MFT exam prep, national and California, in one brand family.
Marriage and Family Therapy licensure runs on two exam tracks: the national MFT exam (AMFTRB) and a stack of state-specific components, most notably California Law and Ethics. Triad's MFT prep - AATBS for the national, Gerry Grossman Seminars for California - covers both with one author team.
MFT, in depth.
Why MFT needs two tracks of prep
Most MFT candidates encounter two exams on the road to LMFT: the national MFT exam administered by AMFTRB, and a state-specific component. California is the largest and most distinctive of these - a separate Law and Ethics exam plus the California Clinical Vignette exam. Other states layer in jurisprudence exams or accept the national MFT directly. The result: an MFT candidate's prep stack always has at least two parts.
AATBS for national, Gerry Grossman for California
Triad covers both tracks: AATBS for the national MFT prep (self-study, adaptive practice, mock exams), and Gerry Grossman Seminars for the live-workshop layer that California candidates lean on for Law and Ethics. Both brands are part of the same Triad family, which means one billing relationship and one continuous author team across the full California licensure path.
How candidates structure MFT prep
The standard sequence for a national candidate: diagnostic mock, six to ten weeks of self-study against the AATBS workbooks, midpoint mock, focused practice in the final two weeks. California candidates layer Law and Ethics prep on top - most fail their first California Law and Ethics attempt because they under-budget time on jurisprudence vocabulary, not because they don't know the clinical content.
What the national MFT exam tests
The AMFTRB national MFT exam is built around six knowledge domains. State-specific components (most notably California Law and Ethics, plus jurisprudence exams in other states) sit alongside the national exam. Triad's prep maps to both.
Practice of Systemic Therapy
Systemic theory, intervention models, family-systems clinical practice.
Assessing, Hypothesizing, Diagnosing
Assessment, DSM-5-TR diagnosis, case conceptualization in a relational frame.
Designing and Conducting Treatment
Treatment planning, evidence-based interventions, crisis and safety.
Evaluating and Concluding Treatment
Outcome measurement, termination, follow-up.
Managing Crisis Situations
Suicide and homicide risk, domestic violence, child and elder abuse.
Maintaining Ethical, Legal, and Professional Standards
AAMFT Code of Ethics, mandated reporting, supervision, scope of practice.
Three ways to prep, one brand family.
Self-study for the candidate who studies at 11pm. Live workshops for the cohort that wants structure. Print volumes for the learner who annotates by hand. One author team and one billing relationship across all three.
AATBS MFT National Self-Study
Full self-study coverage of the national MFT exam blueprint, with adaptive practice items and mock exams. The default starting point for any MFT candidate.
- Mapped to the current AMFTRB national MFT blueprint
- Adaptive practice item bank
- Diagnostic and summative mock exams
- On-demand video and audio modules
- Pass guarantee on the full program
Gerry Grossman MFT Workshop
Live multi-day virtual workshop with the Gerry Grossman team. The recommended layer for California candidates needing the Law and Ethics ramp.
- Live instructor-led multi-day workshop
- Strong California Law and Ethics coverage
- Recordings available for review
- Cohort scheduling around exam windows
- Best paired with AATBS national self-study
CA Law and Ethics Add-on
Focused prep for California Law and Ethics and other state-specific MFT components. Most candidates buy this on top of the national self-study package.
- California Law and Ethics dedicated module
- Print study guides plus digital companion
- Volume pricing for cohort or school orders
- Updated against current state regulations
- Designed to bolt on to the national package
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