Drexel University

Department of Couple & Family Therapy

About the Program

Last Updated: 
January 01, 2009

The emphasis of the graduate programs in couple and family therapy is on training therapists to be both culturally aware and culturally competent. This program is an excellent foundation upon which to build your future career in couple and family therapy within the context of a highly culturally diverse marketplace.

Program Overview

Program Administrator: 
Dr. Marlene F. Watson (director)
Department Emphasis: 
Area Percentage
  Family Therapy100%
Campus Enrollment: 
20,000
Programs Options: 
Master's, Doctoral

Graduate Program

Director: 
Dr. Marlene F. Watson
Courses Offered: 
  • Postmodern Theory
  • Advanced Theory and Comparative Analysis
  • Couples Therapy
  • CFT: A Multicultural Perspective
  • Diverse Family Structures
  • Supervision in Couple and Family Therapy
  • Assessment and Diagnosis
  • Sex Therapy
  • Violence and the Family
  • Gender and Power
  • Spirituality and Family Therapy
  • Research Methods I & II
  • Inferential Statistics
  • Advanced Qualitative Research
  • Advanced Quantitative Research

Master's Level

Program Options: 
  • Family Therapy
Comments: 

The Master of Family Therapy Program is a two-year program that prepares couple and family therapy practitioners through academic and clinical training. The program utilizes a system framework emphasizing the interdependence of individual experience and the relational context. The program is committed to training therapists to be aware of and sensitive to cultural diversity.

Doctoral Level

Program Options: 
  • Couple & Family Therapy
Comments: 

The Ph.D. Program in Couple and Family Therapy is rooted in systems theory and therapy. Emphasis is on specialized training in couple and family therapy theory and technique. Students are expected to demonstrate critical and analytical thinking with respect to the broad areas of systems theory and therapy and to articulate their own theoretical approach to couple and family therapy. The program is committed to training students to be aware of and sensitive to such contextual issues as race class gender spiritual and sexual orientation as well as person of the therapist.

Faculty

Faculty at Drexel University