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NCU Catalog - April 2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Course Codes and Course Length
Course Codes
NCU course codes include a course prefix and number. The course prefix identifies the content area of a course and the number identifies the course-level (e.g., Undergraduate, Master’s. etc.). Courses in this catalog section are list by School and content area in numerical order.
Example: The course prefix “ACC” indicates Accounting content
Course Numbering
Course numbering used at NCU is as follows:
| Undergraduate |
1000 to 4999 |
| Master’s |
5000 to 6999;
5000-8 to 6999-8 |
| Doctoral and Advance Studies Certificates |
7000 to 8999;
7000-8 to 8999-8 |
| Doctoral Sequence Courses |
9000 to 9799;
9901A-C to 9904A-C
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Course Length
Course length varies by course and program. Please refer to the course listing in this catalog to determine the length of a specific course.
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Management of Engineering and Technology |
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MET-5000 - Principles of Productivity Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course is designed to provide an overview of many topics that can affect productivity. The topics covered in the course are product design and operations, process design and choice of technology, management of quality, capacity and scheduling management of production and inventory management systems.
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Management Information Systems |
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MIS-7005 - Enterprise Network Architecture Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The purpose of this course is to provide a professional understanding of the value and uses of information systems architectures and processes designed to improve the overall performances of an organization. As such, students will explore an overview of enterprise architecture, computer networks, systems applications, and information systems processes. Topics include: the ways in which technologists might develop an enterprise network architecture to improve application accessibility, data storage, and management, communications, and business processes. Emphasis is on the tools needed for mastery of enterprise network architecture concepts and terms.
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MIS-7004 - IT Data Communications Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Prerequisites: MIS -5004 or equivalent or permission of the Dean of the School of Business and Technology
This course presents the technical, economic, social, and management issues involved in building network architectures to deliver reliable, consistent, low cost information transmission services. Those who manage corporate network equipment and facilities will understand the theory behind, and application of, data communication principles.
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MIS-7003 - Information Technology Decision Support Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This doctoral course provides a professional understanding of the value and uses of information systems for business collaborations, management decision-making. This course is designed for students who desire to understand collaboration, decision support systems, and executive information systems from a business perspective. This course provides with a synthesis regarding the ways in which the students can utilize decision support systems to improve corporate competitiveness within the global marketplace. The course concentrates on providing the tools needed for mastery of decision support systems concepts and terms, which are important for all senior executives and stakeholders.
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MIS-7002 - Database Administration and Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will encourage database administration and management personnel such as executives, strategic planners, network and information technology (IT) and system (IS) managers and scientists, data archivists, corporate librarians and information managers, systems integrators, and consultants to enhance their knowledge of the process of data collection, conversion, and migration. This course will present to students how data models align with the overall scope of business operations, which include hiring and forming strategic partnerships with knowledge workers.
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MIS-7000 - Information Technology Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This doctoral course provides a basic understanding of the value and uses of information systems (IS) for business operations, management decision-making, and strategic advantage. The course concentrates on examining tools and concepts that are important to various managers who may not be directly managing the IS functions of the organization. This course provides an overview of practical applications of business IS and the critical issues surrounding them. More importantly, it introduces the doctoral student to several streams of recent research in the primary topic areas related to IS, and challenges the student to begin assimilating that research into a potential dissertation topic.
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MIS-5011 - Computer Management Consulting Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The purpose of this course is to introduce the fundamentals of computer and network security administration. This is required as the first specialization course for computer and information security students. This requirement is waived for students holding a current valid CISSP credential. Students evaluate and apply security considerations and scenarios in each of the ten security domains embodied in the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and complete practice exams in each of these areas. Students will complete an exam simulation of the full CISSP certification exam as the capstone activity for the course.
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MIS-5005 - Local Area Networks (LAN) Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The purpose of this course is to provide a professional understanding of the value and uses of network architecture to improve a business’ overall performance. Students will have the opportunity to synthesize the ways that firms should develop a network architecture to improve communications, data management, storage, and application accessibility. The focus of this course is to provide the tools needed for mastery of enterprise network architecture concepts and terms, which are important for all managers. Students will be provided with an overview of network management and architecture within a competitive business environment. They will learn how to manage network architecture, communications systems, and information systems processes.
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MIS-5004 - Telecommunications Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Telecommunications network specialists, consultants, managers, satellite tracking system designers, and technical support engineers who manage corporate network equipment, facilities, and land-lines will be able to understand the need to migrate from traditional communications networks to 21st century communication wireless, sensor, and broadband networks. This course will look at the managerial issues involved in building digital production and distribution technologies and network architectures to deliver reliable, consistent, low cost services.
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MIS-5002 - Database Management Systems Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course focuses on data as a valuable organizational resource that must be managed, distributed, and kept secure. Information is the lifeblood of the modern organization. Information that is managed in an effective manner is often the difference between success and failure. For this reason, more and more organizations have come to depend on database systems to pool and to protect this valuable commodity. This course introduces the student to the essential principles that guide the design, implementation, and management of effective database systems.
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MIS-5000 - Management Information Systems Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course provides a basic understanding of how information systems function and support business functions. The course content focuses on different aspects of the integration of information systems and business for competitive advantage. This course is designed for students who want an overview of information systems from a business perspective or who expect to be managerial end users of information systems. Different functions of information systems are further explored throughout the course.
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Marketing |
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MKT-7101 - Brand and Product Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This doctoral-level course incorporates product and brand strategies into a comprehensive management platform for understanding how to create the best marketing plans using an optimal marketing mix. Brand development focuses on image and equity coupled with product management. Creating new concepts and constructs requires best practices and a balance between plan requirements and brand needs in order to develop optimal marketing results.
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MKT-7100 - Consumer Behavior Theory and Practice Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will explore consumer behavior theory and consumer behavior. Consumer behavior theory examines the applications of creating theoretical constructs incorporating marketing dominant logic, customer lifetime value models, and new analytical methods to develop and design consumer response systems and marketing strategy. Customer loyalty and satisfaction are measures to help assess impacts of various new marketing strategies using techniques and scales to create improved consumer results.
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MKT-7003 - Integrated Marketing Communication Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course focuses on the effective use of integrated marketing communications (IMC) programs and processes. Students will analyze the elements of integrated marketing communication including the trends, technology, and other macro-environmental issues impacting marketing communication.
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MKT-7002 - Customer Relationship Management Strategies Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The manner in which a company develops and manages customer relationships has evolved over the past two decades. This Doctoral level course explores strategies to develop and align customer, channel, brand, and relationship strategies to ensure that Customer Relationship Management (CRM) projects are effectively managed. Customers’ needs, preferences, and behavior are analyzed so that the insight gained can be utilized to design better ways of interacting with customers or market segments. CRM strategies in communications, government, manufacturing, resources, and retail are examined. CRM processes are analyzed to determine the impact on the overall profitability of the company.
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MKT-7001 - Strategic Sales Force Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will explore the role of the sales force, which is expanding greatly as a result of economic and competitive pressures and social and cultural changes in markets. Salespeople are often engaged in consultative relationships with their customers. The student will explore strategic sales force management issues, organizing, staffing, and training a sales force, and directing sales force operations. This will include the analysis of motivational issues, sales planning, and evaluating sales performance. In addition, the ethical and legal responsibilities of sales managers will be covered.
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MKT-7000 - Strategic Service Marketing Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will prepare students in the understanding of service marketing theory. These concepts provide the foundation necessary to examine the components of formulating service dominant logic. Through investigative research, aspects of theory development are identified and new theories are formulated. The research work developed through this course is suitable for an initial concept paper, research study, or for journal publication in order to further prepare the doctoral student.
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MKT-6001 - Product Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Product Management is a critical activity that develops strategies and plans for building winning products, increasing market share, improving customer appeal, and beating the competition. This course provides the marketing foundations required to develop, through the use of various analytical tools, a focused product marketing strategy. The student will be Developing sound product strategies through a series of building exercises that requires he or she to carefully construct a valuable Product Marketing Plan that can use as an actual or template model for future applications. The course covers all of the critical marketing activities from the Product Manager’s (PdM) vantage point. This course is a core Marketing Specialty component offering a comprehensive tour de force of best -practice, theory -based marketing methodology for immediate real world application.
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MKT-5003 - Advertising and Promotion Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will examine the creative and strategic process of advertising and promotion. The emphasis is on current practices and research in advertising and promotion, focusing on consumer behavior theories. Students will examine advertising and promotion methods and the ethical practices of designing, developing, and implementing an integrated marketing communication program. Students will also evaluate the challenges and opportunities of advertising and promotion in a global environment.
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MKT-5002 - Customer Relationship Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course examines the consequences of initiating, developing, and maintaining a customer relationship management strategy and analyzes the impact of profitable, long term customer relationships.
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MKT-5000 - Service Marketing Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Service Marketing is a relatively new marketing discipline that extends the classical definitions of marketing theory and introduces new ideas to the design, development, and management of service products. Students will explore new theories of service quality (SERVQUAL) with emphasis on customer service behavior and acquire analytical tools to measure customer perceptions and expectations. A variety of learning methods prepares the student for new career opportunities in a service-dominated economy while providing the freedom of student assignment selections and work exercises.
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Marriage and Family Therapy |
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MFT-8970 - MFT Supervision Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course introduces the fundamentals of systemic supervision with an emphasis on the importance of contextual variables such as culture, SES, and ethnicity. There is also an exploration of the impact of gender on the supervisory relationship. The design of the course meets the criteria for the 30-hour supervision fundamentals course for the AAMFT Approved Supervisor track. The intention is for the course also to be useful for any professional who is actively engaged in clinical supervision. Learning methods include short writing exercises and 15 hours of participant involvement in videoconferences with colleagues and course faculty. During the videoconferences there will be critiques of vignettes, role playing exercises, and discussion of short papers. Participants wishing to pursue the AAMFT Approved Supervisor designation should verify their eligibility with AAMFT.
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MFT-8965 - MFT Doctoral Internship and Portfolio Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of the practicum course, doctoral students are required to complete a 9-month, full-time (i.e., 30 hours per week) clinically focused internship. Prior to beginning the doctoral internship, all students must develop an internship contract approved by the Director of Clinical Training in the PhD Internship DRF in Taskstream. The 9-month experience is organized into three 1-credit courses, each being 12 weeks in duration. The second of these in MFT -8962 . All students in this internship must have a local supervisor who has the documented expertise to mentor the PhD student’s development in the area of the student’s specialty. The supervisor’s credentials must be approved by the Director of Clinical Field Placement as a part of the internship contracting process in Taskstream. The internship contract will guide both the student’s work during the 9-month internship, and the supervisor’s evaluations of the student’s work. While each student’s internship will be very individualized to provide the best possible growth through experiential learning, each internship will share these characteristics: students will meet regularly with their supervisor; unless it is required by the student’s internship contract, students will not have to attend the weekly NCU supervision groups online; each internship is focused solidly in the student’s degree specialty (e.g., military family therapy, medical family therapy, couples therapy, etc.); it represents a growth in the student’s previous functioning (i.e., it cannot be simply doing more of what the student is already doing); and it provides an experiential base for the student to meet to PhD Program Outcomes and Student Learning Outcomes.
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MFT-8962 - MFT Doctoral Internship II Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of the practicum course, doctoral students are required to complete a 9-month, full-time (i.e., 30 hours per week) clinically focused internship. Prior to beginning the doctoral internship, all students must develop an internship contract approved by the Director of Clinical Training in the PhD Internship DRF in Taskstream. The 9-month experience is organized into three 1-credit courses, each being 12 weeks in duration. The second of these in MFT8962. All students in this internship must have a local supervisor who has the documented expertise to mentor the PhD student’s development in the area of the student’s specialty. The supervisor’s credentials must be approved by the Director of Clinical Field Placement as a part of the internship contracting process in Taskstream. The internship contract will guide both the student’s work during the 9-month internship, and the supervisor’s evaluations of the student’s work. While each student’s internship will be very individualized to provide the best possible growth through experiential learning, each internship will share these characteristics: students will meet regularly with their supervisor; unless it is required by the student’s internship contract, students will not have to attend the weekly NCU supervision groups online; each internship is focused solidly in the student’s degree specialty (e.g., military family therapy, medical family therapy, couples therapy, etc.); it represents a growth in the student’s previous functioning (i.e., it cannot be simply doing more of what the student is already doing); and it provides an experiential base for the student to meet to PhD Program Outcomes and Student Learning Outcomes.
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MFT-8961 - MFT Doctoral Internship I Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of the practicum course, doctoral students are required to complete a 9-month, full-time (i.e., 30 hours per week) clinically focused internship. Prior to beginning the doctoral internship, all students must develop an internship contract approved by the Director of Clinical Training in the PhD Internship DRF in Taskstream. This 9-month experience is organized into three 1-credit courses, each being 12 weeks in duration. The first of these is MFT8961. All students in this internship must have a local supervisor who has the documented expertise to mentor the PhD student’s development in the area of the student’s specialty. The supervisor’s credentials must be approved by the Director of Clinical Field Placements as a part of the internship contracting process in Taskstream. The internship contract will guide both the student’s work during the 9-month internship, and the supervisor’s evaluations of the student’s work. While each student’s internship will be very individualized to provide the best possible growth through experiential learning, each internship will share these characteristics: students will meet regularly with their local supervisor; unless it is required by the student’s internship contract, students will not have to attend the weekly NCU supervision groups online; each internship is focused solidly in the student’s degree specialty (e.g., military family therapy, medical family therapy, couples therapy, etc.); it represents a growth in the student’s previous functioning (i.e., it cannot be simply doing more of what the student is already doing); and it provides an experiential base for the student to meet the PhD Program Outcomes and Student Learning Outcomes.
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MFT-8951 - MFT Doctoral Practicum I Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate their competence in advanced MFT practice. Emphasis is placed on the clinical competence in working with diverse populations, advanced application of family and couple therapy models, ethical decision-making, and professional growth. Students must be clinically active during the course and participate in weekly clinical supervision.
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MFT-8601 - Gerontology and Systemic Intervention Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
Prerequisites: This course deals with the biological, social, cognitive, and psychological aspects of aging. Ancillary aspects of aging are also explored, including: issues related to long-term care, end of life issues, the cultural context of human development, and the impact of socioeconomic status (poverty) on the elderly. A significant focus of the course is the application of systemic treatment/theory to the elderly adult population and multigenerational families.
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MFT-8506 - Behavioral Health Care with Military and Veteran Populations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course focuses on evidence based treatment and research pertaining to behavioral health challenges that are experienced by military and veteran populations. Attention is given to clinical assessments and treatment as well as current evidence based research, including biopsychosocial complications associated with each behavioral health challenge.
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MFT-8505 - Ethical Challenges and Moral Injuries Across Military and Veteran Populations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course focuses on ethical standards, moral injury, compassion fatigue, burnout, and common ethical challenges that occur in clinical practice, research, and supervision with military and veteran populations.
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MFT-8504 - Trauma and Resilience in Military and Veteran Couples and Families Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course focuses on precursors, assessment, diagnoses, indicated treatments, research practices, and policies related to trauma and resilience across military and veteran populations.
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MFT-8503 - Military and Veteran Cultures Across the Lifespan Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This doctoral-level course focuses on military and veteran cultures, including culturally informed clinical practice, research, and policies across the lifespan.
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MFT-8407 - Loss and Bereavement Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course, students will explore various aspects of grief and loss. The course will include theory and cultural beliefs and values surrounding death and dying and will highlight clinical approaches to assisting people in navigating grief and loss experiences. This course will also focus on self of the therapist experiences and self-care practices of helping professionals.
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MFT-8406 - Families, Health, and Illness Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course addresses the challenges faced by individuals, couples, and families who are experiencing a chronic illness. Throughout this course, students will have the opportunity to identify health complaints and diseases, explore the psychosocial barriers and facilitators to effective treatment, and discover the ways in which cultural beliefs and norms impact the illness experience.
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MFT-8405 - Medical Family Therapy Applications Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course addresses the many facets of creating and maintaining effective integration of behavioral health and medical care. Through this course, students will gain an in depth understanding of the practice of medical family therapy (MedFT). Students will discover how the clinical, operational, and financial components of care intersect and impact psychosocial care delivery.
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MFT-8401 - Medical Family Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is designed to introduce students to the theory, concepts, and practice of medical family therapy. Students will learn about collaborative healthcare, medical specializations, assessments commonly used in healthcare settings, and the ways in which biopsychosocial components of patients’ and families’ lives may impact their experience of health and illness.
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MFT-8307 - The Couple Life Cycle in MFT Practice and Supervision Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
It is important for clinicians and clinical supervisors to be aware of the challenges and critical points of change and/or distress for couples throughout the couple life cycle. Throughout this cycle couples are challenged with how to face difficult circumstances and maintain a strong relationship. This course involves a look at the development of couples and their relationship cycle. The course will incorporate an overview of different issues that present in couples’ relationships and examine the couple’s dynamics through a lens of diversity. Students will learn about different models of couple’s therapy and assessments pertaining to couple therapy. In addition, the students will learn about the importance of creating a therapeutic alliance with the couples.
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MFT-8306 - Behavior Informed Couple Therapy Models Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course will focus on and emphasize couple therapy modalities that have been validated, in some way, by research. There are other models not covered in this course that have some empirical evidence (e.g., there is considerable evidence for EFT’s effectiveness) but the models emphasized in this course are largely built on principles of cognitive-behavioral psychology. Two primary models will be covered throughout the course: Gottman’s couple therapy model and Jacobson’s and Christensen’s Integrative Couple Therapy. This course places heavy emphasis on empiricism and students will be encouraged to be thinking like “scholar-practitioners” throughout the course.
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MFT-8305 - Emotion and Differentiation Focused Couple Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course will focus on and emphasize the roles of two major human development forces that influence behavior in relationships: connection (attachment and inclusion) and separation (individuality and differentiation). There are ongoing debates in the MFT world about the role these two forces play in intimate relationships and clinical models differ in how to go about engaging clients in these realms. This course will give students the opportunity to discover more about these life forces and how their principles are applied in therapeutic conversations with couples. Learners will also be asked to consider both of these influences from a clinical research perspective throughout the course.
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MFT-8303 - Systemic Sex Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course focuses on physiological, psychological, and sociocultural variables associated with human sexuality and then maintains a focused emphasis on systemically oriented sex therapy including methods of conducting sexual assessments and both individual and relational therapy designed to help clients with variety of sexual issues, sexual dysfunctions, and sexual challenges within relationships.
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MFT-8207 - Systemic Treatment of Neurodevelopment Disorders in Children and Adolescents Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course evaluates theory and research on evidence-based, systemic interventions with children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders including attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disabilities (ID), and learning disorders (LD). Students will establish an ethical framework for family therapy that is developmentally informed and culturally sensitive. This course presents marriage and family therapists as critical members of multidisciplinary treatment teams for ADHD, ASD, and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
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MFT-8206 - Early Childhood and Parenting Interventions Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course reviews theory and research on interventions for early childhood, emphasizing play therapy and parenting interventions. Since a developmental-informed approach is critical for early childhood, play therapy theoretical foundations and techniques will be explored in-depth. From a systemic lens, children’s emotional and behavioral difficulties are viewed in the context of the couple relationship, family structure, and parenting behaviors. As a result, students will learn to integrate several interventions for changing dynamics and behaviors within the parent system. Issues of cultural sensitivity and ethical practice will be considered for each topic discussed.
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MFT-8205 - Child and Adolescent Assessment and Diagnosis Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course students will evaluate the scholarly literature on clinical assessment and diagnosis of childhood and adolescent disorders. DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and assessment procedures will be viewed through a systemic lens and critiqued for their cultural sensitivity. Ethical concerns related to the assessment of children and adolescents will also be discussed.
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MFT-8202 - Family Therapy with Adolescents Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course evaluates theory and research on systemic interventions with adolescents and their families. Students will establish an ethical framework that is developmentally informed and culturally sensitive. This course emphasizes how families can support adolescents through the difficult transition of increased independence from the family, as well as how to engage an adolescent in the therapeutic process.
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MFT-8199 - MFT Research Project Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This doctoral-level course requires the student to create a research project in coordination with an MFT program faculty member. The student will conduct a research study in the area of specialization or interest, and document the results in a formal project paper that documents the topic, methodology, analysis of results, and discussion/conclusions according to standard research conventions in the field of family therapy. Individual topic areas are to be submitted to and approved by the faculty prior to enrollment.
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MFT-8115 - Family Systems Approaches to Addiction Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an overview of a variety of addictive substances and how a systemic therapist approaches treatment of addiction. Students will be expected to consider self-of-therapist issues and diversity concerns as it relates to exposure to and treatment of addiction. A variety of approaches to treating addiction will also be addressed.
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MFT-8105 - Theories of Personality Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course, students will examine, compare, and contrast key personality theories. Drawing on classic and contemporary sources, students will consider Freudian, post-Freudian, behaviorism, and social learning theories. Students will also examine more contemporary theories on personality such as those put forth by cognitive, humanistic, and positive psychology. After learning these theories, students will apply these concepts to the practice of Marriage and Family Therapy.
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MFT-8104 - Pharmacology for Family Therapists Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is an overview of clinical psychopharmacology. The course will focus on psychiatric disorders their symptoms and medications. Students will explore basic classifications, indications, and contraindications of commonly prescribed psychopharmacological medications, so that appropriate referrals can be made for medication evaluations and so that the side effects of those medications can be identified, and appropriate treatment plans may be developed. In addition, the course will teach Marriage and Family Therapists how to interact effectively in collaborative/ multidisciplinary settings with other mental healthcare practitioners.
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MFT-8103 - Assessing and Treating Family Violence Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This graduate-level course offers an overview of treatment/clinical approaches for MFTs working in the context of family violence. Theory and research related to definitions, causes, consequences, and characteristics of affected family members will be explored. The course will also include the examination of family violence in diverse contexts, as well as consideration of ethical dilemmas associated with situations pertaining to family violence and abuse.
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MFT-8102 - Dynamics of Family Interaction Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course examines the theoretical and empirical contributions to the understanding of diverse couple and family systems. The specific focus of the course is on the processes and dynamics of interaction within these relationships, highlighting that from a life course perspective, these dynamics change over time. The course will include content on the history of family life and diverse family types, exploring various family structures and roles. Legal processes related to families will also be reviewed. Conceptualizations of effective functioning in couple and families will be studied and various factors that impact couple and family systems will be addressed.
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MFT-8101 - Advanced Theories in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an advanced overview of the theoretical literature related to the practice of marriage and family therapy. The course offers an opportunity to critically examine systems theories from cybernetics to natural systems. Students will also have an opportunity to reflect on common factors influencing MFT clinical practice and integration of various systems-based models.
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MFT-7109 - Planning Dissertation Research in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
Students in this course will begin the process of writing a dissertation. The course will address the University dissertation process and aids to successfully completing a dissertation, including self-care and time management.
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MFT-7108 - Advanced Data Analysis Strategies in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is an intermediate examination of statistical analyses commonly used in the field of marriage and family therapy (MFT). It prepares doctoral MFT students with the skills required to plan, conduct (using SPSS), report, and interpret quantitative statistical analyses. Topics include: basic statistical knowledge, probability theory, exploratory date analysis, assumptions for statistical tests, parametric, and nonparametric tests. Specific analyses include: correlation, regression (simple, multiple, and logistic), basic ANOVA, and advanced ANOVA techniques.
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MFT-7107 - Qualitative Research Design in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with the skills essential in the critique and execution of qualitative research methods relating to marriage and family therapy. The particular focus of this methodological course is on the application of qualitative research to understanding human phenomena (clinical and non-clinical individuals, families, and social groups). Course content will cover evaluation and critique of research processes, research problems, research designs, selection of appropriate methods of data collection, data analysis strategies, interpretation of findings, and research/evaluation report writing. Students will develop a preliminary methodological design for potential use with their envisioned dissertation research. There is an emphasis on clinical research and students will be expected to take a learning-through-doing/experiential approach.
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MFT-7106 - Quantitative Research Design in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with the skills essential in the critique and execution of quantitative research methods relating to marriage and family therapy. Course content will cover evaluation and critique of research processes, research problems, research designs, selection of appropriate methods of data collection, data analysis strategies, interpretation of findings, and research/evaluation report writing. Students will develop a preliminary methodological design for potential use with their envisioned dissertation research.
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MFT-7105 - Assessment in MFT Research and Intervention Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course, students are trained to administer assessment instruments as an evaluative component of clinical practice and research in marriage and family therapy. Students will become familiar with the use of a wide variety of assessment instruments and clinical assessment procedures relating to children, individuals, couples, and families. Students will also identify specific measurement and evaluation tools or methods for potential use in their own dissertation research.
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MFT-7104 - Statistical Design for MFT Research Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an introductory exploration of statistics for the graduate student. It includes instruction on the calculation, use, and interpretation of descriptive statistics, and introduces inferential statistical analysis. The emphasis of this course is on providing a working knowledge of basic statistical concepts to help the student understand statistical methodology used in family therapy research, and also more generally, developing a working knowledge of statistical usage in everyday life.
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MFT-7103 - Research Methods in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This graduate-level introductory research methods course builds on the Scholarly Literature Review course. In addition, it provides a foundation for subsequent research courses in preparation for successfully completing a dissertation at Northcentral University. Students will practice some of the skills learned in the Scholarly Literature Review course, such as how to critically analyze the work of others, but now with a focus on methods utilized. In addition, students will learn to critically discuss the primary research methodologies used in scholarly research, determine the steps to collect data, and begin to explore techniques used to analyze original data relating to marriage and family therapy. Students will also identify what criteria are needed for a quality research project and be able to recognize whether the various elements of a research study are aligned and cohesive. These topics and others will be examined with the goal of enhancing a student’s independent scholarly skills and preparing them for their own dissertation research and future scholarly endeavors.
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MFT-7102 - Scholarly Writing in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course focuses on the scholarly review of literature and academic writing in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy. The course emphasizes preparation for an applied dissertation focused on issues at the local, community, or societal level. In this course, students will a) conduct effective literature searches; b) critically read and synthesize current research; c) write comprehensive, critical, and synthesized reviews of research literature; d) critically review and write about theoretical frameworks; e) address issues of diversity and ethics pertaining to research topics; and f) exercise cultural awareness while apprising a possible research topic. The overarching goal of this course is for students to conduct an exhaustive search of the peer-reviewed research literature in their topic area and identify potential areas of inquiry for their dissertation in the framework of the field of Marriage and Family Therapy.
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MFT-7101 - Foundations for Doctoral Study in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will be prepared for success in the Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) doctoral program at Northcentral University. Students are introduced to relevant academic communities, professional standards, and doctoral level expectations. Essential skills, including critical thinking, comprehending complex scholarly texts and research articles, as well as ethical and effective written communications are emphasized. Students will begin to explore potential research topics for use in their doctoral studies and complete the course with a roadmap to navigate their way to degree completion. Students will also develop a personal philosophy of diversity and cultural competence, as well as continue to explore a personal fit of MFT theories.
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MFT-6996 - MFT Internship IV Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1- credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. This Internship course is an additional 1-credit hour course designed to support students in the completion of these graduation requirements. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements.
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MFT-6995 - MFT Internship and Capstone Presentation Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1-credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. During the final Internship Capstone course, students are required to prepare for and present your own theoretically-grounded personal model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 4)
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MFT-6995CA - MFT Internship and Capstone Presentation Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1-credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 4)
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MFT-6994 - MFT Internship IV Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1-credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 4)
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MFT-6993 - MFT Internship III Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1-credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 4)
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MFT-6992 - MFT Internship II Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1-credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 4)
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MFT-6992CA - MFT Internship II Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1-credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 4)
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MFT-6991 - MFT Internship I Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1-credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 4)
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MFT-6991CA - MFT Internship I Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1-credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 4)
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MFT-6953 - MFT Practicum III Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with an opportunity to engage in ongoing, supervised therapeutic practice. Emphasis is placed on the development of therapy and assessment skills, theoretical integration, and personal growth. It is expected that students will accrue at least 100 client contact hours during each of the practicum courses. The accumulation of clinical and supervision hours must be tracked by an NCU-approved vendor and approved by the local clinical supervisor and the NCU clinical faculty member. The local clinical supervisor will provide weekly individual supervision of the student and assist the student in managing cases. The NCU clinical faculty member will maintain contact with student and local clinical supervisor and will facilitate the process of learning and knowledge integration. Additionally, students are required to participate in weekly online NCU group practicum sessions. Throughout practicum and internship, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4)
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MFT-6952 - MFT Practicum II Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with an opportunity to engage in ongoing therapeutic practice. Emphasis is placed on the development of therapy and assessment skills, theoretical integration, and personal growth. Students will complete a portion of their required 500 client contact hours (250 of which must be with couples and/or families). They will also complete a portion of their required 100 hours of supervision (51 of which must be individual supervision with no more than two supervisees in attendance. Inclusive of the practicum and internship courses, students are required to receive a minimum 50 hours of supervision based on direct observation, videotape or audiotape. The accumulation of clinical and supervision hours must be tracked by an NCU-approved vendor and approved by the local clinical supervisor and the NCU clinical faculty member. The local clinical supervisor will provide weekly individual supervision of the student and assist the student in managing cases. The NCU faculty member will maintain regular contact with the student and local clinical supervisor and will facilitate the process of learning and knowledge integration. Additionally, students are required to participate in weekly online NCU group practicum sessions with the Northcentral Faculty Supervisor. Each MFT Practicum and Internship course lasts 12 weeks and must be taken consecutively. Students are required to be clinically active for the duration of that time. It is expected that students will accrue at least 100 client contact hours during each of the two practicum courses. To meet this requirement Students should plan to complete a minimum of 10 direct (face-to-face) client contact hours per week. Additional time will be needed each week in order to complete paperwork, set appointments, read relevant material, and complete course assignments. Direct services can include intake interviews, assessment, and therapy for individuals, groups, couples and/or families. Throughout practicum and internship, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. The emphasis in MFT6952 MFT Practicum II is on skill building. (Student Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4)
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MFT-6952CA - MFT Practicum II Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides Students with an opportunity to engage in ongoing therapeutic practice. Emphasis is placed on the development of therapy and assessment skills, theoretical integration, and personal growth. Students will complete a portion of their required 500 client contact hours (half of which must be with couples and/or families). They will also complete a portion of their required 100 hours of supervision (50 of which must be individual supervision with no more than two supervisees in attendance; the 100 hours of required supervision must also include a minimum of 50 hours of supervision utilizing observable data). Inclusive of the practicum and internship courses, students are required to receive a minimum 50 hours of supervision based on direct observation, videotape or audiotape. At least 25 hours of this supervision will be based on direct observation or videotape. The accumulation of clinical and supervision hours must be tracked by an NCU-approved vendor and approved by the local clinical supervisor and the Northcentral University Clinical Faculty Supervisor. The local clinical supervisor will provide regular individual supervision of the Student and assist the Student in managing cases. The Northcentral Faculty Supervisor will maintain regular contact with Student and local clinical supervisor and will facilitate the process of learning and knowledge integration. Additionally, Students are required to participate in weekly online group practicum sessions with the Northcentral Faculty Supervisor. Each MFT Practicum and Internship course lasts 12 weeks and must be taken consecutively. Students are required to be clinically active for the duration of that time. It is expected that Students will accrue at least 100 client contact hours during each of the two practicum courses. To meet this requirement Students should plan to complete a minimum of 10 direct (face-to-face) client contact hours per week. Additional time will be needed each week in order to complete paperwork, set appointments, read relevant material, and complete course assignments. Direct services can include intake interviews, assessment, and therapy for individuals, groups, couples and/or families. Half of all client contact hours (i.e., 50 hours per Practicum and 250 hours for the whole clinical experience) must be relational (couple or family). The emphasis in MFT-6951 MFT Practicum I is on skill building.
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MFT-6951 - MFT Practicum I Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with an opportunity to engage in ongoing therapeutic practice. Emphasis is placed on the development of therapy and assessment skills, theoretical integration, and personal growth. Students will complete a portion of their required 500 client contact hours (half of which must be with couples and/or families). They will also complete a portion of their required 100 hours of supervision (51 of which must be individual supervision with no more than two supervisees in attendance; the 100 hours of required supervision must also include a minimum of 50 hours of supervision utilizing observable data). Inclusive of the practicum and internship courses, students are required to receive a minimum 50 hours of supervision based on direct observation, videotape or audiotape. The accumulation of clinical and supervision hours are tracked in an NCU-approved tracking system and approved by the local clinical supervisor and the Northcentral University Clinical Faculty Supervisor. The local clinical supervisor will provide weekly individual supervision of the student and assist the student in managing cases. The Northcentral Faculty Supervisor will maintain regular contact with student and local clinical supervisor and will facilitate the process of learning and knowledge integration. Additionally, students are required to participate in weekly online group practicum sessions with the Northcentral Faculty Supervisor. Each MFT Practicum and Internship course lasts 12 weeks and must be taken consecutively. Students are required to be clinically active for the duration of that time. It is expected that students will accrue at least 100 client contact hours during each of the two practicum courses. To meet this requirement students should plan to complete a minimum of 10 direct (face-to-face) client contact hours per week. Additional time will be needed each week in order to complete paperwork, set appointments, read relevant material, and complete course assignments. Direct services can include intake interviews, assessment, and therapy for individuals, groups, couples and/or families. Half of all client contact hours (i.e., 50 hours per Practicum and 250 hours for the whole clinical experience) must be relational (couple or family). (Student Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4)
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MFT-6951CA - MFT Practicum I Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides Students with an opportunity to engage in ongoing therapeutic practice. Emphasis is placed on the development of therapy and assessment skills, theoretical integration, and personal growth. Students will complete a portion of their required 500 client contact hours (half of which must be with couples and/or families). They will also complete a portion of their required 100 hours of supervision (50 of which must be individual supervision with no more than two supervisees in attendance; the 100 hours of required supervision must also include a minimum of 50 hours of supervision utilizing observable data). Inclusive of the practicum and internship courses, students are required to receive a minimum 50 hours of supervision based on direct observation, videotape or audiotape. At least 25 hours of this supervision will be based on direct observation or videotape. The accumulation of clinical and supervision hours must be tracked by an NCU-approved vendor and approved by the local clinical supervisor and the Northcentral University Clinical Faculty Supervisor. The local clinical supervisor will provide regular individual supervision of the Student and assist the Student in managing cases. The Northcentral Faculty Supervisor will maintain regular contact with Student and local clinical supervisor and will facilitate the process of learning and knowledge integration. Additionally, Students are required to participate in weekly online group practicum sessions with the Northcentral Faculty Supervisor. Each MFT Practicum and Internship course lasts 12 weeks and must be taken consecutively. Students are required to be clinically active for the duration of that time. It is expected that Students will accrue at least 100 client contact hours during each of the two practicum courses. To meet this requirement Students should plan to complete a minimum of 10 direct (face-to-face) client contact hours per week. Additional time will be needed each week in order to complete paperwork, set appointments, read relevant material, and complete course assignments. Direct services can include intake interviews, assessment, and therapy for individuals, groups, couples and/or families. Half of all client contact hours (i.e., 50 hours per Practicum and 250 hours for the whole clinical experience) must be relational (couple or family). The emphasis in MFT-6951 MFT Practicum I is on skill building.
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MFT-6551 - Child and Adolescent Family Therapy: Clinical Applications Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course reviews individual and family systems-based interventions for psychological disorders that present in childhood and adolescence. Adaption of interventions to individual developmental stage and cultural context will be emphasized. Course materials will further inform treatment decisions about what level of the ecological system needs intervention based on presenting issue.
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MFT-6550 - Child and Adolescent Family Therapy: Historical and Theoretical Foundations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course students examine theory and research on physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development from infancy through adolescence. Students also explore the contextual factors that influence developmental outcomes to inform a systemic approach to clinical assessment and intervention. Diagnostic criteria of psychological disorders that present in childhood and adolescence are also reviewed and critiqued for their cultural sensitivity and manifestation in context.
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MFT-6542 - Transgender Couples and Families Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is designed to provide a basic clinical understanding for working with transgender individuals and/or individuals who do not identify as cisgender from a systemic lens. Lessons will examine non-cisgender individuals’ experiences within their family, cultural, and community contexts. Further, this course will integrate MFT clinical applications when working with transgender and/or non-cisgender individuals and their families. Ethical challenges, social policies, and family dynamics will also be explored.
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MFT-6541 - LGBTQ Couple and Family Therapy: Clinical Applications Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is designed to be an in-depth exploration of providing marriage and family therapy models, techniques, case conceptualizations, and practice to the LGBTQ populations. Clinical applications and practice resources for MFT will be addressed.
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MFT-6540 - LGBTQ Couple and Family Therapy: Historical and Theoretical Foundations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is designed to increase clinical awareness and understanding of LGBTQ couples and families. Historical background on LGBTQ families in the United States, information on LGBTQ couples and families’ unique experiences, and a connection to systemic understanding will be addressed in the course.
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MFT-6531 - Medical Family Therapy: Clinical Applications Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course students will be oriented to the broad spectrum of influences and implications of health, illness, and healthcare relevant to the practice of medical family therapy (MedFT). An understanding of biopsychosocial assessment and intervention, patient and families’ experiences of illness, understanding of pertinent medical issues, comparing of medical ethics and AAMFT Code of Ethics, attuning to sociocultural issues, and collaborating with medical professionals will be explored. In addition, the emphasis is placed on the exploration of the illness stories of the patients, families, and therapists working in the realm of the medical family therapy practice.
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MFT-6530 - Medical Family Therapy: Historical and Theoretical Foundations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is an introductory survey of professional literature and resources related to the MFT sub-specialty of medical family therapy (MedFT) as well as the practice of integrated/collaborative behavioral healthcare. The course includes an emphasis on the theoretical basis for MedFT, the clinical skills necessary to practice in integrated/collaborative healthcare settings, as well as contextual factors unique to medical family therapy.
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MFT-6521 - Military Family Therapy: Clinical Applications Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This Master’s level course involves in depth study of specific issues faced by military service members, veterans, and their families and specific systems-based treatments used by MFTs to address these challenges. Course topics include: influence of combat deployment on service members and veterans, including issues such as post-combat traumas (e.g., PTSD, TBI, sexual assault), risky behaviors (suicidality and substance abuse), and consideration of mental health issues that develop prior to or after deployment. Challenges involving the whole military family, such as demands of deployment, and domestic violence will also be explored. While studying these topics, students will pay particular attention to the issues of confidentiality and consider ethical dilemmas pertaining to military family therapy practice. In addition to being engaged in learning about various challenges present in military families, students will also explore the resilience framework and systems-based understanding of the military families environment.
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MFT-6520 - Military Family Therapy: Historical and Theoretical Foundations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this Master’s level course, the learner will understand the importance of mental health professionals providing psychotherapy to active duty service members, veterans, and their families. Participants will gain knowledge of military culture and organization. The students will focus on characteristics of the military family that distinguish it as a separate cultural entity. Students will explore military culture from multiple perspectives including service members, military families, and health care providers. Students will receive an overview of issues experienced by this population and familiarize themselves with theories and evidence-based models developed to address challenges experienced by military families. In addition, students will learn about the larger system of service provision including TRICARE and Veterans Administration.
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MFT-6511 - Couple Therapy: Clinical Applications Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course involves an in depth study of specific issues pertaining to the couple therapy and couple sexuality. Topics will focus on the issue of sexual addiction, sexual violence, domestic violence, and infidelity considered through various cultures lenses, such as religiosity and spirituality, ethnicity, and socio-economic status. Specific attention will be also paid to the examination of diverse couples contexts, including LGBTQ and military couples. After finishing the course, students will be able to appraise diverse system-based therapy approaches and theoretical frameworks that could be used while addressing the presented topics.
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MFT-6510 - Couple Therapy: Historical and Theoretical Foundations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course involves a look at the development of couples and their relationship cycle. The course will incorporate an overview of different issues that present in couples relationships and examine the couple’s dynamics through a lens of diversity. Students will learn about different models of couple’s therapy and assessments pertaining to couple therapy. In addition, the students will learn about the importance of creating a therapeutic alliance with the couples.
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MFT-6203 - Human Sexuality Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
Students in this course will examine how social, psychological, biological, and cultural influences shape sexual practices, expressions, identities, and representations. Additional topics covered include theoretical perspectives on sexuality, issues in sex research, attraction, intimacy, love, sexuality education, and legal issues related to sexuality. Students will apply this information to the practice of Marriage and Family Therapy.
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MFT-6201 - California Law and Professional Ethics Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is designed specifically for students living in or seeking licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) in the state of California. The course focuses on legal and ethical issues related to the profession of marriage and family therapy and the practice of individual, couple, and family therapy in the state of California. The course includes content regarding contemporary professional ethics and laws regarding the scope of practice, therapeutic and clinical considerations involving legal and ethical practice of MFTs, family law, current legal trends in the mental health profession, psychotherapist-patient privilege, confidentiality, the patient dangerous to self of others, the treatment of minors with and without parental consent, professional identity including the relationship between the sense of self and human values and one’ professional behavior and ethics, legal and ethical standards for different types of work settings, and the licensure laws and process.
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MFT-6201CA - California Law and Professional Ethics Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is designed specifically for Students living in or seeking licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) in the state of California. The course focuses on legal and ethical issues related to the profession of marriage and family therapy and the practice of individual, couple, and family therapy in the state of California. The course includes content regarding contemporary professional ethics and laws regarding the scope of practice, therapeutic and clinical considerations involving legal and ethical practice of MFTs, family law, current legal trends in the mental health profession, psychotherapist-patient privilege, confidentiality, the patient dangerous to self or others, the treatment of minors with and without parental consent, professional identity including the relationship between the sense of self and human values and one’s professional behavior and ethics, legal and ethical standards for different types of work settings, and the licensure laws and process.
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MFT-6118 - Gerontology and Systemic Intervention Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course deals with the biological, social, cognitive, and psychological aspects of aging. Ancillary aspects of aging are also explored, including issues related to long-term care, end of life issues, the cultural context of human development, and the impact of socioeconomic status (especially poverty) on older adults. A significant focus of the course is the application of systemic treatment/theory to the older adult population and multigenerational families. Students will explore ethical dilemmas that might arise while working in gerontological settings and examine current research literature addressing systemic work with older adults, their families, and larger social systems.
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MFT-6117 - Family Therapy with Adolescents Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course, students will review clinical theories and models that are relevant to the assessment and treatment of adolescents and their families. Strategies for adolescent engagement will be explored, with particular consideration for adolescent development and ethical practice. Students will be expected to think critically about common presenting issues for adolescents using a systemic, culturally-sensitive framework.
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MFT-6116 - Systemic Treatment of Infidelity and Sex Addiction Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course will examine the individual, family, and societal issues pertaining to infidelity and sex addiction. Assessment and treatment in the context of marriage and family therapy will be explored. In addition, attention will be given to the effects of the Internet on infidelity and sex addiction, as well as ethical and diversity considerations in the framework of the systemic treatment of addictions.
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MFT-6115 - Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This Master’s level course will familiarize students with the theory, concepts, and application of emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT). Theoretical and conceptual emphasis will be placed on the role that attachment and attachment injuries play in couple interaction and how interactional cycles of the relationship are impacted by individual fears, unmet needs, and trauma. The application will focus on the steps of emotionally focused therapy and the interventions that a therapist uses in the process. Students will also review how EFT prompts clinicians to address the questions related to the diversity and ethical dilemmas potentially encountered in clinical practice.
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MFT-6114 - Families with Severe and Chronic Illness Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an introduction to working with families faced with the challenge of severe and chronic illnesses. The focus of the course is to develop clinicians who understand the impact illness has on interpersonal, relational, and family dynamics across the lifespan. It identifies the typology of illness, explores theoretical frameworks, analyzes illness across the lifespan, discusses system-oriented interventions, and addresses complicating factors associated with caregiving and end-of-life decision making.
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MFT-6113 - Assessing and Treating Family Violence Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an overview of systems-based theories and models that can be utilized by MFTs working in the context of family violence. Students will explore theories and research related to family violence and look into various causes and consequences as well. The course materials will also address family violence in diverse contexts, as well as consideration of ethical dilemmas associated with situations pertaining to family violence and abuse.
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MFT-6112 - Fundamentals of Psychopharmacology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This Master’s level course is designed to teach the basics of clinical psychopharmacology for marriage and family therapists. Students will consider how psychotropic medications affect specific populations such as children and older clients. Students will draw from DSM-5 diagnostic criteria as it applies to treatment decision-making and medications. Neuroscience research on psychopharmacology treatment will be reviewed and ethical implications will be discussed.
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MFT-6111 - Systemic Interventions in Addictions Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an overview of a variety of systemic approaches which can be used to treat addiction. Students will be expected to consider self-of-the-therapist issues and diversity concerns as it relates to exposure to and treatment of addiction. A variety of addictive substances will also be introduced to help students understand the issues related to long-term and short-term effects of various classes of substances and the withdrawal symptoms which may be experienced by clients. Ethical issues, which present themselves when working as an MFT within the field of addictions, will also be explored.
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MFT-6109 - Sex Therapy in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an overview of systems-based theories and models that can be utilized by MFTs in the assessment and treatment of sexual disorders and dysfunction. The course materials will address physiological and psychological aspects of human sexuality, along with relevant issues such as ethical dilemmas in sex therapy and implications of diversity for sex
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MFT-6107 - Adult Psychopathology and Systems Thinking Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
The course explores the concepts of psychopathology. Students will study different perspectives on what constitutes mental health, mental illness, and abnormal behavior and consider how research and assessment are applied to the field of abnormal psychology. Various diagnostic categories will be examined as well as the etiology dynamics, prevention, and treatment of abnormal behavior, including systems-based family interventions.
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MFT-6106 - Families in Crisis Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course will examine contemporary crisis-related issues in marriage and family therapy to include the intersections of gender, violence, trauma, substance abuse and other compulsive behaviors, eating disorders, suicide, chronic illness, infidelity and infertility. The focus will be on the effects of trauma and stress on family life and relationships and the assessment and treatment of individuals, couples, and families from a relational/systemic perspective with respect to these issues. Collaborative care, referral process, and community networking will be addressed considering the unique needs of the trauma population. Vicarious trauma and resilience will also be examined, with an emphasis on self-care for MFTs working with families in crisis. Ethical issues pertaining to the trauma work will be addressed.
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MFT-6105 - Couple and Sex Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This Master’s level course provides students with an opportunity to develop their personal model of therapy for working with couples with a variety of issues, such as differing values and sexual dysfunction. Through the study of several models of couples therapy and sex therapy, students will focus on assessment of couples’ dynamics, goal setting, and potential interventions. Special consideration will be given to diversity and ethical issues throughout the course.
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MFT-6104 - Family Therapy with Children Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an overview of systems-based theories and models that could be utilized by MFTs while working with children and their families. Course material will also address specific topics necessary to consider while providing therapeutic services, such as ethical dilemmas related to minors, opportunities of collaboration with extra-therapeutic systems, and possibilities of developing parenting strategies sensitive to the diverse population served by MFTs. Facilitating child involvement in the therapeutic process for families will be addressed as well.
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