About
The master's degree prepares students for a profession as a marriage and family therapist as well as a mental health counselor by integrating components of CFT theories as well as mental health diagnoses. The degree also qualifies students to apply for licensure in the state of Nevada and sit for the national Marriage and Family Therapy licensing exam.
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Thesis Track
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Non-Thesis Track
Accreditation
For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.
Learning Outcomes
The CFT Program at UNLV is designed to achieve several Program Outcomes. Decisions we make as a faculty about the direction of a program are generally tied to developing better ways to measure the outcomes, achieve the outcomes, and revise the program with consideration to supporting the Program Outcomes. In short, these outcomes uniquely distinguish UNLV’s CFT Program from any other. It is important that you acquaint yourself with these outcomes.
Each of these objectives are described below:
Student Learning Outcomes
- Diversity Knowledge: Students will understand the importance of cultural and contextual factors when working with diverse populations.
- Diversity Practice: Students will demonstrate an awareness of cross-cultural issues in their treatment of clients.
- Knowledge: Students will pass the AMFTRB national licensing exam.
- Ethics: Students will identify, define, and attend to ethical issues, legal responsibilities, and liabilities of clinical practice relating to the CFT profession.
- Practice: Students will develop the skills to assess and treat individuals, couples, and families from a systems perspective.
- Research Knowledge: Students will understand research methodology and exhibit critical thinking skills in reviewing systemic scholarship.
- Research Practice: Students will synthesize research and distill it into clinically diverse practice settings.
Career Possibilities
With a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, plus post-degree training and supervision you can become:
- Licensed as a marriage and family therapist.
- Certified as a family therapy supervisor.
- A marriage and family therapy researcher.
- An instructor of marriage and family therapy.
- A clinician in an agency setting.
- A private practitioner of marriage and family therapy.
Requirements
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Master of Science - Couple and Family Therapy
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Contacts
Graduate Coordinator
Sara Jordan, PhD
Director of Couple and Family Therapy Program, Graduate Coordinator, and Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
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Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
The department of psychiatry & behavioral health encompasses hospital and clinic-based mental health services and educational programs in psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and couple and family therapy, playing a vital role in improving access to behavioral healthcare across Southern Nevada.
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Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV is becoming a world-class center for medical education, patient care, and research. We aim to prepare Nevada's doctors with the most innovative and technologically advanced forms of medical training while also forming community partnerships to serve the healthcare needs of our diverse and urban population.