Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Family Science Review
Volume
21
Issue
2
Publisher
Family Science Association
Publication Date
1-1-2016
First Page
74
Last Page
95
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Abstract
This study evaluates the potential value of integrating a family science-focused course on strengthening couple and coparenting relationships into the training of social work students and future child welfare professionals. The 15-week graduate course offered 30 MSW students an opportunity to learn and practice relationship and marriage education (RME) skills in order to teach relevant concepts to clients and to support future integration of these skills in their careers. Evaluation data showed that students demonstrated improvements in multiple domains of knowledge and self-efficacy and applied the concepts learned with clients within six months of completing the course. Implications for future trainings, research, and the scholarship of teaching and learning are shared.
Recommended Citation
Futris, T. G., Schramm, D. G., & *Duncan, J. (2016). Preparing future child welfare professionals to strengthen couple relations. Family Science Review, 21, 74-95.
