SW 556 International Perspectives on Families_In Migration: Transformations in Family_Relations and Roles, and Effect on_Individual Development
The course focuses on the experiences of immigrant families as well as other families undergoing other cultural transitions. It will address transformations that take in family relations, family roles, and individual development. The aim of the course is to sensitize students to these experiences in order to widen their understanding and improve their interventions with families in cultural transition. Issues addressed will include processes that take place in the family as a system, parent-child relationships, marital relationships, intergenerational issues and approaches to intervention with immigrant families. Learning materials will include the literature, case material, as well as interviews with families conducted by the students and presented and discussed in class.