Subject/Research Guides: AFM 6630 Family Dynamics: Start Here

AFM 6630 Family Dynamics

This guide will assist you with your AFM 6630 course. Use the GOLD TABS to navigate the guide.

This course uses an ecosystem perspective to view and address issues affecting families and their relationships to other institutions and to society in general. Students will develop an understanding of the complexities of family roles, relationships, interactions, and changes throughout the lifespan, emphasizing the interplay of social, developmental and health factors in affecting change, continuity and well-being. The course also reviews assessment tools used to analyze family systems and prevention education interventions designed to support family function and well-being.

Applied Family Science Program Chair

Mary Kay Keller, M.P.A., Ph.D., SSW, CEIM, CFLE.

Chair of Applied Family Science Graduate Program

WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

MaryKay.Keller@wilmu.edu

302.327.4897

MKK Curriculum Vitae

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Applied Family Science Program - Tips for Success

Applied Family Science WilmU Organization
The Applied Family Science Organization is here to support you in your success in the program. There are extraneous education materials on a variety of subjects, updates on Grants and Employment, a Discussion Board where you can post questions and answer other students questions, a folder introducing the program and the professors who teach the AFM courses. This is a work in progress, feel free to send the Chair of the Program suggestions for other Family Life Education topics. Follow the self enroll instructions on the Organization tab to enroll.
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It is recommended once you become a Graduate student in Applied Family Science that you either meet with the Chair in person or view the New Student Video to plan your program courses. Taking the course you need before your practicum is critical to your success.

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Best Practices in Family Life Education
National Council on Family Relations
Join as a student member (discounted membership for students) to NCFR. Once your complete you Master of Science in Applied Family Science you are elegible to apply to NCFR for your certification as a Family Life Educator. NCFR website has listservs and other supportive materials to guide you through the process. Additionally, there are weekly updates (sign up at the very bottom of the front page) that will provide you with the latest Family Science research and activities from around the Globe.
Preparing Bachelor's and Master's Students to Advance Their Careers in Family Science
Networking & Professional Development for Graduate Students
Organizing Academic Research Papers

Guide Citation

Wilmington University Library. (2020, June). AFM 6630: Family dynamics guide.

[Revised by M. Jones: December, 2020]