You may begin work toward this certificate during your concentration year through a cooperative program with the Denver Family Institute. The program provides you with:
- advanced learning and direct clinical training and practice with families, couples and individuals
- state-of-the-art, hands-on training with master practitioners and family therapy trainers, helping you to become a skilled practitioner
- the opportunity to develop a clinical specialty, thus facilitating you future job searches
- clinical supervision (live and video) for licensure and the opportunity for dual licensure in both social work and marriage and family therapy
You'll take ten quarter hours of course work at the Denver Family Institute, completing your first year of work toward the certificate while still at GSSW. After obtaining your MSW, you'll complete an additional year of course work, two years of post master's degree supervision requirements and 500 clinical contact hours.
The Denver Family Institute is accredited by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and offers the Rocky Mountain region's most extensive training in marriage and family therapy. Most supervisors are both Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) and AAMFT approved. Classes at the Institute are held in the evening, and every effort is made to accommodate your class and employment schedules.
For more information, contact Associate Professor Lynn Parker, Couples and Family Therapy Certificate program coordinator.
