Program Snapshot

Accreditation

WASC

Concentrations/Specializations Offered

Each student chooses a six-credit clinical specialization. This opportunity enables students to gain extra training in a clinical area and advance their knowledge in a specialized clinical topic. Specialization courses change from year-to-year based on trends in the field and student interest in different topics. Our recent specializations are:

• Psychological Trauma
  The trauma specialization begins with a course focusing on the fundamental concepts, models, and theories of psychological trauma. The second course emphasizes trauma assessment and treatment. Starting in fall 2019, the psychological trauma specialization will be offered online.

• Attachment Theory
  Attachment theory deals with the central human question of the formation of lasting connections. The first course introduces students to the fundamentals of attachment theory as well as to basic research on various aspects of the theory. The second course reviews several attachment-based clinical applications in therapeutic work with couples, families, children, and individuals.

• Recovery Model
  This specialization offers an in-depth exploration of the varied approaches to serious mental illness recovery, including assessment methods, analysis, and application of behavioral and social learning principles.

• Latino/a Counseling
  This specialization allows students and mental health professionals to focus on counseling within the context of the Latino/a cultural perspective. The first course emphasizes theory and the second course focuses on clinical applications. This class is taught in English. No Spanish is required.

• Family Mediation
  This specialization prepares students and licensed professionals to work as Family Court mediators by exploring mental health and child development within the context of family disputes, legal issues, and resolution models.

LMFT Track or Dual LMFT/LPCC Track

Length of Program

• 60 units

• Students have the option of completing the program in two or three years based on a full-time or part-time course schedule.

  • The full-time program is a two-year (24-month) program. Students that take their courses part-time can complete their coursework and practicum in three years (36 months).

Schedule/Format

• The program calendar runs on 15-week semesters in the Fall and Spring, as well as a 6-week Summer Session.

• If you are accepted into the Marital and Family Therapy program, you will be assigned to a cohort in either Thousand Oaks or Oxnard. (You can identify your location preference during the application process.) Once you begin the program at one location, you will continue all program requirements at that same location.

• Schedules by location:

  • Thousand Oaks

    • Late afternoon and evening classes

    • Monday through Thursday

    • 4:00-7:00 p.m. and 7:00-10:00 p.m.

  • Oxnard

    • Daytime classes

    • Tuesday and Thursday

    • 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Program Start

Fall

Estimated Total Program Tuition

$50,700

Religious Orientation

Entering Class Size and Classroom Sizes

Fieldwork Hours Accrued During Program

Personal Psychotherapy Requirement During Program

Comprehensive Exam/Culminating Project/Thesis/Etc:

In addition to the 60-unit program, students in practicum are required to complete one community outreach presentation during their practicum, but are highly encouraged to do additional work if possible. They may choose the topic of the presentation and which group they wish to present to (a school, agency, clinic, etc.); however, this must be approved by the Director prior to the presentation. Verification that the presentation has been completed must be submitted and will be stored in the trainee's file. The purpose of the community outreach presentation is to foster trainee professional development, strengthen student networking skills, and to educate the community of available services and resources at our Community Counseling Centers.