The program is nationally accredited by aamft s commission on accreditation for marriage and family therapy education coamfte.
Marriage and family therapy programs ct.
Marriage and family therapists utilize family systems theories and models.
Students select between either a two or three year track of study.
Southern s marriage and family therapy mft program is a clinically focused training program offering rigorous academics personalized on site clinical supervision and focus on the self of the therapist development completed in either two or three years of study.
In both tracks students start with dyadic coursework progress to seeing clients in the university s on site family clinic then move into off site agency internship in the final year of program enrollment.
Marriage and family therapy program.
Central connecticut state university offers 2 marriage and family therapy counseling degree programs.
The mission of the connecticut association for marriage and family therapy ctamft is to provide opportunities for professional development and growth to enhance the delivery of marriage and family therapy to individuals couples families and groups.
They believe that individuals and their problems must be seen in context and that the most important context is the family.
Southern awards a unique master of family therapy mft degree.
In 2015 44 students graduated in the study area of marriage and family therapy counseling with students earning 43 master s degrees and 1 certificates degree.
Marriage and family therapy is a distinct mental health discipline which is regulated by licensure in the state of connecticut.