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Master of Marriage and Family TherapyMEDICAL FAMILY THERAPY TRACKCurriculum:MFTO 601: Pre-InternshipCombined practicum and lecture format. Studentsgain counseling experience through role-playingwith each other. Emphasis is placed on basiccounseling skills as well as awareness of students’own family of origin.MFTO 610: Couples TherapyAn introduction to the theories and techniques ofmarriage and family therapy as applied to the workof those persons who deal primarily with couples.MFTO 615: Research Methods in Family TherapyThis course will introducestudents to both quantitative and qualitativeresearch methodologies utilized in marriage andfamily therapy research. Students will critiquethe use of these methodologies and engage inmaking research decisions as they design their ownresearch proposal. Students will understand ethicalissues in conducting research with human subjectsand be introduced to data analysis procedures.MFTO 634: Addictive DisordersDesigned to address the spectrum of addictivedisorders (chemicals, relationships, food and sex)with the focus on the biological, social andpsychological aspects of the addictive process.Emphasis will include diagnosis and treatmentstrategies from a systemic perspective.MFTO 639: Family TheoryA comprehensive explorationof theory in family studies and therapy. The role oftheory in empirical investigation, conceptualframework, and strategies of theory building usefulin the interdisciplinary study of marriage and familybehavior will be examined.MFTO 641: Family Therapy IA study of supportive counseling principles andmethodology in the area of functional familyproblems and needs. A systems approach will beutilized.MFTO 643: Professional Ethics and the LawA survey of the professional ethics and laws relativeto the practice of marriage and family therapyMFTO 645: Systemic Diagnosis & AssessmentThis course is a study ofpsychopathology, diagnosis, and assessment in abiopsychosocial-spiritual context. Studentswill learn how to use the DSM and assessmentinstruments in diagnosing and assessingpsychopathology, as well as learning systemic waysof assessment in individual, couple, and familycontextsMFTO 651: Sexual TherapyThe Christian-oriented implementation ofcontemporary sexual therapy in formal and informalsettings.MFTO 661: Family Therapy IIIntense exposure to at least three currentlypracticed modalities of Family Therapy.MFTO 662: Family Life CycleEquipping the marriage and family student with anunderstanding of how to integrate the individual,marital and family developmental cycles into clinicalcase conceptualization, diagnosis and treatment.MFTO 663: Cultural Diversity in Family TherapyThis experiential course will explore areas of culturaldiversity relevant to gender, ethnicity, and classin psychotherapy practice, with an emphasis ondeveloping cultural competence, sensitivity, andawareness. Other dimensions of diversity may becovered to a lesser extent.MFTO 670: Introduction to Medical Family TherapyThis course consists of an introduction to the fieldof medical family therapy including a review ofits history of development, current practice andresearch, an overview of medical terminology,and social trends and public policy that impact thepractice of medical family therapy.855-219-7300 ACU.EDU20-21 Catalog Year

Master of Marriage and Family TherapyMEDICAL FAMILY THERAPY TRACKCurriculum:MFTO 671: Medical Family Therapy Theory,Practice, and ResearchThis course builds on the foundation of MFTtheories and explores the theoretical foundationsof Medical Family Therapy and collaborativehealthcare. Models of Medical Family Therapyare presented, and students are expected todemonstrate conceptual understanding ofeach. Emphasis is on an understanding of thebiopsychosocial-spiritual model.MFTO 675: Interventions in Medical FamilyTherapyThis course will focus on specific interventionsutilized in the practice of medical family therapyincluding those that emphasize the mind-body-spiritconnection. Emphasis will be given to establishingsuccessful collaborative working relationships withothers in the treatment system, including doctors,nurses, social workers, and psychiatrists.MFTO 606: Internship VSupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 607: Internship VISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 608: Internship VIISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 609: Internship VIIISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 697: Ecology of Trauma and Crisis for theTherapistA study of the interrelationship between systemicexplanations of trauma and crisis and how theyimpact the psychotherapeutic practice and worldview of the therapist.MFTO 602: Internship ISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 603: Internship IISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 604: Internship IIISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 605: Internship IVSupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.855-219-7300 ACU.EDU20-21 Catalog Year

OnlineMASTER OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPYTHERAPY WITH MILITARY FAMILIES TRACK60 Credit HoursAdmissionRequirements: Cost:Completed application and application feeOfficial transcripts from accreditedundergraduate degreeOverall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher,probationary status may be grantedThree letters of recommendationWritten purpose statementA video conference interview with the programdirector may be requested Per Credit - 825Per Internship Credit - 470Resource Fee - 200 per non-internship courseTotal Tuition - 48,495855-219-7300 ACU.EDU20-21 Catalog Year

Master of Marriage and Family TherapyTHERAPY WITH MILITARY FAMILIES TRACKCurriculum:MFTO 601: Pre-InternshipCombined practicum and lecture format. Studentsgain counseling experience through role-playingwith each other. Emphasis is placed on basiccounseling skills as well as awareness of students’own family of origin.MFTO 610: Couples TherapyAn introduction to the theories and techniques ofmarriage and family therapy as applied to the workof those persons who deal primarily with couples.MFTO 615: Research Methods in Family TherapyThis course will introduce students to bothquantitative and qualitative research methodologiesutilized in marriage and family therapyresearch. Students will critique the use of thesemethodologies and engage in making researchdecisions as they design their own researchproposal. Students will understand ethical issues inconducting research with human subjects and beintroduced to data analysis procedures.MFTO 634: Addictive DisordersDesigned to address the spectrum of addictivedisorders (chemicals, relationships, food and sex)with the focus on the biological, social andpsychological aspects of the addictive process.Emphasis will include diagnosis and treatmentstrategies from a systemic perspective.MFTO 639: Family TheoryA comprehensive exploration of theory in familystudies and therapy. The role of theory in empiricalinvestigation, conceptual framework, and strategiesof theory building useful in the interdisciplinarystudy of marriage and family behavior will beexamined.MFTO 641: Family Therapy IA study of supportive counseling principles andmethodology in the area of functional familyproblems and needs. A systems approach willbe utilized.MFTO 643: Professional Ethics and the LawA survey of the professional ethics and laws relativeto the practice of marriage and family therapy.MFTO 645: Systemic Diagnosis & AssessmentThis course is a study of psychopathology,diagnosis, and assessment in a biopsychosocialspiritual context. Students will learn how to usethe DSM and assessment instruments in diagnosingand assessing psychopathology, as well as learningsystemic ways of assessment in individual, couple,and family contextsMFTO 651: Sexual TherapyThe Christian-oriented implementation ofcontemporary sexual therapy in formal andinformal settings.MFTO 661: Family Therapy IIIntense exposure to at least three currentlypracticed modalities of Family Therapy.MFTO 662: Family Life CycleEquipping the marriage and family student with anunderstanding of how to integrate the individual,marital and family developmental cycles into clinicalcase conceptualization, diagnosis and treatment.MFTO 663: Cultural Diversity in Family TherapyThis experiential course will explore areas ofcultural diversity relevant to gender, ethnicity, andclass in psychotherapy practice, with an emphasison developing cultural competence, sensitivity, andawareness. Other dimensions of diversity may becovered to a lesser extent.MFTO 682 Dynamics of Military FamiliesA survey of the life cycle and other nodal eventscommon to military families.MFTO 684 Family Therapy with Military FamiliesAn introduction to the theories and techniquesof marriage and family therapy as applied to thework of those persons who deal primarily withmilitary families.855-219-7300 ACU.EDU20-21 Catalog Year

Master of Marriage and Family TherapyTHERAPY WITH MILITARY FAMILIES TRACKCurriculum:MFTO 657 Assessment and Treatment of FamilyViolenceA study of family violence with an emphasison assessment and treatment informed by abiopsychosocial-spiritual paradigm.MFTO 697: Ecology of Trauma and Crisis for theTherapistA study of the interrelationship between systemicexplanations of trauma and crisis and how theyimpact the psychotherapeutic practice and worldview of the therapist.MFTO 602: Internship ISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 603: Internship IISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 604: Internship IIISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 605: Internship IVSupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 606: Internship VSupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 607: Internship VISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 608: Internship VIISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 609: Internship VIIISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.855-219-7300 ACU.EDU20-21 Catalog Year

OnlineMASTER OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPYTREATMENT OF TRAUMA TRACK60 Credit HoursAdmissionRequirements: Cost:Completed application and application feeOfficial transcripts from accreditedundergraduate degreeOverall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher,probationary status may be grantedThree letters of recommendationWritten purpose statementA video conference interview with the programdirector may be requested Per Credit - 825Per Internship Credit - 470Resource Fee - 200 per non-internship courseTotal Tuition - 48,495855-219-7300 ACU.EDU20-21 Catalog Year

Master of Marriage and Family TherapyTREATMENT OF TRAUMA TRACKCurriculum:MFTO 601: Pre-InternshipCombined practicum and lecture format. Studentsgain counseling experience through role-playingwith each other. Emphasis is placed on basiccounseling skills as well as awareness of students’own family of origin.problems and needs. A systems approach will beutilized.MFTO 610: Couples TherapyAn introduction to the theories and techniques ofmarriage and family therapy as applied to the workof those persons who deal primarily with couples.MFTO 645: Systemic Diagnosis & AssessmentThis course is a study ofpsychopathology, diagnosis, and assessment in abiopsychosocial-spiritual context. Studentswill learn how to use the DSM and assessmentinstruments in diagnosing and assessingpsychopathology, as well as learning systemic waysof assessment in individual, couple, and familycontexts.MFTO 615: Research Methods in Family TherapyThis course will introducestudents to both quantitative and qualitativeresearch methodologies utilized in marriage andfamily therapy research. Students will critiquethe use of these methodologies and engage inmaking research decisions as they design their ownresearch proposal. Students will understand ethicalissues in conducting research with human subjectsand be introduced to data analysis procedures.MFTO 630: Trauma Intervention ModelsA study of the common interventions used intreating trauma.MFTO 634: Addictive DisordersDesigned to address the spectrum of addictivedisorders (chemicals, relationships, food and sex)with the focus on the biological, social andpsychological aspects of the addictive process.Emphasis will include diagnosis and treatmentstrategies from a systemic perspective.MFTO 639: Family TheoryA comprehensive explorationof theory in family studies and therapy. The role oftheory in empirical investigation, conceptualframework, and strategies of theory building usefulin the interdisciplinary study of marriage and familybehavior will be examined.MFTO 641: Family Therapy IA study of supportive counseling principles andmethodology in the area of functional familyMFTO 643: Professional Ethics and the LawA survey of the professional ethics and laws relativeto the practice of marriage and family therapy.MFTO 651: Sexual TherapyThe Christian-oriented implementation ofcontemporary sexual therapy in formal and informalsettings.MFTO 655: Systemic Trauma and ViolenceThis course will provide students with a systemicapproach to the presence of trauma and violence inrelationships. Emphasis will be placed on intimatepartner violence and abuse across the life cycle.Issues of spirituality and resiliency will also beexplored.MFTO 657: Assessment and Treatment of FamilyViolenceA study of family violence with an emphasison assessment and treatment informed by abiopsychosocial-spiritual paradigm.MFTO 661: Family Therapy IIIntense exposure to at least three currentlypracticed modalities of Family Therapy.MFTO 662: Family Life CycleEquipping the marriage and family student with anunderstanding of how to integrate the individual,marital and family developmental cycles into clinicalcase conceptualization, diagnosis and treatment.855-219-7300 ACU.EDU20-21 Catalog Year

Master of Marriage and Family TherapyTREATMENT OF TRAUMA TRACKCurriculum:MFTO 663: Cultural Diversity in Family TherapyThis experiential course will explore areas of culturaldiversity relevant to gender, ethnicity, and classin psychotherapy practice, with an emphasis ondeveloping cultural competence, sensitivity, andawareness. Other dimensions of diversity may becovered to a lesser extent.MFTO: 697 Ecology of Crisis & Trauma for theTherapistA study of the interrelationship between systemicexplanations of trauma and crisis and how theyimpact the psychotherapeutic practice and worldview of the therapist.MFTO 602: Internship ISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 603: Internship IISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 604: Internship IIISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 605: Internship IVSupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 606: Internship VSupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 607: Internship VISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 608: Internship VIISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.MFTO 609: Internship VIIISupervised practice in marriage and family therapy.Emphasis on a wide variety of experience.855-219-7300 ACU.EDU20-21 Catalog Year

with the focus on the biological, social and psychological aspects of the addictive process. Emphasis will include diagnosis and treatment . marriage and family therapy as applied to the work of t