Students take three of these courses. In the program's first year, students serve as part of Family Center teams. By the time spring arrives, students have their own caseloads which they maintain for over a year. Students typically begin this internship in the fall of their second year, and continue working in the community until graduation. This course enables students to develop an understanding of the research process and the methods appropriate for conducting research.
Students learn to write and evaluate research proposals and reports.
This course provides a vital understanding of family life in all its forms, essential for the family therapist. Effective prevention and intervention strategies, and the social and legal context of abuse, are also discussed. At least 6 undergraduate semester hours of family and child studies. The personal, relational, life cycle, societal, demographic, legal, and financial aspects of divorce and remarriage. Intervention strategies with divorced and remarried families are also discussed.