Catalog 2005-2006
Graduate School of Education and Counseling
Information found in this online edition of the 2005-06 Catalog is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The official document of record is the printed edition of the 2005-06 Catalog. For more information, please contact the Dean of the Graduate School.
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Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology: Marriage and Family Therapy
The Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Program is designed to lead graduates to eventual employment as marriage and family therapists in settings that focus on family-based interventions.
The MFT Program at Lewis & Clark College is unique as it offers candidates two distinct concentrations beyond a generalist program. The first specialization focuses on the treatment of children in the context of families. Providing mental health services in and for schools is a growing specialty in family therapy. A concentration in this area will allow students to work in the schools and address all developmental crises faced by school personnel and families with schoolage children.
The second specialization is in addictions treatment in the context of families. Candidate training in this area of addictions treatment has a strong practice focus. In the highly competitive field of mental health practitioners, this specialty is in great demand.
The curriculum for the MFT Program builds the knowledge base and skills necessary for practitioners to provide high-quality, effective therapy and integrates preparation for marriage and family therapy with general mental health/community counseling. It prepares students to use an active, positive approach to therapy that will help individuals, couples, and families build on their strengths, improve their relationships, and generate solutions to relational problems.
Lewis & Clark's MFT Program meets the standards of accreditation set by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Training and Education, and the academic requirements for state licensure in Oregon, and the requirements for clinical membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family.
Graduates of this program will have met the academic requirements needed to become a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and/or the American Counseling Association's (ACA)
Specialization in Marriage and Family Counseling, and will have met the majority of standards to become a licensed professional counselor (LPC).
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 63 semester hours, chosen from the following list:
Degree Courses (63 semester hours)
503 Introduction to Counseling Individuals, 1 semester hour
512 Counseling Theory: Cognitive, Affective, and Behavior Change in Children and Adolescents, 3 semester hours
or
513 Theory and Philosophy of Counseling, 3 semester hours
514 Group Counseling With Children and Adolescents, 3 semester hours
515 Group Counseling With Adults, 3 semester hours
520 Career Counseling, 3 semester hours
550 Clinical Work With Diverse Populations, 3 semester hours
Required Courses for Area I: Theoretical Foundations of Marital and Family Therapy
504 Family Therapy: Theory and Practice, 3 semester hours
560 Couple Therapy, 3 semester hours
Required Courses for Area II: Clinical Practice
523 Treatment Planning and Intervention With Children and Adolescents, 2 semester hours
546 Models of Addiction and Recovery, 3 semester hours
561 Marital and Family Assessment, 3 semester hours
562 Advanced Family Therapy, 3 semester hours
563 Treatment Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy, 3 semester hours
Required Courses for Area III: Individual Development and Family Relations
506 Life Span and Development, 3 semester hours
565 Human Sexuality and Counseling, 2 semester hours
Required Courses for Area IV: Professional Identity and Ethics
566 Legal Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy, 2 semester hours
569 Ethical and Professional Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy, 1 semester hour
Required Courses for Area V: Research
530B Research Methods and Statistics I, 2 semester hours
568 Research Project in Marriage and Family Therapy, 1 semester hour
Required Courses for Area VI: Additional Learning
514 Group Counseling With Children and Adolescents, 3 semester hours
515 Group Counseling With Adults, 3 semester hours
522 Diagnosis of Mental and Emotional Disorders, 2 semester hours
523 Treatment Planning and Intervention With Children, 2 semester hours
524 Treatment Planning and Intervention With Adults, 2 semester hours
545 Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior, 3 semester hours
546 Models of Addiction and Recovery, 3 semester hours
547 Addictions Treatment: Procedures, Skills, and Case Management, 3 semester hours
564 Treating Addictions in Marriage and Family Therapy, 3 semester hours
Required Courses for Supervised Clinical Practice
584 Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy, 3 semester hours
588 Internship in Marriage and Family Therapy, three semesters, 9 semester hours total
Graduate Elective Requirement
A minimum of 4 semester hours