What would be the difference between getting a Masters in MFT, in the Psychology and Education Department?
I am close to getting my Bachelor’s in Psychology, and I want to get a Marriage and Family degree but research that I have found categorize it as either Psychology or Education, so I wanted to know if they have the same philosophy of practice?
DALE by ERICA said,
Wrote on March 24, 2010 @ 3:22 pm
Well I have been in both streams and ended up with an M Ed. The education will stress environment more. Really that’s end of story. Except in special ed. for cases like autism etc. Even there though there’s speculation about mercury in food etc.
bmwdriver11 said,
Wrote on March 24, 2010 @ 3:36 pm
I would strongly suggest that you look at your particular state’s independent licensing requirements. You may find that you would be eligible to become independently licensed if you obtain your Masters in MFT/Psychology but not in MFT/Education. I know that the particular state I live in (Ohio) has some very specific ways that MFT’s can be licensed, and many ways in which they cannot be. So be careful- I would be more concerned with if you can be independently licensed or not than the focus of the education- in many states, if you cant have an independent license, you’re pretty much screwed.