Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT)
Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) is the clinical discipline and practice of providing behavioral health treatment to individuals, couples, families, and groups of all ages and cultures.
MFT is a goal-oriented treatment that assists in helping patients realize personal or family/system change and is one of the five federally recognized mental health disciplines.
What does your future as an MFT look like?
OC’s MFT program trains students for a variety of careers
Career Opportunities
Community mental health agencies
Medically integrated care or medical family therapy
Private or group practice
Tribal systems, the Veterans Administration, or other State or Federal agency or university-based mental health positions
Research, policy, advocacy, or other culture-changing leadership work
Work-based mental health positions such as “Employment Assistant Plan” professionals
M.S. in Human Sciences — Marriage and Family Therapy: 45 hours (minimum)
Human Sciences Foundation Courses
18 Hours
Marriage and Family Therapy Courses
27 Hours