Marriage and Family Therapists

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Marriage and family therapists help couples and families communicate, handle conflict, grief, divorce, addiction and mental illness. They work in clinics, agencies and private practice.

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High school courses that build toward it

• Psychology · Social Studies

  Builds psychology, which this job uses.

• Child Development · Career and Technical

  Builds psychology, which this job uses.

• Health and Wellness · Health and PE

  Builds psychology, which this job uses.

• English 10 · English

  Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

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