Are you searching for a graduate-level marriage and family therapist degree program in Indiana, consider Indiana Wesleyan University’s accredited 60 credit hour master’s in marriage and family therapy. Our MFT program’s interpersonal focus and holistic approach emphasize family systems within each student's Christian worldview context. Evidence-based approaches in the field are given high priority in the curriculum. Students learn to engage with classic systemic models as well as more contemporary and postmodern approaches, benefit from our strongly interpersonal structure, and enjoy close interaction with faculty members. Those within the Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy become an intimate community that provides a source of shared faith, knowledge, and friendship.
Why Pursue My Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy Online at IWU?
Through our state-of-the-art therapy and research center, students are exposed to regular video recording and monitoring of their own and classmates' therapy sessions, supervision with video recordings, live supervision, and numerous research opportunities. Master’s in marriage and family therapy students are also exposed to a variety of learning environments through the classroom, practicum experience, and internship placements.
We anticipate that our graduates will become leaders and public servants who thoughtfully address contemporary challenges such as troubled marriages, child concerns, single parenting, divorce, and reconstituted families, with cultural competence and professional integrity. Our Christian faculty teach from the same biblical worldview valued on our campus, so that students can implement these principles in a fulfilling career. Students enrolled in MFT programs are trained to work with individual clients in a manner that is consistent with their own budding philosophy of marriage and family therapy. Emphasis is placed on each student grappling with their own understanding of why therapy is successful, i.e., what is one's own theory of change within the therapeutic context?
What Will I Learn in a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy Program?
Our graduate-level marriage and family therapist degree is designed to train entry-level professionals whose clinical skills are informed by diverse theoretical traditions, ethical integrity, and sensitivity to diverse populations of individuals, couples, and families. The master’s in marriage and family therapy program will prepare students to engage in the professional practice of individual, couple, and family therapy. Students will develop the necessary skills and practices to demonstrate knowledge of theories and treatment of individuals, couples, and families from a systemic, multicultural perspective. The MFT program’s Christian focus will prepare students to integrate faith with individual, couple, and family therapy in a clinically appropriate manner and with professional integrity.
Your Master of Arts in Graduate Counseling may be closer than you think! Learn more about the Graduate Counseling programs at Indiana Wesleyan, and the incredible faculty team dedicated to making helping you take the next steps in your counseling career!
What Makes IWU Different?
IWU has provided on-campus education for more than 100 years.
Faith-integrated curriculum and a commitment to changing the world.
Center for Student Success for counseling, tutoring, and more!
Dr. Robert Atchison
Associate Professor; Chair, Division of Graduate Counseling
Professor Atchison is a graduate of the Indiana Wesleyan University Graduate Counseling program. He began his track as a youth minister but transitioned into the world of counseling as part of his Calling.
60 Credit Hours
$602/ Credit Hour
Financial aid is available in the form of grants, loans, scholarships, veterans’ benefits, and employer reimbursement.
These courses contain the program-specific knowledge. Upon completion, you should have the tools to conquer your new career with confidence.
+ CNS-501
+ CNS-502 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 Hours
+ CNS-503 | Theory and Techniques in the Helping Relationship | 3 Hours
+ CNS-504 | Theory and Techniques in Group Counseling | 3 Hours
+ CNS-505 | Theory and Techniques in Career Counseling | 3 Hours
+ CNS-506 | Appraisal of Individuals and Families | 3 Hours
+ CNS-507 | Research and Evaluation of Methods and Practice | 3 Hours
+ CNS-508 | Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues | 3 Hours
+ CNS-509 | Integration of Christian Faith in Professional Counseling | 3 Hours
+ CNS-520 | Sexuality, Intimacy and Gender | 3 Hours
+ CNS-533 | Psychopathology | 3 Hours
+ CNS-541 | Foundations of Marriage and Family Therapy | 3 Hours
+ CNS-542 | Major Models of MFT I: Theory Assessment, and Application | 3 Hours
+ CNS-543 | Major Models of MFT II: Theory, Assessment, and Application | 3 Hours
+ CNS-546 | Major Models of MFT III: Theory, Assessment, and Application | 3 Hours
+ CNS-550 | Supervised Practicum | 3 Hours
+ CNS-551 | Supervised Internship | 3 Hours
+ CNS-552 | Supervised Internship | 3 Hours
+ CNS-554 | Advanced Internship | 3 Hours
NOTE: The graduate admissions committee retains the right to waive an admission requirement for special circumstances. Successful graduate coursework may be substituted for the GRE.
Up to 35% of a program's required credit hours may be transferred from an accredited institution into a graduate-level counseling program at Indiana Wesleyan University.
SPECIAL NOTE:
Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org, 312-263-0456. Other accreditations and associations of Indiana Wesleyan University are available at www.indwes.edu/about/iwu-profile/accreditation.
The Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy (COAMFTE), 112 South Alfred Street Alexandria, Va. 22314, 703-253-0473.
