- May be completed in two years.
- Program consists of 90 quarter units of coursework and credits and an original Master’s Project. Students may choose from two convenient formats:
Monthly On-Campus Format: Students attend class on campus just one weekend each month (Thursday-Sunday). In addition, students participate in a six-day on-campus residency each July.
Distance Learning Format: Students take core classes and specialty classes. To complete their core coursework, students participate in two eight-day on-campus residencies each year (in fall and spring) with the balance of coursework on line. The Prenatal and perinatal psychology specialty is taught through a combination of online courses and on-campus courses offered along with the fall and spring core segments.
- Program is intended for students who may already be working in clinical, healthcare, healing arts, counseling, or education settings, or who work with pregnant women, babies or young children—and who wish to incorporate the prenatal and perinatal psychology perspective into their lives and work.
- Curriculum qualifies graduates to sit for the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) Marital and Family Therapy (MFT) licensure exam.
- Students have the enriching opportunity to develop and present a final Master’s Project to implement in their practices or communities. The project teaches students to effectively develop, initiate, implement and evaluate practical applications of prenatal and perinatal psychology in their lives, their work, and their communities—and, in the process, develop a professional area of expertise within the prenatal and perinatal psychology field.
- Graduates are equipped with a solid foundation in prenatal and perinatal theory and application as well as a solid foundation in clinical approaches and therapeutic skills.
Program offered is a Master Degree. |
