Master of Arts in Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling (60 hours)

The curriculum is designed to meet the academic guidelines for Licensure as a Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan.

The curriculum is also designed to meet the academic guidelines for Licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Michigan. LMFT internship requires an eight continuous months duration and accruing a total of 300 direct client contact hours, with half (150 hours) with couples or families, and one hour of supervision for every five hours of direct client contact.

The program is not accredited at this time, but is designed to meet the CACREP 2009 standards for a 60-hour specialty program in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling.

Counseling Core

CECP 6010 - Research Methods Credits: 3 hrs.
CECP 6020 - Group Dynamics and Procedures Credits: 3 hrs.
CECP 6030 - Tests and Measurement Credits: 3 hrs.
CECP 6040 - Counseling Techniques Credits: 3 hrs.
CECP 6050 - Professional Issues and Ethics Credits: 3 hrs.
CECP 6070 - Multicultural Counseling and Psychology Credits: 3 hrs.
CECP 6080 - Counseling and Life Span Development Credits: 3 hrs.
CECP 6100 - Career Development: Theory and Practice Credits: 3 hrs.
CECP 6110 - Theories of Counseling Credits: 3 hrs.
CECP 6220 - Psychoeducational Consultation Credits: 3 hrs.

Program Courses in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling

CECP 6210 - Psychopathology: Classification and Treatment Credits: 3 hrs.
CECP 6610 - Foundations of Systemic Family Therapy Credits: 3 hrs.
CECP 6620 - Couple Interaction and Therapy Credits: 3 hrs.
CECP 6630 - Family Interaction and Therapy Credits: 3 hrs.
CECP 6650 - Sex Therapy Credits: 3 hours

Choose Two of the Following (6 hours):

CECP 6640 - Seminar on Families and Family Therapy Credits: 3 hrs.
FCS 5680 - Gender, Culture, and Families Credits: 3 hours
FCS 6550 - Adult-Child Relationships Credits: 3 hrs.
FCS 6600 - Studies in Family Relationships Credits: 3 hrs.

Supervised Clinical Practice

CECP 6120 - Counseling Practicum Credits: 4 hrs.
Requires membership in a group for a minimum of 10 hours prior to CECP 6120, Counseling Practicum. The student must present written verification of group membership with the application for CECP 6120. 25 additional hours of field experience during CECP 6120, Couseling Practicum; a minimum of 10 of the 25 hours must be in group leadership.
CECP 6130 - Field Practicum Credits: 2-6 hrs.
CECP 6130 is a 600-clock hour supervised placement in a field setting. Weekly 1.5 hours of group supervision with designated CECP staff during CECP 6130, Field Practicum.

Elective (1 hour)

Appropriate elective approved by academic advisor.