PSYC 1110 - Parenting and Family Problem Solving

4.5 Credits

This course introduces students to effective parenting skills and strategies for solving family problems. It emphasizes parent-child relations, developmental milestones, family systems theory, family communication, family composition, and issues related to abuse and neglect. Students explore parenting challenges, such as single parenthood, divorce, custody issues, step-family systems, and conflict management. Other topics include same-sex parenting, inter-racial families, and families faced with natural disasters and other catastrophes.

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Identify the social aspects –both positive and negative–that affect parents today.
Examine family communication dynamics and effective ways to solve communication problems.
Prepare a role analysis of parenthood and the major parent roles.
Describe the ways parenting and parental expectations change as the child progresses through various stages of the life span.
Critically evaluate approaches to parenting advocated in popular literature.
Discuss family challenges and potential solutions for topics, such as abuse, neglect, step-parenting, single parenting, divorce, and custody issues.
Identify multicultural issues related to parenting values and priorities.
Practice APA-style format in writing assignments.

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