MFT620 Statistical Techniques and Research Methods in MFT (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MFT program
This course provides an overview of research methods and statistical analyses commonly used in marriage and family therapy research. The course focuses on the interpretation and understanding of research and applied statistical procedures to inform ethical and competent clinical practice.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Demonstrate understanding of introductory descriptive and inferential statistics and the fundamentals of hypothesis testing.
2. Apply appropriate research and statistical methods to research questions.
3. Recognize the appropriate and culturally competent application of research findings and evidence-based practices as well as their limitations.
4. Evaluate research presented in marriage and family therapy literature.
5. Apply the fundamentals of research to Marriage and Family Therapy practice.
6. Evaluate and apply relevant literature to a family therapy case study.