University of Winnipeg

Interfaith Marriage & Family Institute

About the Program

Last Updated: 
January 01, 2009

IMFI is both a United Way supported clinical facility offering therapy to the general population on an ability-to-pay basis, and an accredited training program offering Certificates in Marriage and Family Theory and Therapy and a Masters degree. All our instructors and supervisors are themselves active as therapists; we have a core group of fulltime trainers/therapists and a committed group of professionals who teach individual courses or supervise a student practica. All our supervisors are AAMFT accredited, or in the process of qualifying for accreditation. Our program aims to meet the needs of the mature student who is working in a related field and is only available for part-time study; we can also accommodate a small number of fulltime interns.

Program Overview

Program Administrator: 
Dr. Marilyn Boyd (director)
Department Emphasis: 
Area Percentage
  Clinical Practice40%
  Family Therapy35%
  Family Studies10%
  Child/Human Development5%
  Ethics5%
  Research Methods5%
Campus Enrollment: 
5,500
Programs Options: 
Master's

Graduate Program

Courses Offered: 
  • Survey of Family Therapy Theories
  • Couple Therapy
  • Self in the Family
  • Parenting the Developing Child and Adolescent
  • Human Sexuality and Sex Therapy
  • Post-Divorce Families
  • Issues of Culture and Gender in Family Therapy
  • Group theory and Therapy
  • Selected Assessment Topics
  • Spirituality and the Family
  • Abuse in the Family
  • Family Therapy Plans and Interventions
  • Health, Aging and Work of Adulthood
  • Marriage and Family Therapy as a Profession
  • Family Therapy Research Methods
  • Supervised Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Graduate Seminar
  • Selected Topics

Master's Level

Program Options: 
  • Marriage & Family Therapy
Comments: 

The program is designed to fit the requirements to maintain COAMFTE accreditation and equip students to readily quality for AAMFT Clinical Membership. The greatest strength of our program is the experiential component. Students work in practicum groups of 4 and receive both videotape and live supervision; in the course of doing their clinical practice they receive over twice the number of hours of supervision than the 1 to 5 ratio required by COAMFTE. Our clinic attracts a variety of clients allowing trainees a rich experience in working with individuals, couples and families.