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Human Service Professionals: Who are they?
- serving fellow humans (individuals or groups such as families or communities) in order to alleviate
stress and change to help them function at their highest
What is Human Development and Family Science?
- learn about what is shaping the family development, how they evolve over time
- biological, psychological, and sociology parts of life
- womb to tomb
- influence of families and communities
- what kind of programs can we develop to help others
Developmentalists (HD)
Individuals within families
- people change and grow as long as they live
- development stages
- ex: effects of coming to the baby when they cry vs not coming
Family Scientist (FS)
Families comprising Individuals
- family dynamics: parent child relationship, sibling relationship
Average Life Expectancy
77 years
Development in 3 areas
1. Physical: genes, brain, body
2. Intellectual: language, cognition
3. Emotional: socio-emotional aspects such as relationships, emotions, and motivations
Consider that if a person is hungry and did not get proper sleep (both examples of the physical
domain), the person will most likely not be able to problem solve effectively during class (cognitive
domain), and may be more easily upset or insensitive to the feelings of others (emotional domain)
Biological Aspects
How the brain is changing
Nutrition
Genetics
Cognitive Aspects
Thinking changes
Language
Learning
Socio-emotional Aspects
Relationships
Motivation
, Family Form
Who is in your family?
- single parent
- extended family
- blended families
Is there an ideal family form? What is your family form? Does it vary from the ideal?
Family Function
How the family operates to meet the needs of and care for each other
CFLE
NCFR provides certification for emerging professionals in family life education
- passing score on national exam
- complete coursework
- document work experience
Family Life Education (FLE)
primary focus is on teaching individuals and family skills about healthy family development
- teaching the skills and knowledge needed to avoid falling into the river and about knowing how to
help yourself do it
- prevention and education
- provides oppurtunities for individuals and families to enhance and improve their skills needed for
effective living
Vision
the dreams and desires of a program
Goals
more specific than a vision and convey a general purpose
Objectives
More specific than goals, written in measurable terms
Outcomes
impacts
Welcome Session
time that allows the participants of the FLE program to get familiar with it
Three core sessions
objectives, teaching
Goodbye Session
process and reflect upon what they learned, evaluate the program