College of Health and Human Performance
Marriage and Family Therapy (MS) / Medical Family Therapy (G Cert)
Program Purpose
The mission of the master's (MS) in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program at ECU is to prepare Marriage and Family Therapists who are well grounded in systems theory and its application to clinical procedures.
Learning Outcomes
Diversity
Student will interpret and discuss multicultural systems with respect and dignity and how they impact self, colleagues, supervision, clients’ lives, and research participants
Ethics
Students will interpret and discuss legal and ethical issues affecting clinical practice and research.
Knowledge
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the historical and contemporary theoretical foundations in the MFT field.
Practice
Students will demonstrate an ability to systemically assess, diagnose, and treat clients with a wide variety of presenting clinical problems using a Biopsychosocial-Spiritual lens.
Research
Students will describe and critique the basic elements of qualitative and quantitative methodologies as they apply to clinical research