HDFS 261 Working with Individuals and Families
Develops a framework for building collaborative relationships with individuals, parents, and family members. It emphasizes needed characteristics and skills for helping professionals. Communication, collaboration and partnerships to foster family, individual and child success are emphasized. The course also explores the institutionalized power dynamics in the United States and how this impacts interpersonal relationships in the professional setting.
Prerequisite
Recommended: Completion of
COMM 218 Interpersonal Communication and HDFS 201 Contemporary Families in the United States is strongly recommended for success in this course.
Offered
Spring Term Only
Notes
Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Identify the needed professional characteristics and skills to develop collaborative partnerships with individuals and families. Describe the impact that institutionalized power dynamics (based on social categories such as race, ethnicity, social class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and age) have on interpersonal relationships in the professional setting. Apply relationship building strategies that foster healthful interactions with individuals and families.