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Features
Courses are offered primarily in the evening to accommodate students who work during the day. Students must expand their availability in year two to accommodate traineeship and the Program’s practicum course.
Cohort Program designed to bring MFT students together with shared goals and skills to learn and progress through the program.
64-unit program full-time allows students to complete the program requirements in three years. The option for a part-time plan of study is only available with advisement and approval from the Department’s program director and chair.
Welcomes and trains students to work with diverse, marginalized communities in inclusive and equitable practices. The program is committed to diversity as reflected in its mission, students, faculty, and community engagement.
Publicly supported program in Southern California offering curriculum and clinical training that meets the educational requirements set by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences required to become a registered Associated Marriage and Family Therapist.
Program Goals (PG)
The MFT program goals reflect the COAMFTE’s five Developmental Competency Components outlined in Standards Version 12.5.
- Knowledge of the MFT profession
- Practice of relational/systemic therapy as a qualified behavioral/mental health provider
- Commitment to ethical practice through ethical codes of the MFT profession and pertinent
- regulatory bodies
- Awareness, knowledge, and skill to responsibly serve diverse communities
- Development and application of research to further the knowledge and practice of the MFT profession.
Program Goals (PG)
- PG 1: Knowledge/Research - Apply foundational and relational knowledge from a wide range of family and systemic theories and treatment techniques informed by research.
- PG 2: Diversity - Demonstrate awareness of intersectional identities and contextual influences within diverse communities, social systems, and marginalized groups in clinical practice.
- PG 3: Ethics - Apply legal, ethical, and professional standards required for clinical, systemic, and relational practice.
- PG 4: Practice - Demonstrate competence in systems/relational practice according to MFT professional standards, as reflected in implementing, articulating, and writing up on clinical cases.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)
Students graduating from the CSUDH MFT program achieve competency in couples, marriage, and family therapy, evidenced by a collection of distinct program learning outcomes.
PLO 1: Knowledge/Research - Apply foundational and relational knowledge from a wide range of family and systemic theories and treatment techniques informed by research.
PLO 1: Knowledge/Research - Apply foundational and relational knowledge from a wide range of family and systemic theories and treatment techniques informed by research.
PLO 2: Diversity - Demonstrate awareness of intersectional identities and contextual influences within diverse communities, social systems, and marginalized groups in clinical practice.
PLO 3: Ethics - Apply legal, ethical, and professional standards required for clinical, systemic, and relational practice.
PLO 4: Practice - Demonstrate competence in systems/relational practice according to MFT professional standards, as reflected in implementing, articulating, and writing up on clinical cases.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
SLO 1: Knowledge - Students demonstrate working knowledge of traditional, contemporary, and evidenced-based MFT theories to clinical case conceptualization and treatment planning that are informed by research.
SLO 2: Diversity - Students demonstrate how intersectional identities influence family functioning
SLO 3: Diversity - Students self-reflect on the implications of own and others’ social location in clinical practice.
SLO 4: Ethics - Students apply ethical standards, consistent with the current California MFT statutes and regulations, and the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Code of Ethics, in diverse clinical contexts.
SLO 5: Practice - Students implement appropriate and accurate clinical competencies and skills (e.g., biopsychosocial assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and implementation) from a systemic/relational perspective.
Diversity Statement
MFT Department’s Diversity Statement
The Marital and Family Therapy Department welcomes and encourages ks in inclusive and equitable practices to work with diverse, marginalized communities. The program values and is committed to diversity as reflected in its mission, students, faculty, supervisors, and community engagement. It recognizes that diversity as being inclusive but not limited to race, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, relationship status, gender identity, socioeconomic status, disability, health status, religious or spiritual beliefs, religious or spiritual affiliation, national origin, and veteran status. The MFT program aligns with the university and global CSU system. The program does not discriminate based on any of the diversity mentioned statues indicated above in its activities, programming, education, or training relating to students, faculty, supervisors, or professional program staff. We maintain that diversity allows for a robust and productive learning environment for faculty and students and provides the experiences needed to serve diverse communities better through socially just practices. The program readily embodies diversity and records and publishes materials regarding the diversity composition of its students, faculty, and supervisors unless prohibited by law. The program's diversity statement is informed by and follows the mission statements throughout the CSUDH system.
The Marital and Family Therapy Department welcomes and encourages ks in inclusive and equitable practices to work with diverse, marginalized communities. The program values and is committed to diversity as reflected in its mission, students, faculty, supervisors, and community engagement. It recognizes that diversity as being inclusive but not limited to race, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, relationship status, gender identity, socioeconomic status, disability, health status, religious or spiritual beliefs, religious or spiritual affiliation, national origin, and veteran status. The MFT program aligns with the university and global CSU system. The program does not discriminate based on any of the diversity mentioned statues indicated above in its activities, programming, education, or training relating to students, faculty, supervisors, or professional program staff. We maintain that diversity allows for a robust and productive learning environment for faculty and students and provides the experiences needed to serve diverse communities better through socially just practices. The program readily embodies diversity and records and publishes materials regarding the diversity composition of its students, faculty, and supervisors unless prohibited by law. The program's diversity statement is informed by and follows the mission statements throughout the CSUDH system.
Program Diversity Report
MFT STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS - DATA FOR 2024-2025
Outcome-Based Educational Framework
CSUDH Graduate Achievement Data
Advertised Program Length: 3 Years
Maximum Program Length: 5 Years
Revised MFT 64-Unit Program
Advertised Program Length: 3 Years
Maximum Program Length: 5 Years
| *Cohort Term/Year Students Entered Program | # of Students in Program | Advertised Graduation Rate (%) * | Job Placement Rate (%) ** | BBS Exam Pass Rate (%) *** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2016 | 16 | 81% | 83% | 66% |
| Spring 2017 | 13 | 69% | 69& | 100% |
| Fall 2017 | 24 | 79% | 75% | In progress |
| Spring 2018 | 9 | 88% | 88% | In progress |
| Fall 2018 | 30 | 80% | 76% | In progress |
| Spring 2019 | 14 | 92% | 92% | In progress |
| Fall 2019 | 12 | 83% | 83% | In progress |
| Spring 2020 | 10 | 100% | 80% | In progress |
| †Fall 2020 | 19 | 84% | 47% | In progress |
| †Spring 2021 | 14 | 56%(8) | In progress | In progress |
| Fall 2021 | 21 | 91%(19) | In progress | In progress |
| Fall 2022 | 18 | In progress | In progress | In progress |
| Fall 2023 | 27 | In progress | In progress | In progress |
| Fall 2024 | 35 | In progress | In progress | In progress |
*Advertised Graduation Rate: The percentage of students based on the cohort term/year entered who graduated from the MFT Program within three (3) years (advertised length of completion).
**Job Placement Rate: The percentage of graduates based on the cohort term/year entered who reported employment within three (3) years of graduation, utilizing skills learned in the MFT Program.
***CA Law and Ethics Exam Pass Rate: The percentage of graduates based on the cohort term/year entered who passed the California Law and Ethics Exam. The BBS first administered the Law and Ethics Exam in January 2016; Associates must take the exam within the first year of registration as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist.