Introduction & overview
The marital and family therapy program is a program leading to the master of science degree, which is designed to provide the student with a systemic background for understanding and assisting individuals, couples, and families.
The Canadian campus program is an innovative venture that combines the teaching expertise of the Loma Linda University California campus faculty, the Canadian campus program faculty, and adjunct instructors and guest lecturers from the local professional community.
In the fall of 1989, the first class of 14 students began studies. Approximately 60 students are currently in the program. They come from diverse professional backgrounds, including education, nursing, social work, law, business, and counseling.
A clinically based program, courses are taught on campus, utilizing two methods of instruction. Approximately half the courses are taught on an "intensive" basis. Typically, two-unit intensives run for three days, Monday through Wednesday; and three-unit intensives run for four days, Monday through Thursday. Generally, there is one intensive scheduled per month. The remainder of the courses meet once a week (except during intensive weeks) for the full quarter. Courses are taught three quarters per year, mid-September through mid-June. It should be noted that certain courses cannot be offered on an intensive basis and require weekly attendance.
In order to provide an integrated course of study and appropriate professional training, while encouraging innovation and individuality, the master of science program strives to meet the following educational objectives:
To develop skilled professionals in marital and family therapy.
To expose students to available content material in the field.
To provide supervised clinical training toward the development of clinical skills and competence.
To teach students a variety of effective psychotherapeutic techniques and modalities that may be utilized to improve, restore, and maintain healthy individual, couple, and family relationships.
To provide exposure to ethnic and socio-cultural issues affecting couples, families, and individuals.
To prepare marital and family therapy students for professional practice with specialized training in the delivery of services in private practice and institutional settings.
Loma Linda University is a Seventh-day Adventist coeducational, health sciences institution located in inland southern California. It is part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education. Professional curricula are offered by the School of Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Public Health, Medicine, and Nursing. Graduate programs in various biomedical sciences of the schools are offered by departments. The professional curricula of the University are approved by their respective professional organizations. The core of the combined faculties consists of approximately 885 full-time teachers. Part-time and voluntary teachers, especially clinicians in the professional curricula, bring the total past 1900. Men and women from as many as 85 nations are represented in the annual enrollment of nearly 2700 students.
AccreditationLoma Linda University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in the U. S., and the Canadian campus program is recognized by Alberta Advanced Education as a graduate degree-granting program. The Loma Linda University Marital and Family Therapy Program is accredited in the U. S. by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Headquartered in Washington, D. C., AAMFT ensures that graduate degree programs adhere to the standards of the profession. Course work on the Canadian campus meets AAMFT membership requirements.
LocationThe Canadian campus program is located on the campus of Canadian University College, a small Seventh-day Adventist college situated three kilometres north of the Town of Lacombe, at College Heights, Alberta. The region is a major agricultural and petrochemical center, serviced by the Town of Lacombe (Population: 10,500) and the City of Red Deer (Population: 75,923). Most major services, including hospital, dental, school, accommodation, and shopping, are available. College Heights is almost equidistant between Edmonton and Calgary.
Loma Linda University
Marital and Family Therapy Program
5415 College Avenue
Lacombe, AB T4L 2E5
Mission
Loma Linda University's fundamental purpose as an institution of higher education is to provide an environment for learning that emphasizes individual commitment to Christ, personal integrity, intellectual development, and generous service to mankind and the church. The University's commitment to excellence in teaching is undergirded by scholarly activity. The University also provides extensive continuing education, both locally and on distant campuses in North America and abroad.
Objectives
The essential goal of both faculty and students is the quest for meaning. Graduate students are expected to work toward both broad and detailed mastery of their field of study and also to participate with the faculty in the process by which knowledge is augmented. The Graduate School attempts to create an environment favourable to the pursuit of knowledge and meaning. Its goal is to make available to graduate students, who wish to study in a Seventh-day Adventist Christian setting, the education necessary for scholarly careers in the arts and sciences and in the health professions. The University encourages the development of independent judgment, mastery of techniques of research, and the arts of expression. The overall objective is to translate intellectual achievement to the service of mankind.
Phone: (403) 782-3381, extension 4095
Fax: (403) 782-7642
Email: llumft@cauc.ca
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Last Revised: Tue, Apr 24, 2007