The Master's program in Marriage and Family Therapy is fully approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education. It fulfills clinical membership in the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and for certification in the state of Connecticut. The program is designed to prepare students for professional careers as marriage and family therapists. Students work closely with clinical faculty to coordinate the requirements for their academic and clinical training. All students have a minimum of 16 months of supervised clinical experiences in at least two treatment settings.
All students receive both individual and group supervision.
The School of Family Studies has a small and highly selective doctoral program for individuals strongly committed to careers in teaching and research. All doctoral students are examined on their knowledge of family and lifespan theory as well as family social science research methods and techniques. In addition, student also must be able to demonstrate extensive mastery of theory and research in their own chosen area of special interest. The doctoral program is highly personalized and provides a unique opportunity for students to work closely with individual faculty members in independent study and research projects. Students are encouraged an assisted as part of their doctoral study to developa record of professional activity in the form of published scholarship and presentations at professional meetings.