咨询硕士学位中的婚姻和家庭治疗专业是一项国家认可的COAMFTE计划，该计划为学生提供行为科学国家委员会要求获得婚姻和家庭治疗师（LMFT）和执照专业人士许可的内容领域的能力顾问（LPC）。我们的使命是培训杰出的婚姻和家庭治疗师，以满足南加州不同社区中的个人，夫妇，孩子和家庭的需求。我们力求提供一个支持性，参与性的学习环境，使我们的学生能够与不同的客户建立有效的工作关系，具有现代疗法理论的能力以及该领域证据基础的坚实基础。我们的前沿课程采用以学习为中心，基于结果的教学法，在学术知识与临床实践之间取得平衡，
The Master of Science (M.S.) in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) prepares students for licensure as both a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California and in most other states. The program is accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE, see program website for the status of accreditation) and the International Accreditation Commission for Systemic Therapy Education (IACSTE, see program website for status of accreditation), ensuring recognition in all other states as well as most countries internationally. The state-of-the-art curriculum prepares students to work in public mental health, community agencies, rehabilitation centers, schools, private agencies and private practice, and/or to pursue doctoral study in family therapy and related fields. The curriculum emphasizes strengths-based approaches, social justice, evidence-based practices, community mental health, and development of the person-of-the-therapist, while providing foundational training in several areas of specialization, including children, adolescents, couples, groups, trauma, substance abuse, and severe mental illness. Well prepared with extensive practicum experiences in the first year, students begin intensive training in the field during the second year at community mental health agencies, public mental health, school-based and other mental health-related placements. Finally, the program's culminating experience enables students to further develop their areas of interest.