Become an Expert in Clinical Psychology
This cohort-based program is administered through Aliento, the Center for Latina/o Communities. Through a clinical and practice-based course of study that includes Latina/o-specific content and experiential Spanish-language development courses, students will learn the academic and applied foundations of marriage and family therapy, and community, liberation, and counseling psychologies within a Latina/o mental health context. Employing the practitioner-scholar model of professional training, rigorous coursework is paired with in-depth clinical training, where students observe professional counselors, develop key clinical skills, and gain experience working directly with clients in the underserved Latina/o community. Upon graduation, students will have met all educational requirements to sit for the LMFT or LPCC licensure exams in the state of California.
Program Benefits
- Access to major-university resources at the #46-ranked university in the US*
- Outstanding faculty with a wide variety of firsthand experience with Latina/o communities
- Up to 30 Latina/o-specific LMFT credits
- Spanish-language development courses for students with elementary-to-advanced proficiency
- Opportunity for participation in a Spanish Immersion Program to gain experience in a Latin-American country
- Community service projects directly assisting local communities
- Supervised clinical experience working directly with local Latina/o communities
- Opportunity for bilingual supervision for students providing services in Spanish during their clinical practicum experience (note: dependent on individual site)
- Dedicated placement team to help find and secure practicum and internship placements
- Semi-cohort based, providing a sense of community among peers
- Extensive networking opportunities through our alumni network with more than 20,000 professionals
- * U.S. News & Report, Best Colleges Rankings, National Universities
Campus Locations
Career Outcomes
A licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) is a highly trained mental health professional who helps families deal with relationship and behavioral problems.
Marriage and family therapists often work with married couples and families work through various issues of emotion and crisis, such as divorce, mental disorder, and a family member's death.
Clients may include couples considering divorce, individuals dealing with family death or children living in foster homes.
LMFTs can operate in a variety of clinical and hospital environments and require licensing to practice.
Licensed professional clinical counselors (LPCC) are professionals in mental health who work to help people solve their psychological, emotional and substance abuse issues. These professionals typically specialized in such areas such as school, family, substance abuse and mental health.
While each specialty has its own responsibilities, the majority of counselors conduct individual or group therapy sessions to identify the problematic issues facing their patient.
Licensed professional counselors use therapy and other means to evaluate and treat patients to help them solve their problems. Individuals interested in this profession will need a graduate degree plus state licensing.
A clinical director is responsible for overseeing and developing the clinical departments of an organization through tasks such as hiring, assessing, scheduling, and supervision.
These professionals are responsible for developing strategies to allow their staff and interns to continue growing and provide clinical training.
Using excellent critical thinking abilities, a clinical director should be able to solve problems quickly and effectively.
Employment Potential
Job Growth
The number of jobs in Individual and Family Services is expected to grow 23%*
Employment Demand
California has the nation's highest employment demand for graduates of Clinical Psychology master's programs**
**2017-2018 Burning Glass Report on Employment Potential for Selected Programs
