MFT 6100 - Marriage and Family Therapy Clinical Pre-Practicum

Students are assigned to various approved counseling centers (including Iona’s Marriage and Family Therapy Center), hospitals, clinics and social service agencies where they engage in a pre-practicum internship in clinical work under the supervision of a licensed mental health professional acceptable to New York State to provide supervision in marriage and family therapy. This pre-practicum experience is designed to help the student begin to integrate the student’s theoretical knowledge with direct practice, to develop professional skills, to deepen self-awareness and the ability to use oneself in the treatment process. The course also serves to help the student beginning clinical practice to begin to learn how to establish the marriage and family therapist’s professional role in relation to other professionals from allied helping fields. Students are expected to follow the guidelines given in the student manual with respect to expectations of clinical practice and abide by the directives of the Clinical Director/Field Placement Coordinator.
Practicum
Credits: 1.5
Prerequisite: MFT 509, MFT 531, MFT 540, MFT 551, MFT 795, and MFT 880
Department Consent Required