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T his Doctoral Program,
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and
Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), aims to develop
researcher-clinicians who are excited about the possibility of
making significant
research contributions to the field of marriage and
family therapy (MFT). Applicants should have a strong commitment
to learning to do quality research and to building the science
of marriage and family therapy. We believe that the field will
flourish as a result of the synergism among research, theory,
and practice. We are looking for students who want to move the
field forward through doing research that evaluates intervention
strategies and tests theories, and whose own clinical work will
be guided by scientific knowledge. All doctoral students in the
CDFS Department receive a comprehensive education in statistics
and research methodology. In addition, in the MFT program, you
will have the opportunity to participate in faculty research, to
teach at the college level, and to hone your clinical and supervisory
skills. Our goal is to prepare you for a university faculty position or other research oriented career.
If your goal is to become part of the next generation of researchers
for the MFT field, fully-trained clinicians who are prepared to conduct
research on the vexing clinical problems facing individuals, couples,
and families today; then we encourage you to apply to our program.
The Purdue MFT faculty is
strongly committed to diversity. We are currently
comprised of three full-time tenure track European-American males, but currently have a search in progress for which we hope to attract a diverse candidate. We actively
recruit a diverse student body. Currently we have African
American, Asian American, international students from five
different Asian countries, and European-American students
enrolled in the program as well as students with diverse sexual orientations.
We also encourage
applications from students who are disabled. Faculty
and students are committed toward fostering an environment of
integrity and mutual respect for the diversity we all bring to
the program. In accordance with Purdue University, the College
of Consumer and Family Sciences, and the Department of Child
Development and Family Studies policies, the Marriage and Family
Therapy Program adheres to policies prohibiting discrimination
on the basis of age, culture, ethnicity, gender, physical
ability, race, religion, and sexual orientation.
All personal and educational
information will be kept confidential within Purdue University
in compliance with FERPA and university regulations. Clinical
information will be kept confidential within the MFT program.
Personal information may only be disclosed with the informed
written consent of the student. |
