Clinical Training

The MFT Department is committed to providing an optimal clinical training experience for our graduate students. One of our main objectives is the careful selection of community agencies whose clinical training programs meet the pedagogical goals and standards of Pacific Oaks College. The students in the Latina/o Family Studies program are expected to complete their practicum experience in one of the approved agencies focusing on the mental health needs of the Latina/o community.

During the degree program, the MFT Department, under the mandate and guidelines of the Board of Behavioral Sciences of the State of California, monitors all clinical training experience completed by the students. The hours of supervised clinical work completed at an agency approved by the MFT Department count toward the 3,000 clinical hours that are required by the State of California for the state licensing exams in Marriage and Family Therapy.