Description

Marriage and family therapy professionals are invited into membership in Delta Kappa through three avenues. The first includes students in accredited marriage and family therapy programs who have earned at least 12 hours with a grade point average of 3.7. The second includes graduates from such accredited marriage and family therapy programs with a concluding grade point average of 3.5. The third includes senior marriage and family therapy professionals who demonstrate high dedication to scholarship and professional leadership through instruction, research, and/or student/new professional training. Membership requires application through a local charter and application fee.



Overview

One of the marks of a profession's vitality is the presence of institutionalized structures that support the people who promote the ongoing advancement of the profession and its contribution to society. Delta Kappa, the International Marriage and Family Therapy Honor Society, is such an institution for the profession of marriage and family therapy. The purpose of Delta Kappa is to provide marriage and family therapy professionals a face- to-face, ongoing scholarly forum for the exchange of ideas related to the development of research, theory, and clinical practice. To this end, members are received and local chapters chartered to create symposia, seminars, workshops, and other activities through which such professional leadership is encouraged and supported.