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James A Haley Veterans' Hospital and ±«Óãtv Partner in Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Training Program
The ±«Óãtv Marriage and Family Therapy M.S. program within the Department of Child & Family Studies is excited to announce a new partnership with James A Haley LMFT Training program. This partnership is one of only six in the nation. In combination with ±«Óãtv, the James A Haley LMFT training program will be the second largest funded program in the nation.
Currently the partnership will provide 4 paid internships for MFT students with a tentative acceptance of the program growing to 8 paid positions next year. This would represent approximately 20% of the VA-allocated funds for MFT training nationwide this year and up to 40% in the future.
MFTs are trained to diagnose and treat a wide range of client issues such as, depression, anxiety, divorce adjustment, blended families, couple distress, parenting issues, and grief to name just a few. However, these issues are addressed from the context of how interactions with relationships and larger systems impact the creation and maintenance of these issues.
The MFT program at ±«Óãtv meets the education and practicum hour requirements needed to obtain a registered intern status with the state. Once a registered intern with the state of Florida, individuals can take the national MFT exam and start collecting hours for licensure under the supervision of a Florida board approved MFT supervisor.