The first cohort of financial therapy students will begin classes this fall.
The certificate program provides graduate-level educational training to both financial and mental health professionals who want to improve clients’ financial health by integrating relational, behavioral, cognitive and emotional elements with personal finance, according to Kristy Archuleta, associate professor and licensed marriage and family therapist who has spent her career bridging financial planning and marriage and family therapy to form financial therapy.
“The certificate will equip financial and mental health professionals with knowledge and skills to help clients increase their overall well-being and meet their personal goals, especially as they relate to money. Understanding how to integrate financial therapy principles and practices into their current profession is essential to increasing the financial well-being and financial goals, which consequently will increase overall well-being,” Archuleta said.
The online program consists of five eight-week courses (15 credit hours) and takes about a year to complete. The courses include Fundamentals of Financial Planning, Introduction to Financial Therapy, Money and Relationships, Applied Behavioral Finance, and Financial Therapy Theory and Research.
For details and application, see the program’s website.