
Integrative 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.
Special 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.
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
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 760Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy I3
First course of four required courses in supervised clinical practice in Couple and Family Therapy for students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program.
Second course of four required courses in supervised clinical practice in Couple and Family Therapy for students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program.
MFT 762Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy III3
Third course of four required courses in supervised clinical practice in Couple and Family Therapy for students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program.
MFT 763Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy IV3
Fourth course of four required courses in supervised clinical practice in Couple & Family Therapy for students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program.
MFT 764Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy V1-3
Elective 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.
MFT 781Alcohol and Other Drugs in Human Service Settings3
Introduces theory and practice strategies appropriate to understand and address alcohol and other drug problems among clients in various human services settings.
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
MFT 996Doctor of Practice in Couple and Family Therapy Capstone3
Integration 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.
