The mission of OTM’s Traineeship Program is to train students to become knowledgeable, systemic, culturally sensitive, ethical, anti-racist, and trauma-informed Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Clinical Counselors. The following training goals and associated traineeship learning outcomes operationalize the mission of the training program.

Training Goals

Train entry level Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Clinical Counselors who are knowledgeable, systemic, integrative, and trauma-informed.

Train culturally humble entry‐level therapists who are informed by a multicultural perspective and awareness of self.

By the end of their traineeship, clinical trainees will have achieved identity as Marriage and Family Therapists/ Professional Clinical Counselors and observe the AAMFT code of professional Ethics.

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