Requirements for the master of science degree include the following:
A minimum of 78 quarter units of graduate work, which includes credit received for core courses, electives, and one 3-unit religion course.
A minimum grade point average of B (3.00), with no course grade below C (2.00), on all work for the master's degree. A student submitting transfer credits must earn a B grade average on all work accepted for transfer and on all work taken in the program, computed separately.
Practicum in Marital and Family Counseling (minimum of 500 supervised hours), inclusive of clinical training (MFAM 534, 634). A minimum of 250 hours must be specifically martial and family cases.
The successful completion of a written Comprehensive Examination, taken before advancement to candidacy, and an Oral Examination taken at the end of the program.
Curriculum
The following is a list of the required and elective courses. A limited number of electives are offered in any academic year, depending on student demand.
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY (12 UNITS)
MFAM 551 Family Therapy: Theory and Practice (3)
MFAM 552 Marital Therapy I : Theory and Practice I (3)
MFAM 553 Family Systems Theory (3)
MFAM 564 Family Therapy: Theory and Practice II (3)
ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT IN MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY (17 Units)
MFAM 515 Crisis Intervention Counseling (3)
MFAM 524 Medical Issues and Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 568 Group Process Theory and Procedures: Theories in MFAM Therapy (3)
MFAM 624 Marital and Family Assessment (3)
MFAM 638 Family Therapy and Chemical Abuse (3)
MFAM 644 Child Abuse and Family Violence (3)
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES (16 Units)
FMST 514 Cross-cultural Counseling Family Values (2)
MFAM 545 Gender Perspectives (2)
MFAM 556 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Procedures (3)
MFAM 584 Treatment of Child and Adolescent Problems (3)
MFAM 674 Human Sexual Behavior (3)
MFAM 547 Social Ecology of Individual and Family Development (3)
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (7 Units)
MFAM 535 Case Presentation and Professional Studies (4)
MFAM 614 Law and Ethics (3)
RESEARCH (7 Units)
MFAM 501 Research Tools and Methodology I (3)
MFAM 502 Research Tools and Methodology II (3)
MFAM 697 Project (1)
SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE (10 Units)
MFAM 536, 537 Case Presentation Seminar (2, 2)
MFAM 635, 636, 637 Case Presentation Seminar
MFAM 634 Advanced Clinical Training (500 clock hours)
RELIGION (3 Units)
RELR 564 Religion, Marriage, and the Family (3)
REQUIRED ELECTIVES (must choose one of the following)
MFAM 539 Solution Focused Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 555 Narrative Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 559 Cognitive Behavioral Couples Therapy (3)
MFAM 565 Advanced Bowen Theory and Practice (2)
MFAM 665 Structural Family Therapy (2)
ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES OFFERED (may choose any of the following)
FMST 528 Parenting (2)
MFAM 516 Play Therapy (2)
MFAM 555 Narrative Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 657 Setting Up a Private Practice in Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 663 Brief Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 664 Experiential Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 694 Directed Study: Marriage and Family (1-4)
Course descriptions
FMST 514 Cross-cultural Counseling Family Values (2) Structure, function, changing patterns, and the future in urban society. Relationship of changes in society to widespread family problems. Familiarity with a wide range of social and ethnic backgrounds, including, but not limited to, people of colour, Asians, Native Americans, and Hispanics.
FMST 528 Parenting (2) Principles and practices relating to parent-child relationships. Emphasis on family roles, communication, conflict resolution, value development, and parenting skill development.
MFAM 501 Research Tools and Methodology I (3) Current social research methods practice in the use of techniques, consideration of the philosophy of the scientific method, and familiarization with MFAM test instruments.
Prerequisite: An undergraduate research course or an introductory statistics course.
MFAM 502 Research Tools and Methodology II (3) Qualitative methodology. This course is designed to prepare students to undertake research projects using the intensive interview method of qualitative research. Practical and epistemological issues and problems in qualitative research will be explored in a workshop format.
Prerequisite: MFAM 501 or consent of the instructor.
MFAM 515 Crisis Intervention Counseling (3) Theory, techniques, and practices of crisis intervention, with special attention to the development of the basic communication skills of counseling. Areas included, which are intended to contribute to the development of a professional attitude and identity, are: confidentiality, interprofessional cooperation, professional socialization and organization.
MFAM 516 Play Therapy (2) An experiential course designed for practitioners and graduate students to learn how to apply play therapy techniques in dealing with childhood problems such as molestation, physical abuse, depression, trauma, and family conflict.
MFAM 524 Marital and Family Therapy (3) Introduction to common physical and medical issues that relate to the practice of marriage and family therapy. Students will learn a biopsychosocial spiritual model to assess and intervene with emphasis given to psychopharmacology, neuroanatomy, the mind-body relationship and research relative to the field of medical family therapy.MFAM 535 Case Presentation and Professional Studies (4) Formal presentation of ongoing individual, marital, and family cases by clinical interns; taping, video playbacks, and verbatim reports with faculty and clinical peers; exploration of the interfacing between marriage and family therapists and other professionals; introduction to application procedures to professional organizations (AAMFT, etc.); development of professional attitude and identity. Limited to students in clinical training.
MFAM 536, 537 Case Presentation Seminar (2, 2) Formal presentation of ongoing individual, marital, and family cases by clinical interns; taping, video playbacks, and verbatim reports with faculty and clinical peers; examination and training in applied psychotherapeutic techniques, assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of premarital, couple, family, and child relationships; dysfunctional and functional aspects are examined, including health promotion and illness prevention. Limited to students in clinical training.
MFAM 539 Solution Focused Family Therapy (2) No description at this time.MFAM 545 Gender Perspectives (2) Explores the identities, roles, and relationships of women and men in light of social, cultural, and historical perspectives. Implications for the family therapist are explored.
MFAM 547 Social Ecology of Individual and Family Development (3) A study of human individual development and its relationship to the family life cycle from birth through aging and death of family members. Biological, psychological, social, and spiritual development will be discussed in the context of family dynamics involving traditional two-parent families, alternative partnerships, single parents, blended families, and intergenerational communities.MFAM 551 Family Therapy: Theory and Practice (3) Overview of the major theories in marriage and family therapy. Systems theory concepts are explored in light of the major models of family therapy.
MFAM 552 Marital Therapy: Theory and Practice (3) Designed to provide an overview of the marital therapy literature, with a focus on clinical theory and techniques.
MFAM 553 Family Systems Theory (3) A review of Bowenian theory, theory of family systems, and an introduction to family psychotherapy as an outgrowth of the theory. Students will examine their own families of origin.
MFAM 555 Narrative Family Therapy (2) Attention will be given to the use of narratives and the role they play in a person's life through language and meaning systems. Issues of power, collaboration, culture, community, and re-authoring narratives will be examined, particularly in the work of Michael White and David Epston.
MFAM 556 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Procedures (3) Designed to explore the history and development of psychopathology and how it relates to current clinical practice, in general, and marriage and family therapy, in particular. Course will utilize the multiaxial classifications of the DSM-IV as a practical basis for diagnostics.
Prerequisite: A course in abnormal psychology.
MFAM 559 Cognitive Behavioral Couples Therapy (3) Experiential courses in which major cognitive behavioral family therapy therapists are surveyed, and techniques of treatment are integrated into practice in laboratory.
MFAM 565 Advanced Bowen Theory and Practice (2) Provides advanced knowledge in training in Bowen Theory as it applies to couples and family therapy.
MFAM 564 Family Therapy: Theory and Practice II (3) This course will provide a comprehensive survey of more recent therapy models such as narrative, collaborative language systems and solution-focused theory. Using these models, the student will learn to assess, consider diagnosis, learn the role of language, meaning and process in relationships. Class will examine the theoretical strengths and limitations in relationship to culturally diverse populations.
MFAM 568 Group Process Theory and Procedures: Theories in MFAM Therapy (3) Major theoretical approaches surveyed include: individual theories, marital groups, network, and family therapy groups. Group laboratory experience is provided wherein students apply theory to practice and develop group leadership skills.
MFAM 584 Treatment of Child and Adolescent Problems (3) The psychodynamics involved in child and adolescent problems with respect to the family relationship. Demonstration of a variety of counseling approaches to the treatment of children and adolescents.
MFAM 614 Law and Ethics (3) Laws pertaining to the family: child welfare, separation, divorce, and financial aspects of family maintenance. Case management, referral procedures, professional and client interaction, ethical practices (AAMFT), ethical relations with other professions, legal responsibilities, liabilities, and confidentiality. Current legal patterns and trends in the mental health profession. Exploration between the practitioner's sense of self and human values and his or her professional behavior and ethics.
MFAM 624 Marital and Family Assessment (3) Application of psychological testing methods in the diagnostic assessment of individual, family, and group behavioral dynamics as encountered in marriage and family counseling. Observations and/or laboratory experience.
MFAM 634 Advanced Clinical Training (500 clock hours) Supervised clinical counseling of individuals, couples, families, and children. At least one hour of individual supervision per week and two hours of case presentation seminar per week. Continuous registration for this portion of the clinical training until completion of a total of at least 500 clock hours.
MFAM 635, 636, 637 Case Presentation Seminar (2, 2, 2) Formal presentation of ongoing individual, marital, and family cases by clinical interns. Taping, video playbacks, and verbatim reports with faculty and clinical peers. Limited to students enrolled in clinical training.
MFAM 638 Family Therapy and Chemical Abuse (3)
Current theories and treatment of chemical dependencies, emphasis on family therapy, assessment techniques, understanding of how chemicals affect the mental and biological systems.
MFAM 644 Child Abuse and Family Violence (3)
Definition of physical and emotional abuse, neglect, sexual molestation, and their incidence; family dynamics; offender and nonoffender characteristics; treatment of children, adolescents, the family, and adults abused as children; treatment modalities, including individual, group, and family therapy; ethical and legal issues; referral sources; assessment; interview techniques; and confidentiality.
MFAM 663 Brief Family Therapy (2)
Examines the area of brief therapy, in general, and forms of brief therapy, in particular. In-depth study made of brief family therapy.
MFAM 664 Experiential Family Therapy (2)
Examination of various experiential family theories. Laboratory experience included.
MFAM 674 Human Sexual Behavior (3)
Sexuality in contemporary society from the sociopsychological viewpoint. Anatomy and physiology of human sexuality: reproduction, normal and abnormal sexual response, psychosexual development, human fertility, human sexual dysfunction. Integration of systems theory.
MFAM 694 Directed Study: Marriage and Family (1-4)
Individual study in areas of special interest concerning the family and its problems. May be repeated for credit at the discretion of the faculty.
MFAM 697 Project (1)
Production of final case write-up and presentation to committee.
RELR 564 Religion, Marriage, and the Family (3)
The family in historical, theological, and ethical perspectives; Christian assessments of contemporary theories regarding the family; religious and secular resources for preventing and resolving family crises
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