MFT Person Therapist Training.

Catalog description

This course is designed to enhance the clinical skills and competence of master's level family therapist through the Person of the Therapist Training model. The POTT model encourages students involved in clinical practice to actively explore person of the therapist issues to enhance clinical practice. Person of the therapist issues are inherent in clinical work and student learn self-reflection and interpersonal skills to identity and work with personal issues that may arise in the context of clinical work. This course is designed to complement student's growing clinical competence as students develop an awareness of the self within ones' own family of origin, as well as the broader social context. Prerequisite: MFT program permission.