ABSTRACT
The field of marriage and family therapy is one of great attraction to not only potential clients, but also prospective clinicians. Over the past 12 years, the gender makeup of our training programs has further shifted. According to the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, 84.6 percent of students enrolled in accredited MFT programs identify as female. Sexual orientation and transgender issues must also be considered in our training and work as family therapists. Marriage and family therapists are often sought out by organizations and agencies to work with sexual minorities and their families, as our systemic understanding and non pathologizing stance helps to empower clients, colleagues, and larger systems. The Knowledge Age gave birth to globalization and massive socioeconomic, political and technological changes across the world. Family systems worldwide are challenged by complex changes in family structures, making them specialists in a world of specialists.
