January 2024 University Catalog with April Addendum

MFT6431 Clinical Internship for Marriage and Family Therapy 1

The clinical practicum is an online-directed course and a supervised site-based learning experience during which learners practice specific clinical skills, including interviewing, assessment, intervention, documentation, and consultation in a marriage and family counseling or therapy setting. Learners use fundamental communication and interviewing principles to perform initial assessments and conduct clinical sessions with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Learners in the practicum course complete weekly face-to-face contact with site supervisors and weekly synchronous (live) group supervision with faculty supervisors using secure web conferencing solutions. For MS in Marriage and Family Therapy learners only. Grading for this course is S/NS. It is the learner's responsibility to research and comply with the specific clinical experience requirements of their states. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

MFT-R5823 with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.