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Advanced Clinical Practice
(33 credits)
SFTD 5010 Systemic Family Therapy I
SFTD 5020 Systemic Family Therapy II
SFTD 5030 Systemic Family Therapy III
SFTD 5040 Systemic Family Therapy IV
SFTD 6200 Internal Practicum I
SFTD 6200 Internal Practicum II
SFTD 6200 Internal Practicum III
SFTD 6200 Internal Practicum IV
SFTD 6750 Clinical Portfolio
SFTD 7410 Clinical Internship x 3
Teaching
(6 credits)
SFTD 6321 Fundamentals of Teaching
Marriage and Family Therapy
SFTD 7360 Teaching Practicum
Supervision
(3 credits)
SFTD 6325 Fundamentals of Supervision
in Marriage and Family Therapy
SFTD 6320 Supervision Practicum
(noncredit)
Writing
(3 credits)
SFTD 5004 Reading/Writing/Editing for
Doctoral Scholars
Family Therapy Topics (Electives):
(3 credits)
See description
Doctoral Seminar
(3 credits)
Courses Necessary for Licensure
(6 credits)
See description
Core Curriculum Description
Internal Practicum: Four terms of continuous enrollment in clinical practicums at the
Family Therapy Clinic, the department’s on-campus clinical facility. Teams of students
(maximum of 6) meet weekly with a faculty member/supervisor to work with live,
community-referred cases and supervision of cases throughout the calendar year.
During a student’s fourth practicum, they may choose a flexible practicum provided
for students to see cases independently at the Clinic. The faculty supervisor must
approve this independent placement and students must continue to obtain supervision
during this time,
Supervision: One course in the supervision of family therapy clinicians and one
Supervision Practicum. This course fulfills the didactic instruction component for
AAMFT Approved Supervisor status.
Electives
Electives are offered to support students in fulfilling course requirements for licensure as a
marriage and family therapist in Florida and other states. Electives are also taken to
enhance student learning in special topics. Elective courses at the doctoral level may be
taken with the permission of the Program Director. Elective courses available to doctoral
students within the Family Therapy Department include Couples Therapy, Organization
Consulting, Grief and Loss, Academic Writing, International Counseling and Therapy,
Introduction to Equine Assisted Family Therapy, School Based Family Counseling,
Advanced Bowen Systems, and all courses in the Family Systems Health Care graduate
certificate program. Other courses offered within NSU may be considered pending approval
from the Program Director.
Accreditation
The Ph.D. Program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and
Family Therapy Education of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
The AAMFT is located at 112 South Alfred Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314-3061.
