The understanding of family strengths and weaknesses and how family members relate to one another was a concept evident in several of the Human Ecology/Child and Family Studies courses. Because CFS students will be serving families in their future careers, it is imperative that they have a well-rounded knowledge of families. The CFS students read “Till Debt Do Us Part,” a book not only geared toward managing financial resources, but also focused on managing family dynamics and relationships. Poduska offers ten key principles that CFS students are encouraged to reflect and own. The principles include: Principle 1: Financial problems are usually behavior problems rather than money problems. Principle 2: If you continue doing what you have been doing, you will continue getting what you have been getting. Principle 3: Nothing is worth risking the relationship. Principle 4: Money spent on things you value usually leads to a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment. Money spent on things you do not value usually leads to a feeling of frustration and futility. Principle 5: We know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Principle 6: You can never get enough of what you don’t need, because what you don’t need can never satisfy you. Principle 7: Financial freedom is more often the result of decreased spending than increased income. Principle 8: Be grateful for what you have. Principle 9: The best things in life are free. Principle 10: The value of individuals should never be equated with their net worth.
Another important concept discussed in the CFS curriculum pertaining to family dynamics is the ABC-X model of crisis definition. This model helps decide whether a stressor becomes a crisis based on the meaning of the event or stressor. The A in the ABC-X model represents the hardships of the situation or the event. The B in the ABC-X model represents the family’s crisis-meeting resources. The C in the ABC-X model represents the definition the family makes of the event. The X in the ABC-X model represents the severity of the crisis. Depending upon each of the components of the ABC-X model decides whether a family defines a particular event as a crisis. Defining an event as a crisis disturbs or rearranges the family dynamics. The family must cope and learn how to adjust or overcome the crisis situation.
HUEC/CFS 2050: Family Dynamics
HUEC/CFS 2065: Management of Family Systems and Services
HUEC/CFS 3055: Development of Young Children in Context
HUEC/CFS 3060: Family Finance
HUEC/CFS 3065: Adult-Child Relationships
HUEC/CFS 3067: Field Experience in Family, Child & Consumer Science
HUEC/CFS 3090: Professional Seminar in Family, Child & Consumer Science
HUEC/CFS 4051: The Adolescent and the Family
HUEC/CFS 4064: Family Stress Management
HUEC/CFS 4067: Internship in Child and Family Studies
PSYC 4072: Developmental Psychology of Adulthood and Aging
Another important concept discussed in the CFS curriculum pertaining to family dynamics is the ABC-X model of crisis definition. This model helps decide whether a stressor becomes a crisis based on the meaning of the event or stressor. The A in the ABC-X model represents the hardships of the situation or the event. The B in the ABC-X model represents the family’s crisis-meeting resources. The C in the ABC-X model represents the definition the family makes of the event. The X in the ABC-X model represents the severity of the crisis. Depending upon each of the components of the ABC-X model decides whether a family defines a particular event as a crisis. Defining an event as a crisis disturbs or rearranges the family dynamics. The family must cope and learn how to adjust or overcome the crisis situation.
HUEC/CFS 2050: Family Dynamics
HUEC/CFS 2065: Management of Family Systems and Services
HUEC/CFS 3055: Development of Young Children in Context
HUEC/CFS 3060: Family Finance
HUEC/CFS 3065: Adult-Child Relationships
HUEC/CFS 3067: Field Experience in Family, Child & Consumer Science
HUEC/CFS 3090: Professional Seminar in Family, Child & Consumer Science
HUEC/CFS 4051: The Adolescent and the Family
HUEC/CFS 4064: Family Stress Management
HUEC/CFS 4067: Internship in Child and Family Studies
PSYC 4072: Developmental Psychology of Adulthood and Aging
HUEC/CFS 4064
PowerPoint Presentation on relationship between volunteer experiences at St. Vincent de Paul and family stress management
(Grade: A)
PowerPoint Presentation on relationship between volunteer experiences at St. Vincent de Paul and family stress management
(Grade: A)
HUEC/CFS 4064
Interview analysis on perspectives on personal life stressors across generations
(Grade: A)
Interview analysis on perspectives on personal life stressors across generations
(Grade: A)
HUEC/CFS 2065
Research literature review on parental divorce effects on young adults
(Grade: A)
Research literature review on parental divorce effects on young adults
(Grade: A)