The MFCC Specialization in the Department of Counseling is one of the counseling specialty areas accredited by the national Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP). Our program emphasizes a culturally-informed and inclusive approach to the understanding of family dynamics and constellations. In addition to being trained as counseling generalists, students in the MFCC specialization receive training in:

• multicultural and social justice informed perspectives to working with couples and family systems;
• child, adolescent, and school-based therapy,
• advanced theory and skills in the systemic-familial approach to counseling clients from various developmental stages and human sexuality.

Students who complete this specialization will have satisfied the educational requirements and be eligible to register as an Associate MFT to complete post-degree hours and sit for licensure examinations necessary to be licensed as an Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) by the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) in the State of California.