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ECOSYSTEMIC STRUCTURAL FAMILY THERAPY

Elevate your career with systemic family therapy training at PCFTTC. Grounded in Dr. Salvador Minuchin’s legacy, our programs prepare you to apply a strength-based, relational, context-sensitive and trauma-informed approach across the continuum of care. Join us and become part of a transformative professional alliance!

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Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT)

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What is ESFT ?

ESFT is an empirically supported clinical treatment model for families, clinical supervision, and training developed by Marion Lindblad-Goldberg.

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Our Mission

The Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center promotes effective, strength-based, systemic services through training, education, supervision, and consultation. The Center embraces innovative and ethical practice, and the use of data to inform training and competency development. Our mission is to collaborate with professionals, clinicians, and organizations to strengthen relational functioning and promote healthy family development for children and adults within the context of their social ecology and family culture, which shapes how families grow, connect, and heal.

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Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative

Yale offers LGBTQ-affirmative CBT training. Great opportunity for psychotherapy integration with ESFT. https://medicine.yale.edu/lgbtqmentalhealth/centerlink-training-program About Since 2019, CenterLink (the Community of LGBT Centers) and the Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative have been offering comprehensive trainings in LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for mental health providers serving LGBTQ clients. Developed, tested, and refined …

The Department of Education (ED) is moving forward with draft rules that will fundamentally change how graduate students finance their education

Andrew Benesh, PhD, LMFT-Behavioral Health Education and Community Development Professional comments on drafted rule changes. I know there’s a lot of anxiety floating around regarding upcoming changes to student loan rules, and their anticipated effects on students.The Department of Education (ED) is moving forward with draft rules that will fundamentally …

Recording therapy sessions is a powerful tool for promoting professional growth and improving therapeutic outcomes.

Recording therapy sessions is a powerful tool for promoting professional growth and improving therapeutic outcomes. Without this practice, therapists miss out on valuable opportunities for feedback, self-reflection, and skill enhancement, which are essential for ongoing development. The Importance of Feedback in Therapy Feedback is a cornerstone of professional growth in …

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The Marion Lindblad-Goldberg Award

This award has been established by the Philadelphia Child and Family Training Center in honor of Dr. Marion Lindblad-Goldberg whose personal and professional mission was to make the world a better, brighter, and more connected place one family at a time. She believed wholeheartedly in each of us – in our ability, through systemic and relational interventions, to heal disengagement and cultivate belonging.

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