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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A general view of the various definitions and forms of psychopathology is presented in a historical, sociopolitical and cross-cultural perspective. The purpose and history of various diagnostic systems will be discussed. Using the DSM IV as the main paradigm, some of the most prevalent psychopathologies of our culture will be explored. The purpose and usage of DSM IV will be studied. Focus will be on building a cognitive diagnostic competence of, as well as an effective understanding and comfort with, the various mental health disorders. Attention will also be given to etiology, epidemiology and treatment, including chemotherapy. Some of the main psychiatric testing tools will be examined. Prerequisite: MFT 510 Personality Theories, MFT 520 MFCC Theories and MFT 505 Communication and Counseling Skills.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This class focuses on the professional and personal aspects of human sexuality. The class will explore various issues including the development of a working vocabulary of appropriate language and a knowledge of procedures that enable people to feel more at ease discussing sex. Because sexuality is an integral part of the whole person, the following topics are addressed: anatomy, physiology, communication, sex therapy, sexuality in childhood and other life cycle periods, and suggested books for clients and their children. This class is designed to meet the requirement for the California MFT license.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
The class reviews the following areas: 1. Contemporary professional ethics and statutory, regulatory, and decisional laws that delineate the profession's scope of practice; 2. The therapeutic, clinical, and practical considerations involved in the legal and ethical practice of marriage, family, and child counseling, including family law; 3. Spousal or partner abuse, detection, and intervention. 4. The current legal patterns and trends in the mental health profession; 5. The psychotherapist/patient privilege, confidentiality, including issues related to a patient being dangerous to self or others and the treatment of minors with and without parental consent; 6. A recognition and exploration of the relationship between a practitioner's sense of self and human values and his or her professional behavior and ethics. This class meets the requirements for the California MFT license.
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3.00 Credits
This course will study issues related to the development of the self and issues related to the mental health profession. Ethnic and self-identity development will be examined as well as the development of self in a collectivist culture. The strengths of the cultural traditions/practices will be examined in understanding the development of one's self worth, as well as the effects of discrimination, acculturation and bicultural experiences. Mestizo/a Psychology and Native Health Models and their application are an integral part of the course. Culturally sensitive theories, assessment and treatment models, cultural bias in assessment and testing, and racism in the mental health professions will be included.
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3.00 Credits
This class will examine the psychopathology of infants, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood within a biopsychological, sociopolitical, and systemic perspective. It will examine challenges faced by individuals, families, and clinicians that require direct and specialized mental health services. The impact of larger systems involvement i.e. health services, social services, child welfare services, and educational institutions will also be explored. The purpose and usage of the DSM IV-TR will be studied with an emphasis on developing competent diagnostic skills and developing confidence with recognizing the etiology and treatment of a variety of mental disorders. Prerequisites: MFT 505 Communication and Counseling Skills; MFT 510 Personality Theories and Clinical Interventions; MFT 520 Theories of MFT
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3.00 Credits
This class will examine the psychopathology of infancy, childhood and adolescence within a biopsychological, developmental, sociopolitical and family systems perspective. It will address challenges that children, adolescents and their families face that require direct and specialized mental health and social services alongside the appropriate educational services. This is an interdisciplinary class with an emphasis on facilitating intimate understanding, communication and collaboration among the class participants of the three professions of Education, Human Development and Marriage, Family and Child Counseling in the service of children, adolescents and their families. Prerequisite: MFT 530 Clinical Theories of Child Development.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This workshop includes the study of the assessment and method of reporting sexual assault, general neglect, severe neglect, willful cruelty or unjustifiable punishment, corporal punishment or injury and abuse in out-of-home care. Physical and behavioral indicators of abuse, crisis counseling techniques, community resources, rights and responsibilities of reporting, consequences of failure to report, caring for a child's needs after report is made, and implications and methods of treatment for children and adults are also included. This class provides training requirement for the California MFT license.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
The goal of this two unit course is to acquaint the beginning research student with a variety of research paradigms and methods, both qualitative and quantitative, useful in pursuing clinically relevant and competent research in the human sciences, within the multicultural and diverse sociopolitical context of our society. A variety of such methods will be studied, explored and tried in simulated research tasks, with a focus on the particular needs of the mental health research/practitioner. Basic skills in reading, understanding and assessing research literature will also be developed.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
The goal of this course is to help the graduate student choose an appropriate thesis topic, frame the research question to fit the developmental needs and goals of the Masters Thesis and complete the Masters Thesis Proposal. The course is designed to address the research needs of the emerging mental health professional. The Thesis Proposal will include initial drafts of the Introduction and Methodology chapters, an outline and partial draft of the Literature Review Chapter, and a Pilot Study of the Methodology. Prerequisite: MFT 562 Research Methods
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0.00 - 2.00 Credits
In this ultimate segment of the Master's Thesis process, the mental health research student forms the Master's Thesis Committee, receives approval for Advancement Candidacy, and completes the Thesis with the Committee's guidance, support and approval.This includes both limited class time and independent study. The two units provide Thesis Committee availability for 2 consecutive semesters after which the student must register for 1 unit of MFT 582 each subsequent semester until completion. Prerequisite: Completion of MFT 562 Research Methods and MFT 572 Thesis Proposal
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