Marriage and family therapists diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders within the context of marriage and family systems.
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- Marriage and Family Therapists
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What do they typically do
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans to address family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior, and other personal issues
- Ask questions that help clients identify their feelings and behaviors
- Confer with other counselors, doctors, and professionals to analyze individual cases and to coordinate counseling services
- Maintain case files that include activities, progress notes, evaluations, and recommendations
- Confer with clients to develop plans for posttreatment activities
- Encourage individuals and family members to develop and use skills and strategies to handle their problems in a constructive way
- Collect information about clients using techniques such as testing, interviewing, discussion, and observation
- Counsel clients on concerns, such as unsatisfactory relationships, divorce and separation, child rearing, home management, and financial difficulties
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- Education Most require a graduate degree like a master's, Ph.D., M.D., or law degree.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
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