This course explores diverse families and family systems. It builds on the life cycle model to understand the needs of diverse families.
Course created on March 6, 2023
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Audio
CE/CEU Offered: AK/1.25; AL/1.25; AR/1.25; ASWB ACE/1.25 Cultural Competence; AZ/1.25; CA/1.25; CE Broker/1.25 CE Broker #20-1001396; CO/1.25; CT/1.25; DC/1.25; DE/1.25; FL/1.25; GA/1.25; HI/1.25; IA/1.25; IACET/0.1; ID/1.25; IL/1.25; IN/1.25; KS/1.25; KY/1.25; LA/1.25; MA/1.25; MD/1.25; ME/1.25; MI/1.25; MN/1.25; MO/1.25; MS/1.25; MT/1.25; NC/1.25; ND/1.25; NE/1.25; NH/1.25; NJ (ASWB ACE)/1.25; NM/1.25; NV/1.25; NY-Contact Hours/1.0 Self-Study; OH/1.25; OK/1.25; OR/1.25; PA/1.25; RI/1.25; SC/1.25; SD/1.25; TN/1.25; TX/1.25; UT/1.25; VA/1.25; VT/1.25; WA/1.25; WI/1.25; WV/1.25; WY/1.25
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the commonalities and differences of families.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe how to apply the life cycle model to diverse families.
- After this course, participants will be able to determine how social and cultural contexts impact family functioning.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction and review of the family life cycle |
| 5-10 Minutes | Divorced or divorcing families |
| 10-15 Minutes | Blended or remarried families |
| 15-20 Minutes | Single-parent families |
| 20-25 Minutes | Grandparents caring for grandchildren |
| 25-30 Minutes | Foster families |
| 30-35 Minutes | Immigrant families and LGBT families |
| 35-40 Minutes | African American families and Hispanic families |
| 40-45 Minutes | Asian families and Muslim families |
| 45-50 Minutes | Questions to explore cultural identity |
| 50-55 Minutes | Recommendations for working with transitioning and diverse families |
| 55-65 Minutes | Summary and wrap up |
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Stephenie Howard
PhD LCSW
Stephenie Howard, PhD, LCSW, is an assistant professor at Norfolk State University with the School of Social Work and the founder and president of Communities in Power. She serves on the Child Abuse and Neglect Advisory Committee for Family and Children’s Trust Fund (FACT) of Virginia; the Child Welfare Advisory Committee for the Virginia Department of Social Services; and the Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity (CRECD) for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Her research area is at the intersection of domestic violence and child maltreatment, examining children’s exposure to domestic violence. She has authored publications in the areas of trauma, domestic violence, and child welfare. She has practice experience in domestic violence counseling and child protective services and teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate counseling and social work.
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