THE UNIVERSITY

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is the metropolitan campus of the University of Wisconsin system. The 90-acre campus is located in a residential neighborhood on Milwaukee's north-east side near Lake Michigan. UWM was formed as a university in 1956 and, through a multi-million dollar effort, has kept pace with the growth of its student body, which now numbers more than 27,000, including 4,200 graduate students.

THE HELEN BADER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE

The Helen Bader School of Social Welfare is an interdisciplinary School encouraging cooperative work by professionals from a variety of disciplines. The School offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in social work and criminal justice. Programs emphasize the integration of knowledge, theory, research, and practice. A favorable student faculty ration permits students to work closely with faculty on a collaborative basis. Good relationships with the practice community insure that students are able to relate what they are learning in the classroom to professional practice. The School offers excellent facilities, including a microcomputer lab and a suite of interviewing rooms equipped with videotaping equipment and one-way mirrors.

THE MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE

The Master of Social Work (MSW) degree program prepares students for advanced professional practice in a variety of areas including marriage and family therapy, mental health, corrections, gerontology, drug and alcohol abuse, and school social work. Particular emphasis throughout the program is given to the special problems of racism and sexism. A wide range of field placement agencies is available in addition to classroom courses on specialized and advanced topics. The minimum degree requirement is 29 credits (three semesters); students lacking undergraduate social work preparation must complete an additional semester of foundation courses. The MSW program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

THE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY CERTIFICATE

MSW students who wish to develop advanced competence in marriage and family therapy, and eventually become state (LMFT) licensed in Wisconsin as Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Members of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), may also apply for the Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) certificate program. The MSW/MFT program consists of a special sequence of courses designed to meet the educational requirements for both the MSW degree, state licensure as LMFT, and associate membership in AAMFT.

Courses in the MFT Certificate include:
Direct Practice I &II - Children & Families
Marital Therapy
Development of the Family over the Life Span
Models of Family Therapy
Seminar in Social Issue Analysis - Family
Sex Related Issues and Topics
Advanced Methods in Research - Clinical Evaluation
Ethics and Professional Issues
Solution Focused Therapy
Family Violence
Psychopathology of Adults
Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence
Intimate Partner Violence
Trauma Counseling

Students enroll in field practicum concurrently with their coursework for at least three semesters. Family placements are available in a wide variety of well-established community agencies.

THE FACULTY

The strength of a graduate program is built upon the competence of its faculty and their contribution to the field. The School's faculty members are committed to teaching, and contributing to the profession through their efforts in research, community service, and professional practice. Currently, faculty members are engaged in research in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse, clinical interviewing, gerontology, clinical evaluation, human sexuality, family systems, parenting, mental illness, community family practice, and child abuse and neglect. Faculty contribute regularly to the major social work and marriage and family therapy journals.

Many faculty members are also engaged in ongoing clinical work in community agencies and private practice. The School's full-time faculty is augmented by a number of community professionals who are recognized experts in their fields, some of whom are nationally and internationally known.

Faculty with major involvement in the MFT Certificate include:

Audrey L. Begun, Ph.D. (University of Michigan)
Developmental disabilities, public policies and families, child development, family development.

Joan M. Jones, Ph.D. (University of California-Berkeley)
Individual development, family development, child welfare, intrafamilial violence, counseling traumatized families.

Gwat Yong Lie, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin)
Cultural diversity, Asian American women and families, intimate partner violence.

Katie M. Mangan, MSW, LCSW, LMFT
(University of WisconsinMilwaukee)
Chair, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, systemic family and internal family systems therapies, and death in family systems, and community practice with children and families; AAMFT Clinical member.

Susan Rose, Ph.D. (University of Illinois-Chicago)
Family and marital therapy, child abuse and neglect, mental health practice.

José Torres, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Individual, marriage and family therapy. Multicultural mental health treatment training. AAMFT Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor.

Professor Emeritus:
Elam Nunnally, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota)
Family therapy, family development, couple communication. ACSW, AAMFT Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Financial aid opportunities are available through the UWM Graduate School Fellowship Competition and the Advanced Opportunity Program. In addition, a limited number of assistantships are available within the school.

APPLICATION AND INFORMATION

For further information on the MFT Certificate please call or write:

Chair of MFT Certificate
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare

P.O. Box 786
Milwaukee, WI 53201 (414) 229-4851

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