University of Louisiana–Monroe
About the Program
The University of Louisiana at Monroe adheres to the principle of equal educational and employment opportunity without regard to race, color, creed, or religion, national origin, sex, marital or parental status, age, disability, veteran status, or political belief. This policy extends to all programs and activities supported by the University. The programs value diversity and actively recruit minority students from the area and across the nation. The MFT programs (M.A. and Ph.D.) are housed within the Department of Behavioral Sciences. The M.A. Program was developed in 1983 and was frist accredited in 1987. The Ph.D. was approved in 1995 and admitted its first students in 1996. Admission to both programs is limited and is granted for the fall term each year. The programs only offer advanced degrees in systems based Marriage and Family Therapy.
Program Overview
| Area | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Family Therapy | 100% |
Address & Contact Information
Graduate Program
- Therapeutic Alliance
- Counseling Theories
- Methods of Marriage and Family Therapy
- Marriage and Family Development
- Individual Development
- Human Growth and Development
- Strategies for Life and Career Development
- Assessment: Methods and Measures
- Research
- Professional Issues in MFT
- Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy
- Advanced Therapy Strategies for Parent-Child Relationships
- Human Sexuality
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- Family Consultation
- Advanced Procedures
- Advanced Theories
- Group Counseling
- Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis
- Human Sexuality Seminar A and B
- Cross Cultural Studies
- Supervision
- Family Systems I & II
- Family Therapy I & II
- Couple and Marital Therapy
- Advanced Family Studies and Human Development
- Social Ecology
- Psychopathology and Assessment
- Supervision of Marriage and Family Therapy
- Issues and Problems in Systemic and Marriage and Family Therapy Research
- Qualitative and Ethnographic Research
- Dissertation Seminar
- Internship
- Dissertation Research
Master's Level
Doctoral Level
The Ph.D. program in prepares graduates for careers as scholars/teachers, researchers, supervisors and senior clinicians. The 69 credit-hour program integrates systemically oriented philosophy and theory, clinical practice and qualitative and quantitative research.
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The Master of Arts degree program is an intensive, 60 semester hour program requiring two years of full-time study. Graduates of the program meet academic requirements for Clinical membership in the AAMFT and licensure as a licensed marriage and family therapist and professional counselor in Louisiana and most other states. All clinical work is supervised by faculty members who are AAMFT Approved Supervisors. The M.A. program is accredited by both the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).