American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
January 01, 1970
The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) is a professional association in the field of marriage and family therapy representing more than 50,000 marriage and family therapists throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad.[1]
Founded in 1942 as the American Association of Marriage Counselors, the AAMFT has been involved with the problems, needs and changing patterns of couples and family relationships. A central premise of AAMFT is that marriage and family therapists should treat relationships within families rather than the symptoms of individuals based on a view that individuals are part of relationship systems.[2]
Goalsedit
The association focuses on increasing understanding, research and education in the field of marriage and family therapy.
Goals of AAMFT are to:
Facilitate research, theory development and education,
Establish and implement standards for programs that serve as the basis for accreditation,
Establish implement standards for clinical supervision, professional ethics and the clinical practice of marriage and family therapy.
Serve as a recognized accreditor in North America for the accreditation of MFT academic programs in the United States and Canada.
Continuing Educationedit
The AAMFT conducts an annual national conference in the United States each fall as well as a week-long series of continuing education institutes in the summer and winter.
Accreditation of Academic Programsedit
AAMFT's "is the nationally recognized accrediting agency that accredits Master's degree, doctoral degree, and post-graduate degree clinical training programs in marriage and family therapy throughout the United States and Canada."[3]
Licensing of Marriage and Family Therapistsedit
Within the United States, marriage and family therapy is regulated by individual states.[4]
^[2] 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine – AAMFT Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education. From AAMFT website.
^[3] – Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulation Boards website.
External linksedit
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
TherapistLocator.net – a website of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy with a listing of over 15,000 marriage and family therapists
January 01, 1970
american, association, marriage, family, therapy, aamft, professional, association, field, marriage, family, therapy, representing, more, than, marriage, family, therapists, throughout, united, states, canada, abroad, contents, history, goals, continuing, educ. The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy AAMFT is a professional association in the field of marriage and family therapy representing more than 50 000 marriage and family therapists throughout the United States Canada and abroad 1 Contents 1 History 2 Goals 3 Continuing Education 4 Accreditation of Academic Programs 5 Licensing of Marriage and Family Therapists 6 Marriage and Family Therapy Journals 7 References 8 External linksHistory editFounded in 1942 as the American Association of Marriage Counselors the AAMFT has been involved with the problems needs and changing patterns of couples and family relationships A central premise of AAMFT is that marriage and family therapists should treat relationships within families rather than the symptoms of individuals based on a view that individuals are part of relationship systems 2 Goals editThe association focuses on increasing understanding research and education in the field of marriage and family therapy Goals of AAMFT are to Facilitate research theory development and education Establish and implement standards for programs that serve as the basis for accreditation Establish implement standards for clinical supervision professional ethics and the clinical practice of marriage and family therapy Serve as a recognized accreditor in North America for the accreditation of MFT academic programs in the United States and Canada Continuing Education editThe AAMFT conducts an annual national conference in the United States each fall as well as a week long series of continuing education institutes in the summer and winter Accreditation of Academic Programs editAAMFT s is the nationally recognized accrediting agency that accredits Master s degree doctoral degree and post graduate degree clinical training programs in marriage and family therapy throughout the United States and Canada 3 Licensing of Marriage and Family Therapists editWithin the United States marriage and family therapy is regulated by individual states 4 Marriage and Family Therapy Journals editContemporary Family Therapy Family Process Family Relations Journal of Child and Family Studies ISSN 1062 1024 Print ISSN 1573 2843 Online Springer Journal of Family Psychology Journal of Marital and Family TherapyReferences edit AAMFT About Us aamft org Archived from the original on 20 April 2018 Retrieved 26 April 2015 1 Archived 2017 08 01 at the Wayback Machine About AAMFT From AAMFT website 2 Archived 2012 10 24 at the Wayback Machine AAMFT Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education From AAMFT website 3 Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulation Boards website External links editAmerican Association for Marriage and Family Therapy TherapistLocator net a website of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy with a listing of over 15 000 marriage and family therapists Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy amp oldid 1216162145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
