Doctoral Internship in Marriage and Family Therapy III.

Catalog description

The Doctoral Internship in Marriage and Family Therapy is a three semester, twelve month experience. During each semester, interns complete 400 hours on- site, at least 167 client contact hours for an in-patient setting or 134 client hours for an out-patient setting, and 34 hours of supervision. Case experiences are further analyzed under the supervision of faculty in weekly class meetings. The Internship provides the opportunity to enhance therapeutic skill under the direction of approved clinical supervisors. Interns are assigned to the St. Mary¿s University Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic and to an approved off-campus site. For Marriage and Family Therapy interns, 50 percent of the direct client contact must consist of work with families and couples. Prequisites: Four CN 7141 for students entering with M.A. in MFT; without MFT background CN 7380 , CN 7381 , CN 7382 CN 7350 .