Human Development

Marriage and Family Therapy

The Ph.D. program in Marriage and Family Therapy is one of the oldest in the United States. The course sequence normally takes two years for graduates of accredited masters MFT programs, with a clinical practicum during the second year and a clinical internship during the third. Students enrolled in practicum will see clients at the Family Therapy Center of Virginia Tech. The third year internship can be in a variety of settings. Clinical and theoretical courses cover a wide range of therapy styles. Supervision is conducted by clinical faculty members using a variety of supervision modalities such as reflecting teams, behind-the-mirror, and videotaped approaches. Students and faculty engage in numerous research projects from both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Faculty and students frequently also pursue their own interests independently with the support of the faculty and have published their work in such journals as Family Process, American Journal of Family Therapy, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, and Family Relations. Graduates of the program enter careers in universities and colleges, medical schools, mental health agencies, therapy training centers, and private practice.

For more information visit the MFT program.

http://www.familytherapy.vt.edu


Faculty: Scott Johnson, Margaret Keeling, Megan Dolbin-MacNab, Fred Piercy