{"id":114,"date":"2014-07-03T19:17:10","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T23:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2024-04-25T09:12:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T13:12:14","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>M.S. in HDF &#8211; Couple and Family Therapy<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/admissions-cftprogram-hero.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility 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Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7188\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7188\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7191\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7191\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7224\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7224\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/internships\/\">Internships<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7194\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7194\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/people\/\">People<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7197\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7197\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/accreditation\/\">Accreditation<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7200\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/training-model\/\">Training Model<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Mission\/Overview<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Training Philosophy and Values<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our program:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>values collaboration with clients and with each other<\/li><li>teaches hands-on skills for effective, integrative practice<\/li><li>values students\u2019 and clients\u2019 strengths and differences<\/li><li>is committed to a diverse and inclusive learning environment<\/li><li>utilizes clients\u2019 and students\u2019 perspectives to improve outcomes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our program is committed to increasing the diversity of our student body and offering students opportunities\u00a0to learn from diverse mentors whenever possible (see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/STUDENT-FACULTY-AND-SUPERVISOR-DIVERSITY-1.pdf\">Student Faculty and Supervisor Diversity<\/a>).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program leads to a&nbsp;Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Human Development and Family Science with a specialization in Couple&nbsp;and Family Therapy and offers&nbsp;practical experience in our&nbsp;<a title=\"CFT Clinic\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cftclinic\/\">Couple and Family Therapy Clinic<\/a>. It is the only couple and family training program in Rhode Island accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coamfte.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COAMFTE<\/a>). Accredited since 1985, we have a proud tradition of students graduating on time and obtaining employment around the country and the world in mental health agencies, family service agencies, and independent practice. Graduates typically obtain licensure as Marriage and Family Therapists after completing post-graduate licensing requirements (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/URI-CFT-Portability-Statement.pdf\">see Portability Statement<\/a>). For information on the program&#8217;s achievements,&nbsp; please see&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/COAMFTE-GAD-Table-Masters-2023.pdf\">Graduate Achievement Data.<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000000\">The program&#8217;s mission statement, training philosophy and values, program goals, and student learning outcomes are located in our<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/CFT-Program-Policy-Manual-Spring-April-2019.docx\">URI Couple and Family Therapy Manual<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Approach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to learning traditional family therapy theories, you will have the benefit of our innovative <a title=\"CFT Training Model\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft#cl-tabs-1-tab-section-6\">training model<\/a>&nbsp; based on an <strong>outcome management (OM) protocol<\/strong>. Using this system, you&#8217;ll collect&nbsp;feedback from clients on&nbsp;their&nbsp;treatment progress after each therapy session, and record client responses using an OM web-based application. Computerized predictions&nbsp; provide a basis for identifying clients who are not progressing as expected, allowing trainees to adjust their approach accordingly. Using&nbsp;this method, you will&nbsp;realize not only&nbsp;rapid development of your own skills but improved outcomes with&nbsp;your&nbsp;clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Professional Licensure Disclosure<\/b><br><small><em>In accordance with the 2019 Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, URI hereby discloses only that the curriculum for this program meets the <strong>educational requirements<\/strong> for licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/HDF-licensure-List-of-States.pdf\">in the State of Rhode Island<\/a>. URI has not determined whether the curriculum for this program meets the educational requirements for licensure in any other states or territories and we encourage you to investigate the requirements in your state or territory prior to accepting an offer of admission at URI. The applicable licensing board in your state\/territory may also impose additional requirements on candidates prior to granting a license (e.g., passing of an exam; obtaining a certificate; performing supervised clinical\/practicum hours; etc.), and we encourage you to investigate those requirements with your licensing board.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Mission\/Overview Training Philosophy and Values Our program: values collaboration with clients and with each other teaches hands-on skills for effective, integrative practice values students\u2019 and clients\u2019 strengths and differences is committed to a diverse and inclusive learning environment utilizes clients\u2019 and students\u2019 perspectives to improve outcomes Our program is committed to increasing the diversity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":13336,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-114","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13732,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions\/13732"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}