January 2026 University Catalog

MFT6131 Clinical Internship for Marriage and Family Therapy 1

The clinical internship is an online-directed course and a supervised site-based learning experience during which students practice specific clinical skills, including interviewing, assessment, intervention, documentation, and consultation in a marriage and family therapy setting. Students use fundamental communication and interviewing principles to perform initial assessments and conduct clinical sessions with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Students in the internship course meet weekly with site supervisors and weekly synchronous (live) group supervision with faculty supervisors using secure web conferencing solutions. For MS in Marriage and Family Therapy students only. Grading for this course is S/NS. It is the student'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