Master's Degree - Family & Community Services

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2024 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 FamiliesGrant Development & Management
2024 Summer Course Info
Family Resource ManagementLifespan DevelopmentNonprofits in a Global SocietyFamilies in Poverty
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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
R.D. Day
Edition: 5th
ISBN: 978-1841697611
Publisher: New York: Routledge

Normal Family Processes: Growing Diversity and Complexity
F. Walsh
Edition: 4th
ISBN: 978-1462502554
Publisher: New York: Guilford Press

Nurses and Families: A Guide to Family Assessment and Intervention
L.M. Wright & M. Leahey
Edition: 6th
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.

Faculty
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Macy Burgess is a graduate of the family and community services degree.I made the decision to switch specializations in my master’s program mid-way through my degree. This change took me from the traditional on-campus experience to the Great Plains IDEA online experience. The switch seemed intimidating to me but it ended up being an incredible experience that I would not have gotten if I'd taken all classes at one university. Getting to dive into courses offered at schools all over the country was beneficial as it opened pathways for communication and sharing of knowledge with students and faculty I would not normally have interacted with. 

– – Macy Burgess, Family and Community Services Graduate Student,
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