Medical Family Therapy and Integrated Care Training Options

Overview

Fellows in the Integrated Care Family Psychology track have three options available for receiving training in medical family therapy and integrated care. The Psychology Training Program developed the 3-tier option in response to changes in federal tax laws that impact tuition reimbursement policies and procedures for all employers who offer tuition benefits. The option a fellow chooses has no bearing on recruitment as the fellow will not be asked to select an option until midway through the first semester of fellowship. Options are offered to provide fellows with levels of training that support their individual career goals while also giving them flexibility to control their out-of-pocket expenses.

Option A

Fellows opt to take only the two courses required for this track, which include:

• Foundations of Family Therapy and Integrated Care (3 credits) (fall of the first year)
• Integrated Care and Medical Family Therapy Intensive (3 credits) (summer of the second year)

Option B

Fellows may enroll in the Family Therapy Training Program’s Post-Degree Certificate (PDC) program in Marriage and Family Therapy/Medical Family Therapy track. This certificate program is registered with the New York State Education Department as a license-qualifying program. The courses that a fellow would need to take to complete the certificate may vary slightly depending upon whether they have completed other credit-bearing graduate courses that can be transferred and applied toward the certificate requirements. The courses most fellows take for the PDC include the two required courses:

• PSI 421 Foundations of Family Therapy and Integrated Care (3 credits)
• PSI 492 Integrated Care and Medical Family Therapy Intensive (3 credits)

and

• PSI 433 Fundamental of Medical Family Therapy and Mind-Body Integration (3 credits)
• PSI 566 Couples Therapy, Health and Illness (3 credits)
• PSI 548 Family Therapy Ethics and Professional Practice (3 credits)
• PSI Live group supervision: focus on assessment of couples and families (3 credits)
• PSI Live Group Supervision—child-focused medical family therapy (3 credits)

In addition, fellows may choose from among the following electives in support of their professional goals:

• PSI Principles and Practices of Clinical Supervision (2.0 credits)
• PSI Affect in the Clinical Setting (2.0 credits)
• PSI 495 Systems Consultation and Interventions (2.0 credits)
• PSI Family Law, Policy, and Social Systems (3.0 credits)

Option C

Fellows opt to take the two courses required for this track, which include:

• Foundations of Family Therapy and Integrated Care (3 credits) (fall of the first year)
• Integrated Care and Medical Family Therapy Intensive (3 credits) (summer of the second year)

Fellows may also choose to enroll in any of the PDC offerings in support of their professional goals.

Please contact the Psychology Training Coordinator  Yasmin Coley for a current breakdown of costs.