Master's Degree - Family & Community Services

Course Information
Family Dynamics

Course Description
Students examine theories of family function and dysfunction, techniques of assessment, and models of family intervention.
Contacts
Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.


Textbooks

Introduction to family processes
Day, R.D.
Edition: 5th ed
ISBN: 978-1841697611
Publisher: New York: Routledge

Normal family processes: Growing diversity and complexity
Walsh, F.
Edition: 4th ed
ISBN: 978-1462502554
Publisher: New York: Guilford Press

Nurses and families: A guide to family assessment and intervention
Wright, L. M., & Leahey, M.
Edition: 6th ed
ISBN: 978-0803627390
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis


Course Access

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Students needing assistance with setting up their account should contact the MU IT Help Desk at 573-882-5000. If students haven’t received the course access information email, please reach out to the MU Campus Coordinator at mumzonidea@umsystem.edu.


Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

University Members
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