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The MFT Department adheres fully to the five main Pacific Oaks competencies as these aredefined and implemented within the scope of mental health theory and practice:
In addition, the MFT Department adheres to two other competencies specific to the needs of the mental health profession, as defined by the laws and regulations of the State of California as circumscribed by the professional standards of the mental health profession:
According to the above parameters, the MFT program coursework addresses the above seven competencies as follows:
Diversity - 6 units:
- MFT 500 The Interface of Society and Human Development (3 units)
- MFT 650 Cross Cultural Mores and Values (3 units)
Development - 6 units:
- MFT 510 Personality Theories and Related Psychological Testing (3 units)
- MFT 530 Clinical Theories of Child Development (3 units)
Communication - 5 units:
- MFT 505 Communication and Counseling Skills (3 units)
- MFT 642 Group Therapy (2 units)
Implementation - 7 units:
- MFT 531 Domestic Violence (1 unit)
- MFT 585 Clinical Skills in Family Therapy (3 units)
- MFT 595 Therapy with Children (3 units)
Research - 6 units:
- MFT 562 Research Design and Methods (2 units)
- MFT 572 Thesis Proposal (2 units)
- MFT 582 Master's Thesis Completion (2 units)
Clinical - 10 units:
- MFT 520 Theories of MFCC (3 units)
- MFT 542 Substance Abuse, the Individual and Family Dynamics (2 units)
- MFT 550 Psychopathology of Adulthood (3 units)
- OR MFT 560 Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence (3 units)
- MFT 632 Psychopharmacology (2 units)
Professional - 8 units:
- MFT 552 Professional Laws and Ethics (2 units)
- MFT 651 Summer Practicum (1 unit)
- MFT 663 Practicum I (3 units)
- MFT 672 Practicum II (2 units)
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