• 325-01 - Common Methods of Teaching Family Policy to Family Studies Students
  Presented by: Kathleen Piercy, Katie Reck
• 325-02 - Social Security Survivor’s Benefits for Children Born After Parental Death
  Presented by: Jason Hans, Martie Gillen

Abstracts

Common Methods of Teaching Family Policy to Family Studies Students

Presented by: Kathleen Piercy, Katie Reck

 Little information about teaching family policy courses is available to family scholars.  Using qualitative thematic analysis, we reviewed current publications and available course syllabi to identify patterns of use of textbooks and assignments. Twelve commonly used textbooks were identified with noted differences in frequency of use over the past decade. Assignments teaching policy processes, issue analyses, or a combination of both were readily used throughout courses. In an effort to improve family policy instruction, we propose to lead a discussion of the current resources available to family policy teachers and identify the optimal venues for resource sharing.

Social Security Survivor’s Benefits for Children Born After Parental Death

Presented by: Jason Hans, Martie Gillen

In recent years, the Social Security Administration has received more than 100 applications for survivor’s benefits for children conceived after a parent’s death, and one such case will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this year (Astrue v. Capato, 2012). The purpose of this study is to examine attitudes concerning access to Social Security survivor’s benefits in the context of posthumous reproduction.