Professor, Program Director, Ph.D., Ed. Assistant Clinical Coordinator, M.S., Ed. The Ph.D. program in Marriage and Family is designed to prepare professionals who already possess a relevant master's degree to become leaders in understanding, researching, and treating couples, families, and systems.
Students engage in advanced study of family psychology and family therapy.
In learning about these sometimes distinctive domains and their vital interrelationships in the lived experiences of individuals, couples, and families in their multiple contexts, students obtain a broad and comprehensive grasp of the knowledge base and technical expertise required to address the complex issues of individuals and families in contemporary society. Students obtain the academic training to be license-eligible as psychologists and as marriage and family therapists. The curriculum provides the foundations in psychology, assessment, research, and treatment to become a psychologist. Concurrently the curriculum offers the bases in systemic theory, techniques, therapy, research, and supervision to serve as a leader in the practice of couple and family therapy. Students who do not already possess a master's degree in marriage and family therapy earn this enroute.