Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.15 - Mental and social health services and allied professions

51.1505 - Marriage and family therapy/counselling

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of marriage and family therapy, involving the diagnosis of cognitive, affective, and behavioural domain disorders, both mental and emotional, within the context of marriage and family systems and the application of short- and long-term therapeutic strategies in family group contexts. These programs include courses in psychotherapy, family systems and studies, small group intervention and therapy, marital problems, depression, identification of psychopathologies and behavioural disorders, holistic health care, practice management, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • couple and family therapy
  • family counselling
  • family therapy
  • marriage and family counselling
  • marriage and family therapy
  • marriage counselling

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • family psychology(42.2811)
  • family systems(19.0704)
  • medical family therapy(51.1511)