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HDFS 371 - Family Resource Management

(3 units)
Theory and application in the identification and allocation of human and nonhuman resources. Decision making, communication, time and financial management.

Prerequisite(s): HDFS 202 ; PSY 101  or SOC 101 ; Junior or Senior standing.

Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to identify, develop and use resources to help promote quality of life for individuals, families and their communities.
2. Students will be able to examine how resources, choices and opportunities are constrained by gender, ethnicity, social class, and family structure.
3. Students will be able to recognize the difference between wants and needs.
4. Students will be able to use guiding values and principles to make thoughtful decisions.
5. Students will be able to use feedback, empathy, and awareness of the perspective of others to communicate effectively.
6. Students will be able to identify strategies for managing strong emotions in oneself and in others.
7. Set short-term and long-term goals, create plans for reaching goals, develop strategies for carrying out plans, and adapt the plans through skillful problem solving when the unexpected occurs.
8. Students will be able to adapt existing skills and management strategies to meet the changing needs of the individual and family over the lifecycle.
9. Students will be able to develop a reserve network of personal, social and economic resources that can be drawn upon in times of stress and crisis.
10. Students will be able to recognize the role of intergenerational resource exchange in family resource management.
11. Students will be able to apply the principles of effective management using personalized management activities.
12. Students will be able to apply management concepts to develop an in-depth analysis of an interpersonal problem.


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