MA in Marital & Family Therapy, Sacramento

Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy

The Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy program provides training for a career as a professional marriage and family therapist.  Students are trained to treat relational mental health issues with individuals, couples and families from a systemic perspective.  Skills are developed in the mental health assessment, diagnosis and treatment of individuals and relationship systems.  The program provides an integrative approach to the major systemic theories and interventions. It fulfills all academic requirements for application to the State of California’s examination for a marriage and family therapist license (Section 4980.40 and 4980.41 of Business and Professions Code).  Licensed marriage and family therapists work in a variety of settings including hospitals, clinics, social service agencies, churches, educational institutions and private practice.  The MFT master’s program offers concentrations in chemical dependency, gerontology, biofeedback, and Latin American Family Therapy.  Each of these concentrations requires additional coursework.

All requirements for the master’s in Marital and Family Therapy at Alliant are also a part of the PsyD in MFT program. Students who complete the master’s in MFT and apply in a timely manner and are accepted into the doctoral program may apply all MFT master’s requirements toward the completion of the MFT doctoral program.

Students in the MFT program have the opportunity to complete any or all of the thrst three semesters of the program in Mexico City through the MFT Mexico City Satellite program, which includes a summer semester of Spanish Language and Cultural Immersion in Mexico City. Students may also elect to earn a Certificate in Latin American Family Therapy.

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General Requirements

The Practicum Program includes 500 hours of direct client contact, 250 with couples or families; students receive at least 100 hours of individual and group supervision, at least 50 hours of which are based on direct observation or videotape. During the program, the student must supplement his or her academic and clinical work with 50 hours of professional development activities. These include approved workshops, colloquia and seminars.  Twenty-five of these hours may involve personal counseling or psychotherapy with a licensed person who is not full-time faculty at Alliant. The program requires completion of a minimum of 50 units.