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Graduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy at University of Rochester

University of Rochester, United States

Programme overview

The Post-Degree Certificate Program in family therapy is for professionals who already hold an advanced degree and want specialty training in family therapy theory and clinical practice. The wider Family Therapy Training Program prepares clinicians for mental health care settings, private practice, school-based settings and integrated healthcare settings.

Faculty: School of Medicine and Dentistry  |  Department: Department of Psychiatry, Institute for the Family  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Rochester, NY, United States

What you will study

The training covers major conceptual and clinical models of individual, couple and family therapy, theories of individual and family development across the life cycle, basic family research and professional ethics, with emphasis on self-of-the-therapist.

Career pathways

Clinicians work in traditional mental health care settings, private practice, school-based settings and integrated healthcare settings.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Advanced Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy (school requirements table): 2 recommendation letters (via Interfolio), application deadline May 1 for Fall or Spring.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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