TY - JOUR
T1 - Marriage and Family Therapy Masters Students’ Diversity Course Experiences
AU - Yzaguirre, Melissa M.
AU - PettyJohn, Morgan E.
AU - Tseng, Chi Fang
AU - Asiimwe, Ronald
AU - Fang, Meng
AU - Blow, Adrian J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2022/4/3
Y1 - 2022/4/3
N2 - In 2017, the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education implemented updated accreditation standards requiring course credits educating students on issues related to diversity, power, privilege, and oppression. This qualitative study explored students’ required diversity curricula experiences from accredited C/MFT master’s programs. Semi-structured interviews with master’s students (n = 20) from programs across 11 US states were conducted. Thematic analysis revealed 3 key themes which impacted student learning experiences: perceptions of safety, course materials and structure, and systemic influences. Study participants emphasized the importance of quality diversity education and provided valuable feedback on how to improve course development in accredited masters C/MFT programs.
AB - In 2017, the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education implemented updated accreditation standards requiring course credits educating students on issues related to diversity, power, privilege, and oppression. This qualitative study explored students’ required diversity curricula experiences from accredited C/MFT master’s programs. Semi-structured interviews with master’s students (n = 20) from programs across 11 US states were conducted. Thematic analysis revealed 3 key themes which impacted student learning experiences: perceptions of safety, course materials and structure, and systemic influences. Study participants emphasized the importance of quality diversity education and provided valuable feedback on how to improve course development in accredited masters C/MFT programs.
KW - C/MFT programs
KW - Therapy
KW - curriculum
KW - diversity training
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U2 - 10.1080/08952833.2022.2052534
DO - 10.1080/08952833.2022.2052534
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85127169879
SN - 0895-2833
VL - 34
SP - 15
EP - 37
JO - Journal of Feminist Family Therapy
JF - Journal of Feminist Family Therapy
IS - 1-2
ER -