Couples and Family Therapy Courses

The M.S. degree in Couples and Family Therapy includes some of the CFT courses listed below, as well as courses from other programs in the College of Education and Counseling Psychology. The CFT Program Progression can found in under MS Requirements and you can consult the UO Class Schedule to learn when these courses are offered, and register.

CFT 401 Research: [Topic]
15 Credits
Repeatable

CFT 407 Seminar: [Topic]
15 Credits
Repeatable

CFT 410 Experimental Course: [Topic]
15 Credits
Repeatable

CFT 503 Thesis
116 Credits
Repeatable

CFT 507 Seminar: [Topic]
15 Credits
Repeatable

CFT 510 Experimental Course: [Topic]
1-5 Credits
Repeatable

CFT 601 Research: [Topic]
116 Credits
A current topic is methods

CFT 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic]
116 Credits
Repeatable

CFT 606 Field Studies or Practicum: [Topic]
116 Credits
Repeatable

CFT 607 Seminar: [Topic]
15 Credits
Repeatable

CFT 608 Workshop: [Topic]
116 Credits
Repeatable

CFT 610 Experimental Course: [Topic]
15 Credits
Repeatable

CFT 612 Parenting Interventions
3 Credits
Examines evidence-based practices for parenting children and adolescents, including trauma-focused parenting strategies.

CFT 614 Child Mental Health and Diagnosis
4 Credits
Emphasizes the etiology, nosology, phenomenology, and diagnosis of mental health disorders in children. Examines social and cultural assumptions about “normal” versus “pathological” behavior, cognition, and emotion.

CFT 615 Introduction to Marriage Family Therapy
3 Credits
Surveys the distinct disciplines of marriage and family therapy.

CFT 616 Systems Theory Foundations
3 Credits
Surveys macro theories and their relationship to families and family therapy with emphasis on systems, communications, and ecological theories.

CFT 620 Mental Health and Diagnosis
3 Credits
Study of maladaptive behavior, treatment, and prevention emphasizing the integrative contributions of biological, behavior, cognitive, psychodynamic, humanist-existential, and community perspectives, including the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

CFT 625 Violence, Trauma, and Healing
4 Credits
Theories and research on the acceleration and cessation of violence in the family and assessment of responses to violent family behaviors and to perpetrators, survivors, and families.

CFT 626 Relational Sex Therapy
3 Credits
Contemporary examination of human sexuality in relational context covering sexual development, sexual expression, and assessment and treatment protocol for sexual difficulties in intimate relationships increases understanding and clinical abilities for working with couples; special emphasis on the role of intimacy and sexual relationships.

CFT 628 Addiction and Recovery
3 Credits
Increases the conceptual understanding and skills of family therapists working with contemporary issues; emphasis on addictions and addiction recovery.

CFT 629 Intimate Partner Therapy
4 Credits
Application of systems theory to problems within relationships and their resolution. Includes research findings, assessment, motivation, change, content and process, ethics, and social-macro considerations.

CFT 640 Practicum, Beginning
3 Credits
Development of clinical micro skills, intake procedures, clinical interviewing, and client documentation.