1. This matrix is to be used in conjunction with the Family LifeEducation Content Areas: Content and PracticeGuidelines (2009) availableat
http://www.ncfr.org/sites/default/files/downloads/news/cfle_content_and_practice_guidelines_2014.pdf
FLE CONTENT AREA/PRACTICE GUIDELINES MATRIX
1. Families and Individuals in Societal
Contexts
2. Internal Dynamics ofFamilies 3. HumanGrowthandDevelopment
Across the Lifespan
4. HumanSexuality 5. Interpersonal Relationships
Courses:
FCS 3150 Global Ecologyof the
Family
FCS 5500 Raising Childrenina
ContemporarySociety
In Global Ecologyof the FamilyI
completedpapers on Social
Construction andHumanEcology
Theories. I did comparative research
on cross-cultural families, alongwith
a cultural competencyinterview.
In RaisingChildrenina
ContemporarySocietyI completeda
Literature Reviewon special
educationfor youngchildren. I also
conducted aninterviewfor fathers
and wrote anadvocacyletter
regarding the obesityepidemic.
Experiences(includes Assignments,
Internships, or Practicums):
Courses:
FCS 3180 Intimate Relationships
FCS 3170 Crises andResiliencyin
Families
In Intimate Relationships I
completedassignments regarding
the Core Cummunicationworkbook.
In Crises andResiliencyin Families I
completedmultiple assignments
includinga mandatedreporters
(3200) form and case study, along
with papers using the nine key
processes to familyresilience and
the classifications of stressor events
and situations.
Experiences(includes Assignments,
Internships, or Practicums):
Courses:
HSV 2250 Growth, Development and
Aging
FCS 2150 Adolescent Development
FCS 4130 Later-Life Family
Relationships
In Adolescent Development I
completeda servicesinterview at
The Boys andGirls Clubof
Kalamazoo.
In Later-Life FamilyRelationships I
completedanagencyinterview for
“Care N Assist” anda life history
interview. I completed assignments
on the familycourt system and
retirement.
Experiences(includes Assignments,
Internships, or Practicums):
Courses:
FCS 2100 Human Sexuality
In HumanSexualityI learned about
the humanbodyandcompleted
assignments on male and female
circumcisions.
Experiences(includes Assignments,
Internships, or Practicums):
Courses:
FCS 3180 Intimate Relationships
In Intimate Relationships I completed
assignments regarding the Core
Cummunication workbook.
Experiences(includes Assignments,
Internships, or Practicums):

2. This matrix is to be used in conjunction with the Family LifeEducation Content Areas: Content and PracticeGuidelines (2009) availableat
http://www.ncfr.org/sites/default/files/downloads/news/cfle_content_and_practice_guidelines_2014.pdf
6. FamilyResource Management 7. Parenting Educationand Guidance 8. FamilyLaw andPublic Policy 9. ProfessionalEthics and Practice 10. FamilyLife Education
Methodology
Courses:
FCS 2090 Consumer Education
In Consumer EducationI completed
an assignment about addiction.
Experiences(includes Assignments,
Internships, or Practicums):
Courses:
FCS 4150 Effective Parenting
In Effective ParentingI completedan
observationpaper assignment in
which I observed a parent andchild
in a real-life setting andthen
analyzedthe interactionutilizing
parentingtheoriesandcourse
content information.
Experiences(includes Assignments,
Internships, or Practicums):
Courses:
FCS 4150 Effective Parenting
FCS 3170 Crises andResiliencyin
Families
In Effective ParentingI completedan
observationpaper assignment in
which I observed a parent andchild
in a real-life setting andthen
analyzedthe interactionutilizing
parentingtheoriesandcourse
content information.
In Crises andResiliencyin Families I
completedmultiple assignments
includinga mandatedreporters
(3200) form and case study, along
with papers using the nine key
processes to familyresilience and
the classifications of stressor events
and situations.
Experiences(includes Assignments,
Internships, or Practicums):
Courses:
FCS 1010 Introductionto FamilyLife
Education
FCS 4100 Teaching FamilyLife
Education
For Introduction to FamilyLife
Education, I completed a jobshadow
and ethics interview at The Boys and
Girls Clubof Kalamazoo.
For TeachingFamilyLife Education I
am planninga 4 hour workshopfor
adolescent children aged15-18 in
the Kalamazooarea who have used
or been exposedto drugs.
Experiences(includes Assignments,
Internships, or Practicums):
Courses:
FCS 4100 Teaching FamilyLife
Education
For TeachingFamilyLife Education I
am planninga 4 hour workshopfor
adolescent children aged15-18 in
the Kalamazooarea who have used
or been exposedto drugs.
Experiences(includes Assignments,
Internships, or Practicums):