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Year Course ID Course
2024-2025 CHEM 342

Advanced Physical Chemistry II

The fundamental concepts of matter in relation to: Kinetic Molecular Theory, Transport Phenomena, Elementary Kinetics, Complex Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysis.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Math 123, PHYS 111, 112, CHEM 240, or permission from the instructor. (3-0)
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair
2024-2025 CHEM 357

Modern Analytical Methods

Introduction to the theory and practice of analytical chemistry. After a review of the basic laboratory techniques used in pure and applied chemistry and in biological chemistry, the course discusses a number of instrumental techniques, particularly those based on chromatographic, electromagnetic radiation, and electrochemical theories.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Students must have one of CHEM 103 or 111 and one of CHEM 104 or 112; and a 200 level or above chemistry lab course. (3-4; 3-4)
NB: CHEM 357 should precede CHEM 358. Not offered every year. See department chair.
2024-2025 CHEM 358

Modern Analytical Methods

Introduction to the theory and practice of analytical chemistry. After a review of the basic laboratory techniques used in pure and applied chemistry and in biological chemistry, the course discusses a number of instrumental techniques, particularly those based on chromatographic, electromagnetic radiation, and electrochemical theories.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Students must have one of CHEM 103 or 111 and one of CHEM 104 or 112; and a 200 level or above chemistry lab course. (3-4; 3-4)
NB: CHEM 357 should precede CHEM 358. Not offered every year. See department chair.
2024-2025 CHEM 370

Environmental Chemistry

The study of chemical reactions as they relate to the environment. The course takes a biogeochemical approach with emphasis placed on the deleterious effects that human activities and technologies have had on atmospheric, aquatic, and terrestrial systems. Methods to alleviate environmental problems are considered.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Students must have one of CHEM 103 or 111 and one of CHEM 104 or 112. CHEM 221, 222 recommended. (0-0; 3-4)
2024-2025 CHEM 372

Molecular Genetics

This course considers modern developments and techniques in genetics, especially the basic and applied aspects of recombinant DNA technology.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 113, 114; a minimum C grade in CHEM 223; students must have one of CHEM 103 or 111 and one of CHEM 104 or 112. CHEM 221, 222 recommended. (0-0; 3-3)
NB: CHEM 372 may only be applied to the Life Sciences Emphasis Program in chemistry.
Cross-listed: BIOL 372
2024-2025 CHEM 384

Principles of Biochemistry

The study of chemical structure, function, and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. This class is continued as CHEM 386.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 221, 222. Recommended: BIOL 113, 114, 223.
Cross-listed: BIOL 384
2024-2025 CHEM 386

Biosynthesis

In this course, two aspects of biochemistry are developed: (1) The modern understanding of the biochemical transfer of genetic information: DNA structure and synthesis, transcription, and translation. These are related to developments in recombinant DNA technology. (2) An introduction to physiological biochemistry including vision, muscle contraction, and neurotransmission.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 221, 222. Recommended: BIOL 113, 114, 223.
NB: CHEM 386 may only be applied to the Life Sciences Emphasis and honours programs in chemistry.
Cross-listed: BIOL 386
2024-2025 CHEM 400

Directed Studies in Chemistry

Students are required to produce an outline of the topic to be studied in consultation with the instructor. A course of reading and/ or experimentation is pursued according to the approved outline. Assessment may be via examination and/or a final written report.

Course Credits: 2, 3
Prerequisite(s): Advanced standing in chemistry or instructor's consent.
NB: This course with the appropriate choice of topics can be used as a preparation for the senior thesis (CHEM 410).
2024-2025 CHEM 409

Thesis Preparation

In consultation with a faculty advisor, the student will propose a chemical research project, which will actually be investigated in the follow-up course, CHEM 410. The student must first do a thorough search of the relevant chemical literature. A specific project proposal is then to be formulated and presented in a written report.

Course Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): Advanced standing in chemistry or instructor's consent.
2024-2025 CHEM 410

Senior Thesis

The course follows up on CHEM 409; the research project that was proposed in CHEM 409 is actually carried out in CHEM 410. This is done under the supervision of a faculty member of the chemistry department. As a result, there are no lectures; rather the course is centered on the lab. In addition to the facilities at Trinity Western, other facilities may be utilized where possible and useful. The project will result in a written thesis and public presentation.

Course Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 409, a related directed study in preparation, or instructor's consent.
2024-2025 CHEM 411

Senior Thesis

Students research a chosen area of chemistry and provide a final written report.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 409, a related directed study in preparation, or instructor's consent.
NB: This course can only be taken by prior arrangement with the department chair and the Office of the Registrar.
2024-2025 CHEM 431

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

This course looks at the chemistry of the transition metals. Emphasis during the first semester is on classical coordination chemistry, including stereochemistry, symmetry, theories of bonding and electronic structure in complexes. The second semester includes a variety of special topics in inorganic chemistry, such as organometallic chemistry, catalysis, and bioinorganic chemistry.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 230. (3-4; 3-0)
NB: CHEM 431 should precede 432. Not offered every year. See department chair.
2024-2025 CHEM 432

Organometallic Chemistry

Organometallic complexes contain organic groups bonded to metals in transition metal complexes. This advanced inorganic chemistry course explores the structure, chemical and physical properties, and reactivity of organometallic complexes. An overview of key ligand classes and typical reactivity patterns leads to exploration of catalysis reactions mediated by organometallic complexes and their resulting impact on human society.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 230. (3-4; 3-0)
NB: Not offered every year See department chair
2024-2025 CHEM 461

Chemical & Biological Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is the use of science, engineering and technology for the design and implementation of protocols that lead to novel materials as well as devices on the nanometer size. The objective of this course will be to provide chemistry and biology students with an introduction to the principles that underpin the synthesis,

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 103/104 or CHEM 111/112 and MATH 123; or instructor's consent.
PHYS 111
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
2024-2025 CHEM 469

Polymer Chemistry

A study of organic and structural aspects of several polymer families, physical properties including molecular weight and distribution, solution properties of macromolecules, kinetics of polymerization in free radical, ionic, and condensation systems. Stereochemistry of polymers. Application to the properties of selected synthetic rubbers and plastics.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 221, 222.
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
2024-2025 CHIN 101

Introduction to Chinese Language & Culture I

A basic introduction to Mandarin Chinese for students with no previous knowledge of either Mandarin or Cantonese. The course focuses on speaking and listening comprehension, but also introduce reading and writing. With Chinese culture as a major component, students gain insight into the significance of China today and over the centuries

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 CHIN 102

Introduction to Chinese Language & Culture II

A basic introduction to Mandarin Chinese for students with no previous knowledge of either Mandarin or Cantonese. The course focuses on speaking and listening comprehension, but also introduce reading and writing. With Chinese culture as a major component, students gain insight into the significance of China today and over the centuries.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 101, or Instructor's permission following a successful Mandarin Placement test.
2024-2025 CHIN 201

Intermediate Chinese Language & Culture I

This course develops students' Chinese language skills and provide them with further insight into Chinese culture and history. With an emphasis on improving communication skills, the course offers extensive practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students read various authentic texts, review and study grammar, and expand their cultural understanding through readings, film, and discussion with the instructor. A field trip to the Chinese community enables students to practise their language skills and experience Chinese culture firsthand.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 102 or instructor's permission following a successful Mandarin Placement test.
NB: Presently offered as a Directed Study.
2024-2025 CHIN 202

Intermediate Chinese Language & Culture II

This course develops students' Chinese language skills and provide them with further insight into Chinese culture and history. With an emphasis on improving communication skills, the course offers extensive practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students read various authentic texts, review and study grammar, and expand their cultural understanding through readings, film, and discussion with the instructor. A field trip to the Chinese community enables students to practise their language skills and experience Chinese culture firsthand.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 201; or instructor's permission following a successful Mandarin Placement test.
NB: Presently offered as a Directed Study.
2024-2025 CHIN 211

Decoding Chinese Mythologies I

Through analyzing selected texts from Chinese mythologies and the Bible, students will come to understand the formation of Chinese ideology and to consider Chinese cultural texts from a Christian perspective. While expanding the students' vocabulary and grammatical structures, this course will also help them increase their proficiency in formal written expression in Mandarin, as well as improve their skills in critical reading and writing. Courses given entirely in Mandarin.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Instructor's permission, following a successful Mandarin Placement test. Courses are for Chinese native-language speakers or those with equivalent level of competency.
2024-2025 CHIN 212

Decoding Chinese Mythologies II

Through analyzing selected texts from Chinese mythologies and the Bible, students will come to understand the formation of Chinese ideology and to consider Chinese cultural texts from a Christian perspective. While expanding the students' vocabulary and grammatical structures, this course will also help them increase their proficiency in formal written expression in Mandarin, as well as improve their skills in critical reading and writing. Courses given entirely in Mandarin.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Instructor's permission or CHIN 211. Courses are for Chinese native-language speakers or those with equivalent level of competency.
2024-2025 CHIN 301

Intermediate Chinese Language & Culture III

This course is intended to further improve students' Chinese language skills and to expand their understanding of the Chinese culture and history. With an emphasis on both spoken and written Chinese, the course helps students enlarge their Chinese vocabulary, improve their speaking skills, enhance their understanding of Chinese grammar, and develop their writing skills in Chinese. Through reading authentic Chinese texts of increasing difficulty, students gain a greater mastery of the language and a better understanding of Chinese culture.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 202
NB: Presently offered as a Directed Study.
2024-2025 CHIN 302

Intermediate Chinese Language & Culture IV

This course is intended to further improve students' Chinese language skills and to expand their understanding of the Chinese culture and history. With an emphasis on both spoken and written Chinese, the course helps students enlarge their Chinese vocabulary, improve their speaking skills, enhance their understanding of Chinese grammar, and develop their writing skills in Chinese. Through reading authentic Chinese texts of increasing difficulty, students gain a greater mastery of the language and a better understanding of Chinese culture.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 301
NB: Presently offered as a Directed Study
2024-2025 CHIN 311

Comparative Study of Analects of Confucius I

Through a comparative inquiry into the texts of Confucius, the biblical Proverbs, and the gospel of Matthew, students will gain fresh insight into the core values of Chinese culture. While expanding the students’ vocabulary and grammatical structures, this course will also help them increase proficiency in formal written Mandarin, as well as improve their ability in critical reading and writing.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 212, or instructor’s permission following a successful Mandarin Placement test. Course is for Chinese native-language speakers or those with equivalent level of competency.
2024-2025 CHIN 312

Comparative Study of Analects of Confucius II

Through a comparative inquiry into the texts of Confucius, the biblical Proverbs, and the gospel of Matthew, students will gain fresh insight into the core values of Chinese culture. While expanding the students’ vocabulary and grammatical structures, this course will also help them increase proficiency in formal written Mandarin, as well as improve their ability in critical reading and writing.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s):  CHIN 311. Course is for Chinese native-language speakers or those with equivalent level of competency.
2024-2025 CHIN 401

Advanced Chinese Language & Culture I

As an advanced course in Mandarin Chinese, CHIN 401 continues to improve students' capabilities in the skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing, with an emphasis on conversational skills. With extensive listening, speaking, and reading practice, these courses will help students enlarge their Chinese vocabulary, improve their oral skills, increase their understanding of Chinese grammar, and enrich their knowledge of Chinese culture.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 302, or instructor's permission following a successful Mandarin Placement test. Courses are for Chinese native-language speakers or those with an equivalent level of competency.
2024-2025 CHIN 402

Advanced Chinese Language & Culture ll

As an advanced course in Mandarin Chinese, CHIN 402 continues to improve students' capabilities in the skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing, with an emphasis on conversational skills. With extensive listening, speaking, and reading practice, these courses will help students enlarge their Chinese vocabulary, improve their oral skills, increase their understanding of Chinese grammar, and enrich their knowledge of Chinese culture.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 401, or instructor's permission following a successful Mandarin Placement test. Courses are for Chinese native-language speakers or those with an equivalent level of competency.
2024-2025 CHIN 411

Modern Chinese Texts I

An intensive reading course for students who have acquired advanced reading skills in modern Chinese. Selected reading materials cover a wide range of modern and contemporary Chinese fiction, non-fiction, and cinematic texts from 1975 to the present. Through intensive reading of some influential works of this period, students will gain a better understanding of the development and major themes of modern Chinese culture.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 402, Gr. 12 Chinese, or instructor's permission following a successful Mandarin Placement test. Courses are for Chinese native-language speakers or those with an equivalent level of competency.
NB: Currently offered as a Directed Study.
2024-2025 CHIN 412

Modern Chinese Texts II

An intensive reading course for students who have acquired advanced reading skills in modern Chinese. Selected reading materials cover a wide range of modern and contemporary Chinese fiction, non-fiction, and cinematic texts from 1975 to the present. Through intensive reading of some influential works of this period, students will gain a better understanding of the development and major themes of modern Chinese culture.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 402, Gr. 12 Chinese, or instructor's permission following a successful Mandarin Placement test. Courses are for Chinese native-language speakers or those with an equivalent level of competency.
NB: Currently offered as a Directed Study
2024-2025 CMFT 525

Foundational Skills in Counselling

This course is designed to help students develop and apply basic counselling skills and helping attitudes and to assist students in developing an understanding of the helping and therapeutic process. Self-awareness and evaluation, giving and receiving feedback, and reflection upon the development of clinical skills alongside of individual counselling style is an essential part of this course.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): None.
2024-2025 CMFT 552

Marriage and Family Therapy Theories

This course introduces the classic and post-modern family systems concepts and theories. Multiple models of family systems therapy will be presented to provide a framework for conceptual integration and application to clinical practice. Throughout the course students will be encouraged to assess and integrate family therapy theories with a Christian worldview. This course also provides opportunities for professional development through personal reflection and the construction of an integrated therapeutic perspective on the process of change and care within family therapy.

Course Credits: 3
CMFT 553.
2024-2025 CMFT 553

Advanced Skills in Marriage and Family Therapy

This course introduces students to conceptual, executive, and perceptual therapy skills, including forming a therapeutic relationship, clinical documentation, crisis management and countertransference issues. The skills will be acquired in class lectures and exercises as well as weekly practice sessions with their peers. Issues that are related to diversity and power and privilege as they relate to the areas of age, gender, sexual orientation, health/ability, culture, SES, spirituality, and ethnicity will also be addressed. Open only to MAMFT graduate students or with special permission.

Course Credits: 3
CMFT 552.
2024-2025 CMFT 580

Psychopathology

This course will cover the assessment and treatment of major psychopathologies of the DSM–5. Students will gain familiarity with the DSM, and alternative approaches to psychological distress. Students will learn about various diagnostic techniques and some psychological assessment tools relevant to the disorders studied. MFT specific assessment perspectives and practices will be covered within the course, and psychopharmacological treatment of the different disorders will also be addressed. The role of spirituality in psychological dysfunction and well-being will be explored.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 CMFT 582

Statistics and Research

This course provides students with an understanding of clinical research methods and design. Additionally, this course addresses the relevance of research to students’ clinical work. Students will investigate existing research and research methods used in MFT, including quantitative and qualitative and mixed methods designs. Ethical issues and considerations in research will also be addressed, as well as learning to critically evaluate existing research. A primary aim of this course is to help students become evidence-based practitioners and navigate how to critically evaluate current research.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 CMFT 590

Counselling Practicum

This course provides 140 hours of supervised experience by a qualified faculty member and site supervisor. Students must have at least 40 hours of direct client contact (10 additional group hours gained through group class) and meet weekly for individual and group supervision. Practicum is demanding and challenging. Students need to be aware that it is common to exceed 140 hours of involvement and plan to allot sufficient time for focused involvement. Supervision will also include client concerns related to diversity aspects including age, gender, sexual orientation, health/ability, culture, spirituality, ethnicity, power, and privilege.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CMFT 552, 553. 664.
2024-2025 CMFT 591

Foundations in Practicum

Focuses on continued development of therapeutic skills, exploring Person of the Therapist and Signature Themes, as well as practical training on informed consent, confidentiality, and developing treatment plans. The Clinical Coordinator will assist students applying for external clinical practice placements and understanding the necessary paperwork for recording hours. Supervision will also include client concerns related to diversity aspects including age, gender, sexual orientation, health/ability, culture, spirituality, ethnicity, power, and privilege.

Course Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): CMFT 552, 553, 664.
2024-2025 CMFT 630

Counselling Diverse Populations

This course introduces the theory and practice of multicultural counselling and family therapy including various aspects of diversity: identity formation, race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, spirituality, ability/disability, and aging. Students will have the opportunity to explore their own culturally informed belief systems, values, and practices. Research and class content will focus on knowledge and understanding worldviews that underlie client behavior, relationships, and resources. Ethical issues and culturally sensitive therapeutic approaches will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on integration of personal awareness, theoretical knowledge, and contextual clinical competencies.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 CMFT 660

Assessment & Systemic Interventions

An advanced course in Marital and Family Therapy, the course will focus on theories of family therapy, practical application of theory to therapy situations, clinical skill building and spiritual issues as they relate to Marriage and Family Therapy. It is assumed that students have had prior learning of Systems Theory. Students will be required to actively participate in the learning modules. Students will be required to apply the concepts learned to personal and group projects. Issues that are related to diversity and power and privilege as they relate to the areas of age, gender, sexual orientation, health/ability, culture, SES, spirituality, and ethnicity will also be addressed.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CMFT 552, 553.
2024-2025 CMFT 661

Group Counselling

This course provides students with an introduction to group theory and acquisition of group leadership skills. Also included will be group development, ethical considerations, and the use of groups in church, parachurch and community mental health settings. The course will be taught from a relational/systems perspective. Using key theories of group counseling and family systems models, the class will explore attachment issues, recapitulation of family of origin in the group, boundary setting, and other individual/relational dynamics that occur in group work. The course includes an in-class group experience for facilitation skill building and person of the therapist development.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 CMFT 664

Ethics and Professional Issues

This course examines the major legal and ethical issues involved in the practice of therapy. Special attention is given to the American Association of Marriage and Family ethical standards, the laws of British Columbia regarding the practice of therapy, uniquely to Christian perspectives and responsibilities. Issues that are related to diversity and power and privilege as they relate to the areas of indigenous culture and history, age, gender, sexual orientation, health/ability, culture, SES, spirituality, and ethnicity will also be addressed.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 CMFT 670

Human Sexuality & Advanced Topics

As an advanced course in Marital and Family Therapy, this course will focus on the systemic issues and treatment of couples and families addressing essential topics like divorce, remarriage, stepfamily and blended family issues, severe illness and death, sexuality and intimacy, as well as violence and sexual abuse. Issues that are related to diversity and power and privilege as they relate to the areas of age, gender, sexual identity, health/ability, culture, SES, spirituality, and ethnicity will also be addressed.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CMFT 552, 553, 660, or instructor consent.
2024-2025 CMFT 671

Families in Crisis: Addictions and Domestic Violence

This course provides students with clinical understanding regarding substance use, addictions and domestic violence offering a trauma-informed assessment and treatment. Students will learn to appreciate the complexity of substance use disorders, diversity of care, and providing informed referrals to evidence-based support services. They will learn to conceptualize and treat families in crisis in a systemic way, promoting recovery, safety, wellness, and harm reduction to improve care and support for those with substance use and addiction. The course will also emphasize understanding trauma and domestic violence and focus on conceptualization, assessment, treatment planning and appropriate referrals.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CMFT 553, 664.
2024-2025 CMFT 678

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

The course will familiarize the student with Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT), an empirically validated approach to working with couples who are experiencing marital distress developed by Drs. Susan Johnson and Leslie Greenberg. EFT offers a comprehensive theory of adult love and attachment, as well as a process of healing distressed relationships. Through a series of nine steps, this experiential–systemic therapy focuses on helping partners restructure the emotional responses that maintain their negative interaction patterns. This course fulfills the externship requirements toward Certification as an EFT Therapist.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 CMFT 679

Play Therapy

In this course, we will explore the purposeful dynamics of emotion and the inherent properties of play — and most importantly, the magical interplay when they come together. We will play with the practical application across the lifespan. What does it look like to bring true play and playfulness into our practice, both in and out of the therapy room? What does it look like to matchmake play and emotion for those you care for and for yourself? With this insight of true play, we can see how play is nature’s design to take care of us, no matter what one’s role.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CMFT 682.
2024-2025 CMFT 682

Family Therapy: Children & Adolescents

This course offers an innovative approach to exploring current theoretical trends and therapeutic strategies when working with children, adolescents, and their families. The course will be taught from a systemic perspective while taking into account the special needs of the individual child. One of the major components of the course will involve Dr. Gordon Neufeld’s Intensive course: Making Sense of Kids. The course will explore the dynamics of “stuckness” in childhood and adolescence through Dr. Neufeld’s comprehensive attachment-based developmental model. This course will cover a three-pronged approach to effecting deep and lasting change, with a deeper look at the interplay of attachment, maturation, and vulnerability.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CMFT 552, 553, 660.
2024-2025 CMFT 683

Lifespan Development

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of attachment theory across the lifespan, in particular, in adulthood. Students will explore the key concepts of attachment theory, the different attachment styles, and their impact on development throughout the lifespan. The course will focus on the different phases of adulthood from the early 20s to late adulthood, and how attachment can impact a range of outcomes such as relationships, mental health, and well-being. Additionally, the course will cover the implications of attachment styles on clinical practice, including considerations for cultural sensitivities, family systems, and a biblical view of attachment.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 CMFT 691

External Clinical Continuation

Students will participate in a clinical supervision group on campus under the direction of a faculty supervisor. The supervision group meets two hours per week for a period of 12 weeks. (3 hours per week over 8 classes in the summer). Students will also meet weekly for one hour of individual supervision with their on-site supervisor. Supervision will include collaborative conversations regarding the student’s clinical performance as well as personal and professional development. Attention will be given to client issues of diversity that are related to aspects of age, gender, sexual orientation, health/ability, culture, ethnicity, and spirituality. The goals of the internship experience are covered in the MCS-MFT Practicum/Internship Handbook.

Course Credits: 0
Prerequisite(s): CMFT 590, 660, 664, proof of membership with CAMFT/AAMFT and approved program candidacy.
NB: Only open to MFT student interns who have an approved internship placement. Students must begin their internship placement no later than the second week of class.
2024-2025 CMFT 692

External Clinical Training II

Students will participate in a clinical supervision group on campus under the direction of a faculty supervisor. The supervision group meets two hours per week for a period of 12 weeks. (3 hours per week over 8 classes in the summer). Students will also meet weekly for one hour of individual supervision with their on-site supervisor. Supervision will include collaborative conversations regarding the student’s clinical performance as well as personal and professional development. Attention will be given to client issues of diversity that are related to aspects of age, gender, sexual orientation, health/ability, culture, ethnicity, and spirituality. The goals of the internship experience are covered in the MCS-MFT Practicum/Internship Handbook.

Course Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CMFT 590, 660, 664, proof of membership with CAMFT/AAMFT and approved program candidacy.
NB: Only open to MFT student interns who have an approved internship placement. Students must begin their internship placement no later than the second week of class.
2024-2025 CMFT 693

External Clinical Training III

Students will participate in a clinical supervision group on campus under the direction of a faculty supervisor. The supervision group meets two hours per week for a period of 12 weeks. (3 hours per week over 8 classes in the summer). Students will also meet weekly for one hour of individual supervision with their on-site supervisor. Supervision will include collaborative conversations regarding the student’s clinical performance as well as personal and professional development. Attention will be given to client issues of diversity that are related to aspects of age, gender, sexual orientation, health/ability, culture, ethnicity, and spirituality. The goals of the internship experience are covered in the MCS-MFT Practicum/Internship Handbook.

Course Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): CMFT 590, 660, 664, proof of membership with CAMFT/AAMFT and approved program candidacy.
NB: Only open to MFT student interns who have an approved internship placement. Students must begin their internship placement no later than the second week of class.
2024-2025 CMFT 699

Trauma-Informed Therapy

This course provides students with a clinical understanding of trauma and provide an overview of trauma-informed therapies. Students will learn to conceptualize and understand clients in a systemic way while understanding trauma’s far-reaching impacts. This course focuses on understanding trauma symptomology as well as understanding differences between developmental trauma, PTSD, complex-PTSD and crisis/disasters. Students will learn evidence-based treatments for trauma and be familiar with the main pillars of trauma-informed therapy: choice; safety; attunement; and predictability.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CMFT 553, 664.