title: Purposes, diversities, and futures in MFT doctoral education.
abstract: Doctoral education in marital and family therapy (MFT) plays a crucial role in the future of the field. In this article, I write about the purposes, diversities, and futures of MFT doctoral education from the perspective of having hired 18 full-time MFT faculty over the last 13 years. I argue that the field needs well-rounded doctoral-level academics and clinicians who have a solid understanding of the foundations of the field and have mastery around theory, clinical practice, and scholarship in order to advance the profession of Marriage and Family Therapy.
authors.affiliation: Alliant International University, San Diego, California 92131-1799, USA. swoolley@alliant.edu
authors.forename: Scott R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Woolley
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008388:Marital Therapy / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends*; D017145:Models, Educational; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D024382:Professional Role; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D014481:United States