Approaches to the study of gender in marriage and family therapy curricula

This study compares two accredited marriage and family therapy programs One includes a separate course on gender and the other. integrates gender thro ughout the curriculum Students from the two programs rated their other and their peeps' experience of how sender education I effects therapy program c ulture, and personal life. Results indicate that students from the integrat ed program view their peers as incorporating gender ideas in therapy to a s ignificantly greater current (t = 2.83, p < .05) than do students in die ge nder course program. However students from the program that has a gender co urse leaned more toward agreement with feminist concepts than did students from the integrated program. Overall, students appear to be learning about gender and integrating these concepts into their work as therapists. Discus sion is included on how to choose a gender curriculum.