Touro University Worldwide

M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy

Online Only

Mailing Address
10601 Calle Lee, Suite 179
Los Alamitos, CA 90720

TUW MFT Program Page

 

Program details below are quoted from program websites, supplied here for informational purposes only, and subject to change at any time. Refer to the program website for current information, deadlines, complete admission requirements, etc. It is the responsibility of the prospective student to verify with program administrators program details and that the program still meets BBS requirements for licensure in the state of California.

Program Snapshot

Accreditation

COAMFTE

Concentrations/Specializations Offered

LPCC Track

LMFT Track or Dual LMFT/LPCC Track

LMFT (unless you add the LPCC track)

Length of Program

  • 72 credit hours

  • The MFT program is designed for full-time students to be completed in two years for the MFT licensure track, two and a half years for the LPCC clinical track, and the non- clinical track can be completed in as little as 18 months. The maximum amount of years that students can take to complete the program is 5 years, regardless of if they attend on a full-time or part-time basis.

Schedule/Format

100% online, 8-week courses

The academic format is asynchronous. There are no mandatory login times, exams, cohorts, group projects, or live lectures. Your assignments consist of weekly reading and writing—and all assignments have specific submission deadlines.

Each course consists of 8 weekly modules: weekly reading, pre-recorded videos, 2 weekly threaded discussions posts (TDs), 1 midterm essay (Case Assignment, 5-8 pages), 1 final essay (Signature Assignment, 8-10 pages), and a Self-Reflective Essay (1-2 pages). All of the course materials are provided by the faculty—and are included in the cost of tuition; no additional textbooks are required. There are no examinations, and our instructors participate in the student engagement process to ensure effective learning.

Program Start

Sessions start every 8 weeks, 6 times a year

Estimated Total Program Tuition

$36,000

Religious Orientation

None

Entering Class Size and Classroom Sizes

TUW does not disclose our class sizes or admissions data.

Fieldwork Hours Accrued During Program

TUW is not responsible to find the Practicum site and/or agency for students. The student is responsible to identify the practicum site and connect the Practicum coordinator with the site to arrange formal interview of the student.

The MFT program under the COAMFTE Standards requires students to complete the following Practicum Clinical Hours:

  • Total of 300 Practicum Client Contact Hours (Please note that some states minimum requirements for licensure application may be more than 300 direct client contact hours. Therefore, students are required to check the licensure requirements for their respective state) and at least 100 supervision hours.

Practicum Client Contact: Out of the 300 total hours, student must complete the following hours:

  • A minimum of 100 Practicum Couple and Family Hours (Please note that some states minimum requirements for licensure application may be more than 100 couple and family hours. Therefore, students are required to check the licensure requirements for their respective state.)

  • With the remaining hours consisting of individual, couple, or family hours.

Practicum Supervision Contact: Total of 100 supervision hours with Site Supervisor and TUW Supervisor, who must be an AAMFT approved supervisor, AAMFT approved supervisor in training, OR an Equivalent.

  • The supervision hours will be face to face with your site, and an additional 2 hours a week will be with TUW Supervisor.

  • Total of 50 Practicum Raw Data Live/Video Hours

  • Of the 50 hours of Raw Data, No more than 25 hours can consist of Audio

Personal Psychotherapy Requirement During Program

None

Comprehensive Exam/Culminating Project/Thesis/Etc:

The MFT program does not have a thesis. Instead, you have a final capstone course that will follow the same academic format as all previous courses—and cover cumulative subject matter.

Application Process

Application Deadline

Rolling admissions

Undergraduate GPA Required

Prospective MFT students seeking master’s level admissions through a degree or individual master’s courses through TUW must meet one of the following criteria to be considered for enrollment:

  1. Have earned a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution with a minimum overall GPA of 2.5.

  2. Be a graduate transfer student from another college or university in good academic standing with a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.

GRE Requirement

None

Prerequisite Courses

None

Application Highlights

Only application, fee, and transcripts are required.

Interview Requirement

None

Program Summary

The state of the family is changing as society continues to evolve in the 21st century. Marriage and family therapists are driven to understand the unique relationship dynamics existing between families and society to form holistic patient treatment plans that pay close attention to the dynamics of the family system.

The marriage and family therapy (MFT) profession has gained ground in recent years with the increased recognition and understanding of the relationship between marital and family dysfunction and serious mental and emotional disorders such as chemical dependency, substance abuse, eating disorders, disorders of childhood and adolescence and other forms of psychopathology.

Marriage and family therapy differs from other mental health professions because of its focus on the following:

  • Treating couples and families and the family as a system.

  • Present day problems instead of historical or intra-psychic conflicts.

  • Understanding interpersonal relationships as a way of identifying and treating mental health problems.

Touro University Worldwide’s (TUW) online Marriage & Family Therapy graduate degree program helps you meet the demands of a new health care market influenced by the Health Care Reform Act, which has created a push for using health care teams when treating patients. Marriage and family therapists are valuable members of these teams and deliver holistic treatment plans that focus on family relationships and dynamics. Graduates can work in mental health agencies, government agencies or in their own private practice.

TUW’s fully online marriage and family therapy graduate degree program delivers a course of study focused on this mental health sector and prepares graduates to function in this critical discipline to foster the well-being of couples and families. The program offers multiple tracks, so you can choose the option that best fits your chosen career path.