The Master of Arts (MA) in Counseling Psychology/Marriage & Family Therapy program prepares students to practice and pursue licensure in California as marriage and family therapists (MFTs). The program prepares students to become skilled professionals capable of integrating classroom knowledge and practicum experiences into a wide variety of settings with diverse client populations. It introduces students to basic counseling skills and to applying individual, family, and group theory to client assessment and intervention. It emphasizes the development of professional attitudes, theoretical and factual knowledge, and assessment and intervention skills essential to marriage and family counseling and individual counseling specialties. The program develops clinicians who are committed to the ethical provision of quality services.