Pre-Practicum in MFT

Catalog description

(Must be taken before MFT Practica) This course is intended to prepare students for their yearlong clinical internship and Practicum. Students will learn approaches to systemic and relational interviewing and intervention, addressing the needs of individuals, couples and families. The course will provide special attention to the beginning phases of family and couple therapy and to common presenting concerns that students will encounter in the field. Students will learn how to join a clinical setting and begin to develop a professional role and identity as a Marriage and Family Therapist.