University of Wisconsin–Stout
About the Program
The HDFS department supports three family and human development programs, a minor in Human Development and Family Studies and a specialization in gerontology. The B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies has approximately 250 majors and carries the CFLE certification. The M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy has 24 students and is one of the longest accredited programs in COAMFTE. The M.S. in Family Studies and Human Development has about 35 students. It is a cohort program that combines an intensive summer session and distance offerings that allow students from around the country to participate. The HDFS department has 11 fulltime faculty and staff.
Program Overview
| Area | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Child/Human Development | 40% | |
| Family Studies | 40% | |
| Family Therapy | 20% |
Address & Contact Information
Undergraduate Program
- Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies
- Individual and Family Relations
- Human Development: Early Childhood
- Honors Seminar: Lifespan Human Development
- Dynamics of Family Development
- Skill Training For Individual/Family Interventions
- Lifespan Human Development
- Lifespan Sexuality
- Child Guidance
- Seminar on Self-Growth
- Human Development: Middle Childhood and Adolescence
- Family Stress, Coping and Adaptation
- Parent Education/Involvement
- Divorced, Single Parent and Remarried Family
- Human Development: Early/Middle Adulthood
- Seminar: Culturally Diverse Individuals and Families
- Experience: Developing Cultural Competence
- Human Development: Late Adulthood
- Health Care Dilemmas and Decisions for Families
- Death and the Family
- Work and Family Issues
- Family Resource Management
- Family Research and Methodology
- Family Policy
- Abuse and the Family
- Professional Issues: Human Development and Family Studies
- Practicum in Human Development and Family Studies
- Death and Bereavement
- Geriatric Functional Assessment
- Suicide and the Family
- Grantsmanship for Non-Profits
The Human Development and Family Studies program prepares you to work with individuals and/or families throughout the life cycle. The program includes coursework in human development, family studies, career development, public policy, professional skills and family research methods. If you choose to include a concentration in your program, you may take courses from more than ten departments to prepare you to work with children, adolescents, families, or aging individuals. While at UW-Stout, you will gain specialized experience through completion of a senior practicum in hospitals, human service agencies, adolescent group homes or senior citizen programs.
Graduate Program
- Foundations of CFT
- Contemporary CFT
- Theories of Family Process
- Couples Therapy and Sex Therapy
- Alcoholism and Family Systems Intervention
- Cultural Competence in Family Therapy
- Psychometric Aids to MFT
- Psychopathology
- Lifespan Family and Human Development
- Anthropological Study of Families
- Professional Issues in MFT
- Research in Psychotherapy
- MFT Practicum
- Counseling Children and Adolescents
- Treating Drug Abuse, Intimate Violence, and Self Harm
- Contemporary Family Issues
- Child and Family Services
- Theory Based Research Methods
- Special Issues in Family Life Education
- Child and Adolescent Development
- Human Development: Middle Childhood and Adolescence
- Family Stress, Coping and Adaptation
- Divorced, Single Parent and Remarried Family
- Human Development: Early/Middle Adulthood
- Seminar: Culturally Diverse Individuals and Families
- Experience: Developing Cultural Competence
- Human Development: Late Adulthood
- Health Care Dilemmas and Decisions for Families
- Death and the Family
- Work and Family Issues
- Family Resource Management
- Family Policy
- Death and Bereavement
- Geriatric Functional Assessment
- Suicide and the Family
- Grantsmanship for Non-Profits
Master's Level
CFLE Information
NCFR recognizes schools offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs with course work that follows the Standards and Criteria required for approval as a Provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE). NCFR approval allows the school to offer their graduates the opportunity to apply for Provisional Certification using the Abbreviated Application process. The CFLE Checklist represents the courses that meet the CFLE criteria at that school. Students must complete all the courses on a checklist in order to qualify to apply for the CFLE designation through the Abbreviated Application process.
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The MFT program is designed to develop competent professionals in individual, couples, and family therapy. Graduates of the program are prepared to work in settings such as mental health clinics, family life agencies, hospitals, schools and/or private practice. The program is COAMFTE accredited. The Family Studies and Human Development degree is designed for persons who want to work with families and individuals of all ages in community careers, extension, and educational settings. It is designed with working professionals in mind and is a hybrid of on-campus and distance education offerings, making it accessible to students from outside the immediate area.