Master's Degree - Family and Community Services

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2024 Spring Course Info
Crises Across the LifespanFamily DynamicsFamily Resource ManagementFoundations and Principles of Family and Community ServicesInterpersonal RelationshipsParenting EducationProgram Administration and ManagementProgram Design, Evaluation, and ImplementationResilience in Families
2023 Fall Course Info
Crises Across the LifespanFamily DynamicsFoundations and Principles of Family and Community ServicesInterpersonal RelationshipsLifespan DevelopmentParenting EducationProgram Administration and ManagementProgram Design, Evaluation, and ImplementationResilience in FamiliesFamily Policy
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Spring 2024 Course Information
Family Dynamics
Course Description
Students examine theories of family function and dysfunction, techniques of assessment, and models of family intervention.
Contacts
Instructor

Janet Crow
jrc7676@ksu.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

Normal Family Processes
F. Walsh
Edition: 4th
ISBN: 9781462525485
Publisher: Guilford Publications

Introduction to family processes: Diverse families, common ties (eBook Option ISBN: 9781003128717)
Bodman, D. A, Van Vleet, B. B., & Day, R.
Edition: 6th
ISBN: 9781138312890
Publisher: Routledge New York

Course Access
 
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Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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Headshot photo of Ana Treptow smilingIn addition to professional development and advancement, this program challenges and promotes my personal growth as I gain skills and understanding applicable to my own life and relationships.  I look forward to using the lessons from each class in every segment of my life.

– – Ana Treptow, Family and Community Services Master's Graduate,
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