教育硕士和婚姻家庭咨询教育专家

双重硕士和专业课程，面向有兴趣通过辅导机构与不同家庭合作的学生，为需要更高功能关系的人或为需要倡导和支持的儿童提供夫妻辅导。婚姻与家庭咨询/治疗计划的专业强调生态系统的方法，以了解人类问题并提供解决方案的机会：学生学会主持被邀请寻求“双重描述”的有关方面（即利益相关方）之间以解决方案为导向的对话。相互关心和解决的问题，认真听取彼此的意见，招待和发明多种解决方案的可能性，以及构建合作与承诺的新叙事。
A dual master's and specialist program for students interested in working with diverse families through counseling agencies, providing couples counseling for people desiring a higher functioning relationship, or serving children in need of advocacy and support.<br>The Marriage & Family Counseling/Therapy program specialization emphasizes an eco-systemic approach to understanding human problems and generating solution opportunities: Students learn to moderate solution-oriented conversations among interested parties (i.e., stakeholders) who are invited to seek double descriptions of mutual concerns and problems, to listen carefully to each other, to entertain and invent multiple solution possibilities, and to construct new narratives of cooperation and commitment.<br>The M.Ed./Ed.S. and M.AE./Ed.S. program in Marriage and Family Counseling is designed to equip students with the pre-professional competencies required for Registered Intern status and, following 2 years of post-degree supervised clinical experience, licensure in the State of Florida as Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT) and/or Mental Health Counselors (LMHC). The 72-credit hour entry-level program prepares entry-level Marriage and Family Therapists for careers in public and private social service agencies, hospitals, churches, businesses (e.g., Employee Assistance Programs), and independent practice settings.<br><br>The Marriage and Family Counseling program faculty are committed to helping students (a) develop knowledge and skill as empirical practitioners, that is, practitioners who can deliver effective clinical and psycho-educational services and can use a variety of research methods to evaluate the impact of clinical and psycho-educational practice, (b) enhance the breadth and depth of their professional competence, (c) utilize both individual clinical-developmental theoretical perspectives and systemic multi-cultural social-ecological theoretical perspectives in the design of mental health interventions and programs, and (d) gain in-depth exposure to a variety of modes of mental health intervention and service delivery.