Post-Masters Certificate and Diploma in Couple and Family Therapy

• Students will pay a $100.00 CDN application fee to the program for Certificate 1.
• Tuition will be assessed at $1,100.00 CDN per course.
• There will be a $250.00 CDN program fee assessed per certificate and diploma.

WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM

Admission Qualifications for Certificates (Levels 1 and 2) and the Diploma in Couple and Family Therapy

1. Applicants must hold a master’s degree in a related helping profession, or an M.D. (Family Medicine or Psychiatry), or an undergraduate degree in law (LLB or JD), and a minimum GPA of 3.0. Approved master’s degrees include: Master of Social Work, Master of Nursing, MSc in Psychology, Master of Counselling, Master of Divinity (pastoral or theology), Master of Public Health, or master’s degrees or higher from the fields of education, psychiatry, business, pastoral/theology, or public health.  
2. Applicants whose primary language is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency in one of the following ways:

          a)     Successful completion of a master’s degree program, in English, at an accredited  university. 

          b)     For applicants required to provide proof of proficiency in English: a minimum TOEFL score of 580 (paper-based) or 97 (Internet-based test); or IELTS score of 7.0; or MELAB score of 83; or Level 3 on the International Foundations Program (werklund.ucalgary.ca/ifp).

3. The student’s level of commitment to the field of family therapy and how he/she envisions his/her professional career are both important to facilitate the faculty’s ability to mentor students through the rigorous and demanding educational experiences. Students need to be open to systemic, relational, and contextual approaches to working with families.
4. Personal understanding, exploration, and expression of one’s own family-of-origin (extended family context) in a larger social, cultural, and environmental context are indicators of self-awareness. This contextual orientation in awareness includes reflecting on the influences of culture and gender both by way of constraints/barriers as well as resources in a student’s journey in becoming a practitioner.

Required Admission Documents for the Certificate (Level 1 and 2) and Diploma in Couple and Family Therapy

1. The application process includes a submission of the following materials:
   1. Application fee : $100.00 CDN
   2. Official transcripts from all previously attended post-secondary institutions
   3. Two (2) letters of reference from professionals who can speak to your practice capabilities. The letters should include names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of the references.
2. Letter of intent, including:
   1. interest in applying to the program;
   2. level of knowledge and understanding of family therapy;
   3. human service work experience;
   4. affiliation with professional organizations (including conference and workshop participation);
   5. professional career goals;
   6. three-page narrative account of significant turning points in candidate’s personal/professional career of becoming a practitioner; the student would have the option (but would not be required) to make reference to significant family-of-origin issues and social/cultural/environmental context, and,
   7. commitment to completing the entire Certificate Level.
3. Current resume

1. WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM