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Program Director: Thomas Todd, Ph.D.

The Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Counseling program is designed to prepare entry-level counselors to specialize in working with couples and families. The sequence of courses and supervised clinical training will assist professionals in qualifying for licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in many states, and in qualifying for membership in professional organizations such as the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). For current requirements, students should contact directly the licensing agency of the state in which they plan to work and professional organizations with which they desire to affiliate.

Students in this program complete course work and practicum experiences focused on the understanding and integration of individual life style dynamics with couple and family systems. Graduates of the program have a theoretical understanding of individual, couple, and family systems, including developmental issues and major variations; assessment skills in life style and systemic diagnosis; and intervention skills based upon major models of marital and family therapy, with the theory and values, techniques, and theories of Alfred Adler as a foundation.

US News and World Report ranked marriage and family therapy as one of the 50 best careers in 2010. As the article explains, there is an expected 14% growth between 2008 and 2018, fueled by an increased acceptance of marriage and family therapy.

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