The Department of Family Therapy and Social Work is comprised of two programs in the mental health field that are recognized by the prestigious accrediting bodies of those professions (Commission on Accreditation of Marriage and Family Therapy Education and Council on Social Work Education). The Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy and the Master of Social Work prepare students for careers as licensed marriage and family therapists and licensed social workers, respectively. The department also is home to the Master of Arts in Family Studies, and certificates in school-based family therapy and queer and trans mental health.