医疗家庭治疗证书

Program overview

凭借您的医疗家庭治疗证书,成为医疗保健团队的重要组成部分

在医疗家庭治疗方面接受过高级培训的研究生对当今的医疗团队至关重要. 在为有需要的家庭服务时,本课程将培养你的智力和适应力.

Choose from two options, and become a valuable member of an integrated-care team.

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Program Overview

冰球突破豪华版MedFT项目

卫生保健提供系统正在努力提供一种满足消费者需求的护理模式, provider, payer, and insurer. 因此,医疗领域正在发展 协作和综合医疗保健团队 为了解决物理问题, emotional, spiritual, and relational needs of patients both in primary care and hospital care.

获得医疗家庭治疗证书——一次上一堂课来扩展你的知识,或者参加一个为期一天的课程来获得继续教育学分——可以扩大你在不断发展的医疗领域的实践范围 collaborative and integrative mental health care while you continue to attend to people’s relationships and families.

mg冰球突破平台, you have two options to obtain the Medical Family Therapy Certificate:

If you are currently enrolled in SPU’s Marriage and Family Therapy program:

  • 增加14个额外学分 (6个研讨会学分和8个实践/实习学分),专注于医疗家庭治疗,在硕士培训期间获得证书.
  • Take the classes while doing the three-year plan, and do the internship after your MFT internship hours are completed. 或者慢点上课,在完成硕士学位后完成MedFT实习经历.

持有婚姻及家庭治疗或相关心理健康专业研究生学位的专业人士:

  • 完成所有MDFT课程 and four clinical practica quarters to earn the certificate. (A preliminary course in family systems or family therapy is required.)
  • 课程也可以单独进行, if you do not wish to earn the certificate but want graduate transcript credit. (临床实践只能由参加证书课程的人来完成.)

Distinctives

  • SPU’s Medical Family Therapy Certificate program is the only certificate program on the West Coast geared toward training biomedical, psychosocial, 精神提供者作为综合医疗团队的一部分在医疗环境中工作.
  • Licensed 婚姻和家庭治疗师有能力在门诊诊所提供医疗家庭治疗, 住院医院和临终关怀机构, 以及其他医疗保健诊所.
  • Physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals 能否更好地理解和更有效地干预疾病的心理和精神影响.
  • Clergy 在与面临疾病的家庭一起工作时,能被装备成为精神供应者吗.
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Curriculum

Curriculum

MFT graduates

If you hold a graduate degree in marriage and family therapy, 你只需要完成核心课程和实习/实践就可以获得医疗家庭治疗证书. 课程也可以单独进行.

医生、专职医疗人员和神职人员

If you have received graduate training in social work, behavioral science, theology, nursing, or medicine, 2022世界杯合作伙伴会复习你之前的课程. 根据过去的课程,可能需要额外的系统理论和家庭治疗学分.

For most students, 该证书可以在两年的时间内完成,第一年每季度两到三节课,第二年实习/实践.

Internship

After all coursework is complete in late summer or early fall, you will be placed in a yearlong internship for 10-25 hours a week, 通常在门诊诊所或非营利性医疗专业精神健康中心. 在实习之前,你将有机会讨论实习安置的可能性.

诊所的专业范围从家庭医学, oncology, women’s health, 以及其他专业医疗网站. You will work alongside physicians, nurses, and staff providing on-site care. 你将积极参与制图工作, 和医疗团队商量, program development, 而临床心理健康治疗从患者及其家属的生物-心理-社会-精神关怀模式出发.

实习期间, 您还将参加实习课程,在该课程中,您将接受AAMFT批准的主管或主管候选人的病例临床监督.

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Courses

每季度提供两到三次, these one-day, 周五研讨会是为忙碌的研究生和研究生心理健康专业人员以及对心理健康教育感兴趣的牧师而设计的. Please check the SPU研究生课程当前时间表 今年的课程日期(一年中的时间可能会根据教师的可用性而改变).

MDFT 6633 BPSS Care and Collaboration in MedFT (1) - Required

本次研讨会回顾了生物、心理、社会、精神治疗和行为健康访谈的本质,以及用于与个人合作的干预措施, couples, 以及面对疾病的家庭. 2022世界杯合作伙伴将研究简短的生物心理社会精神访谈格式并练习使用它们. 2022世界杯合作伙伴将复习医学用语, charting, 以及不同层次的综合护理, 并将检查与医疗保健提供者成功合作所需的沟通和协作技能. 非MFT和MDFT的研究生, 以及CE专业人士, 是否可以在医疗家庭治疗项目主任或班主任的许可下注册. Email mdft@debegin.net to register.  

MDFT 6652 Motivational Interviewing for Patient and Family Health (1) - Required

本次研讨会将重点讨论有害健康行为对健康和保健的影响. 它将审查社会心理提供者的需求,这些提供者可以与提供者合作,帮助患者和家庭,因为他们的生活方式发生了重大变化. Topics will include: US statistics of diseases caused largely by lifestyle; and assessing values, priorities, and barriers and motivations to change of patient and families. 本课程的重点将是动机性访谈技巧的介绍和实践. 非MFT和MDFT的研究生, and CE professionals, 是否可以在医疗家庭治疗项目主任或班主任的许可下注册. Email mdft@debegin.net to register.   

mdft6648 MedFT评估和工具(1)

本课程将涵盖儿童和成人的几种常见疾病, with a particular focus on the impact on the patient and family. Topics to be covered include: types of illness from a culturally responsive systemic and biopsychosocial perspective; family life cycle implications; family structure implications; several commonly used (in primary care) mental health assessment tools; the behavioral health consultation model; and health-focused systemic/relational family therapy. 非MFT和MDFT的研究生, and CE professionals, 是否可以在医疗家庭治疗项目主任或班主任的许可下注册. Email mdft@debegin.net to register. 

MDFT 6649脑通治疗师(1)

本课程回顾基本的大脑结构和人际关系中的人类神经发育, with an emphasis on the processes of attachment and psychotherapy. 它涉及基本的神经多样性症状和职业,以供评估和治疗参考.g.自闭症谱系和感觉统合). Students will learn about brain development in the first twenty years of life, including memory; the shaping the nervous system; left and right brain functions; emotional regulation; and other benefits of promoting metacognition skills and an integrated brain. 非MFT和MDFT的研究生, and CE professionals, 是否可以在医疗家庭治疗项目主任或班主任的许可下注册. Email mdft@debegin.net to register. 

MDFT 6651精神与健康(1)

本课程探讨个人和家庭信仰/意义对预期悲伤的影响, forgiveness, 悲伤贯穿一生和家庭过程, and death. Course readings, resources, 讨论将集中在各种文化和宗教信仰和习俗上. Both individual and family models of grief will be examined. Students will be expected to demonstrate openness, respect, and curiosity, 以及讨论悲伤模式的能力考虑到自己的偏见以及潜在的与他人的价值观和信仰的契合. 非MFT和MDFT的研究生, and CE professionals, 是否可以在医疗家庭治疗项目主任或班主任的许可下注册. Email mdft@debegin.net to register.

悲伤,死亡和家庭(1)

Review the latest information in brain science as it relates to psychotherapy. Learn about the basics in brain physiology and neurobiology; how to use the understanding of brain science to facilitate interventions with clients and families; treatment ideas; case reviews; and why therapists need to understand how a brain learns, changes, and functions. Email mdft@debegin.net to register.

MDFT 6632 Collaboration and Practice Roles in Integrated Care (1)

本课程回顾了医疗家庭治疗师与提供者和跨学科护理团队成功合作所需的核心概念. Topics covered will include levels of medical care, warm handoffs, continuity of care, referrals, 以及其他提供者的类型/角色. 医疗家庭治疗师在初级保健和专科护理中的不同角色将被审查. 学生将练习相互教授MedFT在医疗团队中的作用. 非MFT和MDFT的研究生, and CE professionals, 是否可以在医疗家庭治疗项目主任或班主任的许可下注册. Email mdft@debegin.net to register. 

mdft6653创伤知情护理(1)

本次研讨会将探讨创伤知情生物、心理、社会、精神(BPSS)护理和医疗家庭治疗的整合. 根据参加课程的学生的专业知识和专业化,主题可能每年都有所不同. The course will address important issues within trauma-informed care, such as definitions of trauma; biological experiences of trauma; vulnerabilities during and after trauma exposure (for individuals, families, and communities); possible roles for medical family therapists on trauma and crisis interventions teams (e.g., critical incident stress debriefing); and assessing barriers to medical and mental healthcare. 在课程结束时, 学生将能够描述如何将创伤知情的镜头应用到他们专业的医疗家庭治疗领域. Class is open to MFT graduate students and MDFT students. 其他研究生和CE专业人员可以在医疗家庭治疗项目主任或班主任的许可下参加. 研究生学分需要注册、支付学费和完成所有作业. Email mdft@debegin.net to register. 

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Faculty

Faculty

Anne Prouty

Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy; Director of Medical Family Therapy
普渡大学博士

Email: proutya@debegin.net
Office: Marston 108

Stephanie Armes

Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy; Director of MFT Internships
博士,佐治亚大学

Email: sarmes@debegin.net
Phone: 206-281-2107
Office: Marston 112

Tamura Turney

婚姻及家庭治疗导师
硕士,MDFT,mg冰球突破平台

Email: tamura@debegin.net
Phone: 206-281-2627
Office: Marston 306
第一代学生

Monique Chang-Goit

Adjunct Faculty
MS, BA


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Costs

2023-24学费和杂费

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$827

per credit

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$50; $150

application fee; one-time matriculation fee

参阅额外费用详情.
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14–16 credits

to complete

All tuition, fees, and other charges stated here are payable in U.S. dollars ($US).

除了直接的教学成本, mg冰球突破平台的医疗家庭治疗证书学费包括学术和学生支持服务. Other benefits include use of athletic facilities (e.g., gym, locker room, and fitness rooms), and the SPU Library.

奖学金和经济援助

奖学金和其他经济援助提供给心理学院的新入学和继续学习的学生, Family, and Community. 欲了解更多信息,请访问 研究生资源 学生财务服务.

Resources available to graduate students to offset costs may include:

  • Student loans. Includes amounts that exceed tuition and provide for living expenses.
  • 研究生研究奖学金. 部门和资助的研究和行政助理职位每年提供给有限数量的研究生. Selection is based on established criteria within each graduate department.
  • 研究生助教奖学金. 学院资助的助教奖学金每年提供给有限数量的研究生. 选择是基于每个研究生部门的既定标准和课程需求.
  • Merit scholarships. Offered by the University as an offset to tuition.
  • 系奖学金及奖项. Selection is based on established criteria within each department. 可不可以每年派发.
  • 狄金森奖学金. 为本科生和研究生提供培训和学费,这些本科生和研究生被召唤与受慢性精神健康状况影响的人及其家庭一起工作.

Student employment

对于在校或校外的兼职学生就业机会,可以探索以下选择:

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Application

要考虑进入医疗家庭治疗证书课程,你必须 apply online. 在你选择的项目的录取过程中,通过以下方式找到你需要的帮助 Graduate Admissions. 课程申请在7月下旬和8月由课程教师进行审查, 学生将于9月中旬入学. 十月开学.

如果你是国际学生, also refer to 国际研究生信息 有关额外入学要求. 

Admission process

  • Screening. 婚姻和家庭治疗研究生招生委员会将只根据您的申请材料完成初步申请筛选过程.
  • Interview. 8月底或9月初, 入围者将被邀请与委员会成员会面,进行长达一小时的面试.
  • 推荐和批准. 您进入MedFT项目取决于MedFT主任的批准.
  • Timeline. 整个过程通常在申请截止日期后的五周内完成.
  • Probationary period. 学生以试用状态被录取,以便教师确定他们已经为在医疗诊所的安置做好了充分的准备. 一旦你被MedFT的老师评估并通过了临床准备, 局长会解除你的试用期.

当前MFT学生的申请清单

Online application 外加50美元的申请费

两封专业推荐信

  • Please include references’ name, title, phone number, and email.
  • 推荐信应该说明你的临床准备、临床意识和个人性格.
  • Only one reference can be from an SPU MFT faculty.
  • Current MFT students can opt to use references from their MFT application.

Résumé

  • A current vita or résumé showing your education, 相关工作或志愿者经历, and references.

Personal statement 三到四页,打字,双倍行距. It should address:

  • Your career goals related to mental health, or patient & family care related to fertility, health, and/or death.
  • Personal interest in the Medical Family Therapy program.
  • 你的专业和个人优势,因为他们适用于心理健康专业.
  • 相关志愿者或工作经历.
  • 个人和职业生活经历,以及它们是如何融合在一起,激励你在这个时候申请MedFT项目的.

国际学生

除了SPU一般和 Medical Family Therapy Certificate program’s admission requirements,国际学生还必须提交:

  • An official, confidential affidavit of financial support 涵盖计划入学的第一年. Without this document, SPU cannot issue an I-20 immigration form.
  • Students holding undergraduate or graduate degrees from colleges, universities and/or seminaries located outside the U.S. 他们的成绩单是否需要由专业的认证机构进行评估. 在SPFC的入学申请被批准之前,以及在其他地方获得的研究生学分可以应用于SPFC学位之前,都需要进行这样的评估.
  • If you earned an undergraduate degree in a country 除了美国, 或者你正在攻读学位, an official course-by-course credential evaluation must be submitted from a NACES 会员认可的证书服务. Acceptable credential services include, but are not limited to, 世界教育服务 (WES) and 国际服务基金会 (FIS).
  • 除了评估报告, we also require official transcripts and diplomas to be submitted in English. 国际申请人负责与此服务相关的所有费用.
  •  英语水平: If you do not speak English as your first language, you must also submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). 托福笔试成绩不低于600分,托福cbt成绩不低于250分,托福网考成绩不低于100分. 不接受ACE成绩.
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Careers

How can a Medical Family Therapy Certificate impact your career?

mg冰球突破平台(mg冰球突破平台)有越来越多的毕业生获得了医疗家庭治疗证书,在不同的医疗中心从事不孕症治疗工作, cancer, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, diabetes, heart disease, and the depression and anxiety that often accompany chronic conditions. 这是一个理想的时间,你加入到运动的综合医疗保健.

As a graduate of the Medical Family Therapy Certificate program, 你需要做好以下准备:

  • 作为一名行为保健提供者 在门诊诊所.
  • 给予心理和精神关怀 to patients and families dealing with chronic illness or chronic stress.
  • Provide practical support to physicians and nurses 治疗复杂疾病和复杂病例.
  • 评估和治疗最常见的社会心理疾病 and health behavior-related issues complicating treatment and medical outcomes.
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Contact

Anne Prouty

Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy; Director of Medical Family Therapy
普渡大学博士

Email: proutya@debegin.net
Office: Marston 108

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