DFI End of Year Party 2006

We welcome your inquiry regarding Denver Family Institute, a COAMFTE accredited program, established in 1982.

In addition, DFI coursework is noted for the amount of direct applicability to clinical work. Our faculty teaches subjects that clinician’s want and need to learn about. DFI coursework focuses on allowing therapists to become the best therapist they can. Role-plays and other experiential exercises are common in our classrooms. We also infuse our coursework with the latest information and ideas from marriage and family therapy from John Gottman, to Sue Johnson to contemporary applications of structural family therapy. Throughout the courses, we weave in issues of diversity, oppression and disenfranchisement as they affect our clients and ourselves; we also integrate the use of self and the importance of self-awareness for therapists in to our coursework.

These themes hold true in the area of supervision also. All of our supervisors are Approved Supervisors through AAMFT, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Our students tell us that the supervision alone is reason enough to attend Denver Family Institute. We are not interested in turning out large numbers of graduates or providing the quickest, cheapest way to licensure. Once licensed, clinicians rely on their DFI experience to guide them in their work. We take that seriously. Supervision focuses on bringing out the strengths of each therapists, supportively challenging blind spots and roadblocks, and encouraging the practice of developing a systemic hypothesis for each case from which to guide treatment planning and interventions. To do so, we build strong, supportive relationships with our supervisees. We also foster the development of a community with our trainees.

All of these efforts are then reflected in the work in the clinic. Students express appreciation for the diversity of clientele and presenting problems they encounter in the clinic. For potential clients, we want you to know that DFI welcomes people from all walks of life, backgrounds, faiths and cultures. Our only requirements are that you can pay our low reduced fees, transport yourself to one of our two clinics, and agree to be videotaped for training purposes only. We strive to treat each of our clients with openness, effectiveness and respect.

We welcome your inquiry regarding Denver Family Institute, a COAMFTE accredited program, established in 1982.