COURSEWORK:

INFORMATION FOR MFT GRADUATES

Professionals who hold a graduate degree in marital and family therapy will only need to complete the core courses and internship (20 units) to receive the certificate. Classes may be taken individually, also. The Psychopharmacology, Medical Family Therapy, Beliefs and Applied courses can be taken alone; each class earns 3 quarter credits or 30 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs). The Medical Family Therapy course is a prerequisite to the Applied course.

CORE COURSES
Courses	Credits
First Year Psychopharmacology, Physiology and Medical Issues (Autumn)	3
Medical Family Therapy (Winter)	3
Beliefs, Spirituality and Health (Spring)	3
Applied Medical Family Therapy (Summer)	3
Practicum
Second Year 12-month clinical practicum	8
Total	20

MEDICAL INTERNSHIP
In the late summer early fall after all coursework is complete, students will be placed in a year long internship 10 hours a week in an outpatient medical clinic. Students will have a chance to discuss internship placement possibilities prior to placement. Clinics range from Family Medicine, Oncology, Rheumatology, Women's Health, and other specialty medicine sites. Students will work alongside physicians, nurses, and staff providing on-site psychosocial care. They will be actively involved in charting, consulting with medical team, program development, and clinical treatment. Clinic schedule will be determined in consideration of clinic need, space restrictions and student's availability. During the internship year students will also be enrolled in the practicum supervision course once a week on campus.