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Master of Couple and Family Therapy - 8931

The School of Social Sciences and International Studies offers a Master of Couple and Family Therapy in conjunction with Relationships Australia (NSW). This program is a two-year part-time program. Students enrol and complete the first year courses at Relationships Australia, and the second year courses are completed at UNSW. The program is offered every two years only. The intake into the first year occurs in alternate years, and the next first-year intake will be for the 2008 academic year. The program is not available for International Students, nor is it available by distance education or on a full-time basis.

The program blends theory, and clinical studies courses. Clinical studies courses make up more than half of the program, and students work intensively in small groups with a Senior Clinical Supervisor using ‘live' supervision in their work with the clients of Relationships Australia (NSW). The theory courses are taught in a participative seminar format. By the end of the program, students can expect to have thorough and clinical grounding in the specialist field of couple and family therapy.

Program Coordinator
Dr Carmel Flaskas

Program Summary


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	Contact: Dr Carmel Flaskas
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Typical Duration: 2 Years
	Typical UOC Per Semester: 12
	Min UOC Per Semester: 6
	Max UOC Per Semester: 12
	Min UOC For Award: 48

Program Description

The Master of Couple and Family Therapy (MCFT) is a 2 year part-time program offered through the School of Social Sciences in partnership with the Australian Institute of Relationship Studies (AIRS), the training division of Relationship Australia.

Please note that students enrol in Year 1 at AIRS and in Year 2 at UNSW.
Applicants would need to lodge a separate special application for admission to Year 1 (AIRS).
This special application, along with the program brochure, can be downloaded via the School Website.
The next intake for Year 1 students will be for 2011, (The next Year 2 UNSW intake will be for 2012.)

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

The Masters program is an interdisciplinary clinical training program that prepares counselling professionals for specialist practice in the field of couple and family therapy. The program of study emphasises theory and clinical studies in couple and family therapy and research issues related to this field.

Program Structure

Students are required to complete 6 courses (48 units of credit) over 2 years. Students complete 3 Level 1 courses (SOCF5001, SOCF5002, SOCF5003) through enrolment in the Masters Articulation Program at AIRS and are then eligible to apply for admission to the MCFT with Advanced Standing, which is awarded after completion of 3 Level 2 courses (SOCF5004, SOCF5005, SOCF5006). Students who achieve a minimum distinction-level average in the courses SOCF5001, SOCF5004 and SOCF5005 are eligible to apply to substitute the course SOCF5107 Professional Practice Research Project for SOCF5006.

Some courses are subject to prerequisite and corequisite requirements

Core Courses
Year 1

Semester 1