HDFS Graduate Programs
The Ph.D. Program in Couple and Family Therapy
The Ph.D. program in Couple and Family Therapy is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), American Association for Marital and Family Therapy.
The PhD CFT Program offers a doctoral curriculum designed to meet the standards for AAMFT clinical membership, and to prepare clinical scholars and researchers. Some of the required courses are listed below:
- HDFS 650 - Foundations of MFT
- HDFS 770 - Ethical and Professional Issues in MFT
- HDFS 820 - Family Theory
- HDFS 840.03- Adolescence: The Individuation Process In the Context of the Family
- HDFS 870 - Family Systems Assessment
- HDFS 874 - Family Therapy Theory I
- HDFS 875 - Family Therapy Theory II
- HDFS 876 - Marital Therapy Theory
- HDFS 878 - Supervision of MFT
- HDFS 880 - Causal Modeling for MFT Research
- HDFS 880 - Critical Incidents in MFT
- HDFS 880 - Ethnicity and MFT
- HDFS 880 - Research in MFT
- HDFS 880 - General Systems Theory
- HDFS 650 - Foundations of MFT
Clinical Training and Facilities
Students are involved in clinical work from the beginning of their program. Initial client contact hours will vary depending on experience. The program operates The OSU Couple and Family Therapy Clinic which is equipped with state of the art video equipment and one-way mirrors for live observation of student work. During this initial experience, students are supervised by the CFT faculty. Supervision includes group and individual modalities, as well as live observation, videotape and case report. Later in the program students obtain a 9 -12 month internship (500 client contact hours required) in a community mental health clinic setting, with similar supervision opportunities. Several of these have been identified in the Columbus, OH area.
Application and Admission Requirements:
Top candidates will have:
- A master's degree in MFT or a related clinical field
- A commitment to our scholar/clinician model
- GRE of 500 (Verbal), 500+ (Quantitative), and 4.5 (Analytical), taken within the last 5 years
- A GPA of 3.5 or better, and 3 letters of recommendation
- Interview with CFT faculty
Admission Deadline - Jan 1 each year
Financial Assistance
The University and the Department offer a wide variety of financial aid options. There are a limited number of graduate associateships available for top candidates.
Faculty to Student Ratio
The program admits 3 to 4 students per year. Maximum faculty to student ratio is 4 to 1. The program is kept small in order to provide the highest quality education and training.
Couple and Family Therapy Program Newsletters
- CFT Newsletter – 2006 (pdf file)
- CFT Newsletter – 2005 (pdf file)
- CFT Newsletter – 2004 (pdf file)
- CFT Newsletter – 2003 (pdf file)
CFT Faculty
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Suzanne Bartle-Haring, PhD Dr. Bartle is the CFT program director and a clinical member of AAMFT and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. She received her master's in MFT and Ph.D. in Family Studies at the University of Connecticut. Her research interests include family system differentiation and individuation as they relate to adolescent adjustment, relationship interaction and violence in relationships. She has been published in Family Relations, Family Process, and The American Journal of Family Therapy. She has developed and published an instrument that assesses individuation, The Behavioral and Emotional Reactivity Index. She has also published in the area of methodology and assessment. |
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Julianne Serovich, PhD Dr. Serovich is the department chairperson and a clinical member of and an Approved Supervisor for AAMFT. She received her master's in counseling psychology at Loyola College in Baltimore, MD and her Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include family communication, and privacy and HIV/AIDS. She has published articles in marriage and family therapy journals such as the American Journal of Family Therapy and Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. She has also published in and currently serves as an Associate Editor of Family Relations. |
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Natasha Slesnick, PhD Dr. Slesnick is a clinical psychologist with PhD and MS degrees in psychology from the University of New Mexico. Her research interests are is on families and adolescents with clinical issues pertaining to alcohol and drug use, homelessness, HIV risk, juvenile delinquency and depression. She has published her research in the Journal of Family Psychology, Journal of Substance Abuse, Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, and the American Journal of Family Therapy. |
For more information about our program, or to request an application packet, please contact:
Suzanne Batle-Haring, Ph.D.
CFT Program Director
Department of Human Development and Family Science
The Ohio State University
135 Campbell Hall, 1787 Neil Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
sbartle@ehe.osu.edu
614-298-3259
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