Program Demographics
Our belief is that diversity is an overarching concept that is the inclusion, consideration, and respect of varying cultures, religions, sexual orientations, gender expressions, ethnicities, viewpoints, values, and experiences of the individuals who make up our world. Operating from a truly systemic framework, the MFT program at UNL emphasizes the need to be knowledgeable of those cultures which may not be represented by the student and/or faculty bodies, and how these diverse cultures need to be incorporated into academia, practice, and research.
Students
Our current student body consists of 18 graduate students. Seventy-seven identify as women, 17% identify as men, and 6% identify as non-binary. Fifty percent are from to Nebraska; 33% are from states other than Nebraska; and 17% are from a nation other than the United States. Fifty percent of students identify as being of European American descent, 28% identify as Black/African American, 11% identify as Latino, and 11% identify as Asian. Twenty-two percent of our students speak multiple languages. Twenty-nine percent have international experience related to academia, research, or clinical practice.
Faculty
Of the three core MFT faculty, 33.3% are non-binary, 33.3% are women, and 33.3% are men. Thirty-three point five identify as being Latino and 66.6% identify as being of European American decent. The majority have international experience in academia, research, curriculum development, and/or clinical practice.
Supervisors
There are three on-site supervisors. 66.6% are AAMFT Approved Supervisors.