Marriage and Family Therapy

Please plan to attend one of the informational sessions to learn more about the program. No RSVP necessary - see you there!

  • Thursday, September 19, 12:00-1:00 p.m. in Cowden 105
  • Thursday, October 24, 5-6 p.m. in Cowden 105

 

MAS-MFT students with presenter Dr. Scott Sells at the 2013 AzAMFT Spring Conference in Phoenix.

Class of 2012

 

MAS-MFT students and graduates with Sparky
at the T. Denny Sanford School Naming Ceremony - November 20th, 2012

 

MAS-MFT students and graduates with presenter Scott Woolley
at the Fall 2011 AzAMFT Conference in Tucson

 

The ASU T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers a Master of Advanced Study in Marriage and Family Therapy (MAS-MFT) program. Please learn more about us by following the links on the left.

The purpose of this self-contained accelerated program is to provide high quality coursework and supervised internship experiences that meet the degree requirements for licensure in the State of Arizona to practice marriage and family therapy as determined and defined by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. The degree requirements are specified by the board and the program is designed to train practitioners who wish to practice marriage and family therapy.

This 39-credit hour program will prepare the student to:

  1. Use appropriate written, verbal and nonverbal communication skills with therapy clients and professionals.
  2. Apply ethics to marriage and family therapy incorporating the rules and regulations of the profession, critical thinking and compassion.
  3. Conduct marriage and family therapy with clients of diverse backgrounds based upon an awareness and appreciation of diversity.
  4. Apply knowledge of systems theory to practice.
  5. Apply knowledge of marriage and family therapy models to practice.
  6. Provide reasoning in support of diagnosis and treatment interventions.
  7. Completion of the educational requirements for master's in family therapy licensure eligibility as defined by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (BBHE).



Graduate Student Experiences

Current graduate students share their experiences with graduate school.

  • Laura Walton (.PDF file)

    Laura Walton
    "This program has been one of the most challenging things I have ever done in my life, yet it has also been one of the best things I have ever done in my life."

 

 

 

  • Chad Bowman (.PDF file)

    Chad Bowman
    "The MAS MFT program at ASU has been one of the most challenging yet most fulfilling chapters of my life."

 

 

 

For additional information, please contact:

Mary Doyle Karissa Greving Mehall
Mary.Doyle@asu.edu
T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
Arizona State University 		Karissa.Greving@asu.edu
T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
Arizona State University 

 

MFT News

Congratulations to MAS-MFT student Ed Callirgos, who has been selected as a recipient of an AAMFT Minority Fellowship Award for 2011 by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.