We help students in their development as scholars of couple and family therapy and human development and family science. The program is guided by the scientist-practitioner model and considers relationships from a contextual, ecological/social determinants of health perspective.
Student Opportunities
- Build clinical skills in family therapy practice
- Gain research skills that focus on individuals, couples and families
- Develop quality teaching and clinical supervision skills
- Publish quantitative and qualitative research
- Work at the UGA Love and Money Center, a unique, state-of-the-art interdisciplinary clinic serving the local community
Program Strengths
- Faculty members have diverse clinical and research interests and are recognized at the national and international levels for their scholarly work
- Financial support is provided through graduate assistantships and travel to state, national and international conferences
- Faculty and students are engaged with international projects and collaborations
- Opportunity to work with leading HDFS scholars on nationally-funded research grants
- Exposure to multiple methodologies to approach social science research
- Certificates in quantitative and qualitative methods
- Emphasis on translational science and ecologically relevant implementation research with under-represented populations
Program Identity
Working relationally and systemically with diverse individuals, couples, families and communities:
The above graphic is a representation of the dynamic interaction between our values and areas of scholarship. As a program we strive towards relational scholarship – research, clinical work, teaching, and community outreach – that centers and/or benefits diverse individuals, couples, families, and communities. This manifests around four central topics: global mental health, traumatic stress & resilience, minoritized, underrepresented, immigrant & refugee families, and translational sciences with particular attention to cultural responsiveness and an emphasis on social determinants of health. These areas of scholarship are reflected in most, but not all of our work, and are not exclusive of the range of research that we conduct. Each area of research is dynamic in and of itself and interacts with broader topics within the field of Human Development and Family Science.
Additional information and disclosures regarding state licensure for professional practice in Couple and Family Therapy can be found at the UGA Licensure Disclosure Portal.
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Professor, Couple and Family Therapy Program Director
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