Child and Family Studies

Are you the type of person who...

enjoys working with children?
is interested in working with parent education programs?
enjoys community services?
is interested in working with child abuse, foster care, and adoption?
enjoys working with families as a whole, as well as individuals within the family?
is interested in programs working with the older population?
is interested in working with the Division of Aging or an area Agency on Aging?
is interested in working with juvenile services for delinquents?
enjoys people and is interested in helping others?

If so, then the Child and Family Studies program at Northwest could be your answer.

The Child and Family Studies major at Northwest has many opportunities available. These opportunities are offered in three emphases, which you may choose within a major or minor. The three programs are:

Child Care and Children's Services
Family Services
Gerontology

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Child Care and Children's Services

In this emphasis, the goal is to provide experience working with young children. The courses and activities focus on child care administration, parent education, community services and special programs working with child abuse, foster care, adoption, and resources and services available for families with children.

For more information contact:

Ms. RoAnne Solheim
Instructor and Interim Director of
Early Care & Education Learning Center
Office 302C Ext. 1542

Also see Early Childhood Center at http://catpages.nwmissouri.edu/m/hmlab/ecc.html

Family Services

This emphasis offers students the knowledge and experience to work successfully with families. Coursework and activities provide knowledge with emphasis on family interaction and functioning, family structure, family styles, various types of families, and family services and resources.

For more information contact:

Dr. Jang-Ae Yang
Assistant Professor
Human Development and Family Relations
Office 302B Admin Ext. 1733

Dr. Lauren Leach-Steffens
Associate Professor
Family Economics and Management
Office 312A Admin Ext. 1851

Melissa Ewing, Student Ambassador

Gerontology

Students who choose this emphasis will take courses on topics like psychology of aging, independent living, communication, and community health and leisure services. Coursework and experiential opportunities prepare students for employment in places such as nursing homes, senior centers, area agencies on aging, retirement facilities, retirement communities, and a wide variety of other aging acencies.

For more information contact:

Dr. Deborah Lewis Fravel
Associate Professor
Office - 311 Admin Ext. 1168

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For more information contact:

Family and Consumer Sciences
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468-6001
Phone: 660.562.1168
E-mail: dfravel@nwmissouri.edu