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ABOUT THE PROGRAM
There’s a growing need for educated professionals who have been through medical family therapy certificate programs that can help couples and families work through and cope with difficult issues.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FORMAT
100% online
The Post-Graduate Certificate in Medical Family Therapy is a 15-credit-hour program offered for students who are seeking advanced clinical training in medical family therapy. It will give you the tools to help make a difference in the lives of families across your community. Work toward this graduate certificate will, in most cases, be applicable to the online Master of Marriage and Family Therapy (Medical Family Therapy Track).
TIMEFRAME
15 hours
12 months
EXAMPLE COURSEWORK
Introduction to Medical Family Therapy
Theory, Practice, and Research in Medical Family Therapy
Illness, Disability, Death, and Dying Across the Lifespan
Complete the online program application accompanied by a non-refundable processing fee.
Submit an official transcript indicating the successful completion of a Master’s degree from a COAMFTE-accredited Marriage and Family Therapy program. If a master’s degree was earned from an MFT program not accredited by COAMFTE, the transcript must be evaluated by the program director to determine the student’s achievement of the COAMFTE foundational curriculum requirements.
Submit a written purpose statement declaring why you desire to advance into the specialization of medical family therapy.
Submit two professional letters of recommendation attesting to your clinical competence.
