Courses
The program requires 60 units of specified coursework as the Official Program of Study plus up to an additional 2-9 units to complete all license-eligibility requirements. Courses specifically required for licensure beyond the basic curriculum are marked with an *. The curriculum is designed to offer experiences in personal growth, theory and model knowledge, clinical knowledge development, and foundational research required for building complex clinical skills.
A. Program Curriculum |
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| 1. Foundations of Counseling and Marriage & Family Therapy (9 units) | ||
| CSP 600/600L | Cross-cultural counseling communication skills and prepracticum | 3 |
| CSP 601 | Theoretical foundations of counseling and marriage and family therapy | 3 |
| CSP 618 | Contexts of psychopathology | 3 |
| 2. Human Development and Its Measurement: Individual and Family (6 units) | ||
| CSP 610C | Determinants for human behavior: Child & Adolescent Development | 2 |
| CSP 635 | Sexuality and intimacy in couples and families* | 2 |
| 3. Family Systems Theory and Therapy (13 units for OPS + 7 for licensure) | ||
| CSP 625 | Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy | 3 |
| CSP 640 | Testing and assessment for MFTs* | 2 |
| CSP 662A | Interventions with children and adolescents: MFT | 3 |
| CSP 687 | Family intervention with substance abuse* | 1 |
| CSP 688 | Systemic assessment of child abuse* | 1 |
| CSP 691 | Violence in couples' relationships* | 1 |
| CSP 692 | Couples in therapy | 3 |
| 4. Sociocultural dimensions (9 units) | ||
| [CSP 600 & 600L - see #2 above] | ||
| CSP 615 | Seminar in multicultural dimensions in counseling | 3 |
| CSP 686 | Multicultural Marriage and Family therapy | 3 |
| CSP 693 | Special topics in families and larger systems(repeated 3x times with different topics) | 1 |
| 5. Clinical preparation (minimum of 9 units) | ||
| CSP 755 | Beginning practicum: MFT | (Cr/NC) 3 |
| CSP 765 | Advanced practicum: MFT | (Cr/NC) 3 |
| CSP 785 | Marriage and Family Therapy Traineeship | (Cr/NC) 1 |
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| CSP 741 | Practicum in group counseling | 3 |
| CSP 785 | MFT experimental traineeship | 3+3 |
| CSP 785 | MFT clinic administration traineeship | 3+3 |
| 6. Professional issues (3 units) | ||
| CSP 606A | Legal, ethical, and professional issues: MFT* | 3 |
| 7. Research and learning integration (6-9 units) | ||
| ED 690 | Methods of inquiry: MFT | 3 |
| CSP 710A | Professional seminar: MFT Master's project | 3 |
| CSP 710B | Professional seminar: MFT Theory of therapy position paper | 3 |
| Comprehensive exam | ||
| CSP 799A | Thesis option | (Cr/NC/SP) 3 |
In special circumstances students may elect to take the Thesis option. This option is only open to students whose current outside work involves research activity or who have other specialized backgrounds enhanced by Thesis activity. Students must consult with their advisor to make this decision. Students who are approved for the Thesis option do not need to take CSP 710A and CSP 710B. |
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| 8. Electives/Additional learning (minimum of 3 units + 2 for licensure) | ||
| CSP 670 | Group process & group psychotherapy | 3 |
| CSP 694 | Psychopharmacology for MFTs* | 2 |
| CSP 689 | Family counseling in the schools | 1 |
| CSP 770 | Leadership in CSP | 3 |
| CSP 798 | Independent study | 1-3 |
| Others as approved by the students' advisor. | ||
All students are required to participate in a personal psychotherapy experience for a minimum of 12 sessions. The form and format of this therapy is the student's choice to fulfill the program requirement.
C. Professional identity development.
All students are expected to join the professional organizations of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Students also must obtain Professional Liability Insurance in order to provide clinical services. Students are also encouraged and supported to attend professional conferences and workshops and make a professional presentation at a conference.
D. Codes of Ethics & BBS Laws and Regulations.
Adherence to the Laws and Regulations Relating to the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy issued by the Board of Behavioral Sciences, the Code of Ethics of American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists, and the Code of Ethics of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists is mandatory. Students who knowingly or unknowingly violate any part of the laws or ethical codes may be dismissed from the program without further qualification regardless of coursework completed or other academic achievement. Copies of the Codes of Ethics accompany this handbook. Some information on the Laws and Regulations is in this handbook. Also see the BBS website: http://www.bbs.ca.gov.
Students should also become familiar with university standards for academic integrity.
