Marriage and Family Therapy - Converse College

Marriage and Family Therapy from Converse College is a Campus Master Counseling degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Master of Marriage and Family Therapy program is to train clinically-skilled and culturally-competent systemic marriage and family therapists who can practice effectively and ethically in a wide variety of settings. The MMFT degree is designed to meet the academic and clinical practicum requirements of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists in South Carolina. The program was granted full accreditation with the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) in 2005. The Marriage and Family Therapy program at Converse College values diversity in its faculty, students, and the community it serves. The program's definition of diversity includes but is not limited to the following: race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, physical status, and geographical location. The program is committed to creating a learning environment in which the accompanying values, beliefs, traditions, and symbols of diverse cultures are respected, cultivated, and taught. OBJECTIVES Students will be able to: 1. address a wide array of relationship issues involved in living in a family; 2. assess and treat serious mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of family systems and the therapist's competency level 3. apply psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples and families for the purpose of treating diagnosed emotional, mental, addictive and behavioral disorders with the therapist's competency level. View more details on Converse College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling courses.