Marital, Couple and Family Counseling - Portland State University

Marital, Couple and Family Counseling from Portland State University is a Campus Master Counseling degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Marital, Couple and Family Counseling Program prepares individuals to work with couples and families in mental health centers, community agencies and other settings in which counselors are expected to assist clients with couple, family or relationship issues as well as their own private practice. Emphasis is placed on teaching counselors systemic assessment and intervention in the counseling process. Program completion can lead to state licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Marriage, Couple and Family Therapists expand the traditional emphasis on the individual to attend to the nature and role of individuals in primary relationship networks such as marriage, couples and the family . LMFTs take a holistic perspective to mental health care; they are concerned with the overall, long-term well being of individuals and their families. Research studies repeatedly demonstrate the effectiveness of marriage and family therapy in treating the full range of mental and emotional disorders and health problems. Adolescent drug abuse, depression, alcoholism, obesity and dementia in the elderly -- as well as marital distress and conflict -- are just some of the conditions Marriage and Family Therapists effectively treat. View more details on Portland State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling courses.