By the end of the program the student should have a thorough understanding of human development and family process and increased competence in practicing family and couples therapy. The Program includes supervision, case observation and discussion and theoretical seminars, all extending over the two years. The program is designed so that new students can enter each year, and will be accepting new applicants for Fall 2000. Either year can be taken first. Weekly supervision, provided by the faculty, may be either individual or in pairs, depending on student need.
Students are responsible for arranging supervision and for providing their own cases.
Supervisors are available to assist in the selection of suitable cases prior to the beginning of the program. Observation of family interviews, followed by case discussion, is a unique way of experiencing family operations directly. Students observe and discuss a variety of families, in various stages of evaluation and therapy, each treated by a different faculty member. Therefore, they can see different styles of therapy within the same general theoretical orientation. Clinical study groups, consisting of four students and a faculty member, meet weekly to discuss clinical problems.