Program Highlights
- An intensive two-year format (SF campus only) as well as a less condensed three-year format
- In-depth coursework in community mental health where students have an opportunity to provide services and interact with consumers
- A focus on a community mental health recovery and wellness approach to serving clients and providing treatment options
- A curriculum that attends to the mental health needs of diverse cultures and communities
- Emphasis on incorporating evidence based practices and client strengths
- Collaborative cohort learning that facilitates future support, 资源, and continued networking opportunities after graduation and licensure
- Small class sizes
- Option to study in San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, the South Bay, or the 东湾.
- University-wide supportive services and opportunities to collaborate with instructors
- Many program instructors that are practicing mental health clinicians
- Comprehensive clinical fieldwork placement and supervision
- Courses in theory, counseling, skill development and trauma and crisis counseling to support growth as future therapists
Program Delivery
- 60-credit program with classes in the fall, spring, and summer semesters
- Cohort-based model with fall entry dates
- Education and training consistent with California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) educational requirements for marriage and family therapists and professional clinical counselors
- SF campus: Late afternoon (3:45–6:15 p.m.) and evening (7:20–9:50 p.m.) weekday classes with some Saturday sessions
- Santa Rosa, Sacramento, and San Jose campuses: Late afternoon (4–10 p.m.), one day a week with some Saturday classes
- During their final year in the program, students enter a traineeship with Bay Area community-based and school-based partners. These organizations emphasize their services, 任务, and training, providing students with important industry information and opportunities to apply for internships.
Program Formats
Students can choose between the MFT's 3-Year (8 semester) program and an accelerated, more intensive 2-year (7 semester) program. The 2-year intensive program is at the SF campus only.
3-YEAR FORMAT
- Well suited for students who might not have a psychology or mental health background.
- Would be a good fit for students who would like a program that is less accelerated or who work full time.
2-YEAR FORMAT
- Well suited for students who have a background in psychology, social or mental health services. This may include educational background, and/or volunteer or work experience in the field or a related area.
- Well suited for those who do not need to work full time. Given the time demands of the 2-year program, full time employment will not be possible especially in the second year of the accelerated program.
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