Master of Science in Counseling Psychology with emphasis in Marital and Family Therapy
The Master of Science in Counseling Psychology is a 60-credit program, which prepares the student to become a professional Marital and Family Therapist. It is designed to meet the 2012 requirements (SB 33) for the California state license in Marital and Family Therapy.
Licensing by the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners requires a master's degree with specified content, supervised counseling experience, a post-master's internship, and written and oral examinations.
A Complex Undertaking
Marital and family therapy has been described by the American Association of Marital and Family Therapists as "one of the most delicate and complex undertakings in the whole field of the helping professions.
It requires all the skills taught in the usual academic training program for counseling and therapy, and in addition, a considerable amount of preparation in the dynamics of interpersonal interaction within marriage and the family setting.
Also required is a thorough understanding of the varied roles of husband and wife, and the understanding of the psychodynamics of the individual and his/her perceptions of him/herself as a marital partner and member of the family. In addition, the family therapist needs specific preparation in the issues of child and adolescent clients as well as issues arising from the early life of adult clients.
Academic Knowledge & Clinical Skills
The Counseling Psychology program is designed to prepare the student for this undertaking from a perspective which takes into account the human being as a whole person with physical, mental, emotional and spiritual dimensions, and which focuses on the family as an interactive system.
The focus of this program is on developing an integration of academic knowledge and clinical skills so that, at the time of graduation, students are well prepared as beginning marital and family therapists. In addition, students develop personal insights and communication skills to enable them to work effectively in a wide variety of settings.
Over the years, graduates of the CLU program have an outstanding record of obtaining internships, passing the state licensing examinations, and establishing successful practices in both private and institutional fields.
Licensing by the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners requires a master's degree with specified content, supervised counseling experience, a post-master's internship, and written and oral examinations.
A Complex Undertaking
Marital and family therapy has been described by the American Association of Marital and Family Therapists as "one of the most delicate and complex undertakings in the whole field of the helping professions.
It requires all the skills taught in the usual academic training program for counseling and therapy, and in addition, a considerable amount of preparation in the dynamics of interpersonal interaction within marriage and the family setting.
Also required is a thorough understanding of the varied roles of husband and wife, and the understanding of the psychodynamics of the individual and his/her perceptions of him/herself as a marital partner and member of the family. In addition, the family therapist needs specific preparation in the issues of child and adolescent clients as well as issues arising from the early life of adult clients.
Academic Knowledge & Clinical Skills
The Counseling Psychology program is designed to prepare the student for this undertaking from a perspective which takes into account the human being as a whole person with physical, mental, emotional and spiritual dimensions, and which focuses on the family as an interactive system.
The focus of this program is on developing an integration of academic knowledge and clinical skills so that, at the time of graduation, students are well prepared as beginning marital and family therapists. In addition, students develop personal insights and communication skills to enable them to work effectively in a wide variety of settings.
Over the years, graduates of the CLU program have an outstanding record of obtaining internships, passing the state licensing examinations, and establishing successful practices in both private and institutional fields.
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