MFT Sequence of Study

Students enter this two-year program in the summer semester (classes typically start the first week of June). Classes are held one day a week during fall and spring semesters and two days per week during summer semesters at Antioch University New England and first year students complete an on-site practicum at least one day a week. There are occasionally other short courses available as electives.

In the first year, students are introduced to systems thinking and to the basic theories of individual and family process, professional ethics, approaches to family assessment and treatment, practical skills in observing and intervening in family and larger systems, and issues of diversity. Students also complete an eight-month practicum in the Antioch Couple & Family Therapy Institute concurrent with a professional seminar experience. This on-site practicum includes an evening meeting on either Monday or Wednesday from 5 to 9 p.m. and additional clinical hours on the day of practicum. The Institute has several family therapy rooms with observation booths and digital video recording capabilities for live supervision of cases by AUNE faculty (core and adjunct) and doctoral student supervisors.

In the second year, students work on advanced topics including human sexuality and sex therapy, family violence, MFT research methods, groups and larger systems, and substance abuse, and enroll in a second year-long professional seminar. A 12-month, 1,000 hour clinical internship is also required. Through their practicum and internship placements, students complete a minimum of 500 face-to-face clinical hours during the program, at least 250 of which are with couples or families.

Minimum number of required semesters: 6
Expected sequence of study: summer entry, fall, spring, summer, fall, spring
Students must fulfill the requirements of both the standard curriculum and the clinical training

Course Sequence for incoming MFT Students

Summer Year 1
PY 642B: Foundational Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy
PYD 600: Ethics and Professional Development in MFT Practice
PYxxx: Prepracticum in MFT

Fall Year 1
PY 576: Postmodern Approaches to Family Therapy
PY 656: Psychopathology & the Assessment of Social Systems
PY 686A: Professional Seminar in Marriage & Family Therapy I
PY 697: Practicum in Marriage & Family Therapy I

Spring Year 1
PY 648A: Couples Therapy from a Systemic Perspective
PY678: Special Issues in Family Therapy: Substance Abuse and Intrafamilial Violence
PY 687A: Professional Seminar in Marriage & Family Therapy II
PY 697: Practicum in Marriage & Family Therapy II

Summer Year 2
PYG 605: Families and Larger Systems
PYB 527: Human Development across the Lifecourse
PY 687B: Professional Seminar in Marriage & Family Therapy III
PY 698B: Internship in MFT I

Fall Year 2
PYS 604: MFT Seminar in Social and Cultural Diversity
PYI 518: Human Sexuality and Sex Therapy
PY 688B: Professional Seminar in Marriage & Family Therapy IV
PY 698: Internship in MFT II

Spring Year 2
PYB 519: Seminar in Family Studies
PYC 674A: Research and Evaluation in Family Therapy
PY 689A: Professional Seminar in Marriage & Family Therapy V
PY 698: Internship in Marriage & Family Therapy III

Last Updated: 5/18/10