Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
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Health Professions And Related Programs
What is it about?
A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of marriage and family therapy, involving the diagnosis of cognitive, affective, and behavioral domain disorders, both mental and emotional, within the context of marriage and family systems and the application of short- and long-term therapeutic strategies in family group contexts. Includes instruction in psychotherapy, family systems and studies, small group intervention and therapy, marital problems, depression, identification of psychopathologies and behavioral disorders, holistic health care, practice management, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics.
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Average private university graduating class: 9 students.
O's Insights on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
- Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
