Program prepares students to become marriage and family therapists.
Marriage and family therapists are trained to conceptualize mental health and behavior problems as existing within interpersonal relationships. Consequently, students are trained to treat problems within a person's current interpersonal context. In addition to training in the most prominent marriage and family therapy theories, students are exposed to the biological, intrapersonal, and intrapsychic approaches to problem development and resolution. Students receive training in the assessment and treatment of the major mental disorders as well. Graduates of the MFT Program usually work in mental health agencies.