Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions Requirement http://www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/mh/cmr/26203.htm

Course Requirements and Courses FT Program

University of Massachusetts Boston

Completion of a 60 credit program from a recognized educational institution

Successful completion of the three graduate level courses in each of the following areas:

Program requirements meet both licensure requirements for a Marriage and Family Therapist in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the accreditation requirements for the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Education

1. Marital and Family Studies

COU 621 Introduction to Family Therapy

COU 622 Family Therapy Theories

COU 624 Sexuality and Intimacy in Families & Family Therapy

COU 626 Collaborative Consultation and Larger Systems

2. Marital and Family Therapy

COU 625 Family Therapy Assessment and Intervention

COU 627 Couples Therapy

COU 628 Contemporary Family Therapies

3. Human Development

COU 608 Abnormal Psychology

COU 672 Substance Abuse & the Family

COU 620 Human Development

One graduate level course in each of the following content areas (Total courses required = 2):

1. Professional Studies

2. Research

COU 606 Ethical Standards and Professional Issues in Counseling

COU 614 Counseling Theory & Practice I

COU 653 Cross-Cultural Counseling

COU 601 Research & Evaluation in Psychology

Internship

COU 698 Family Therapy Internship (3 continuous semesters to begin in the Summer semester; Minimum of 500 Direct Clinical Contact Hours per year) - total of 18 credits