Are you ministering to families regularly? Have you done prior training* and want to deepen your knowledge & skills to work effectively with Families, yet you can’t leave your ministry for 3-5 months to do a University of the Nations school?
* If you have completed a YWAM DTS and a Foundations in Family Studies course or an FMS, then you qualify. If you have only completed a YWAM DTS and now have experience working with families and couples, you may also qualify to join. Please ask.
If you have not studied Family Systems or Genograms, you will be able to take two short courses as a prerequisite before starting the program.
TOPICS
In the Online Advanced Family Studies (AFS) you will take your skills to the next level :
- Genograms & Family Systems
- Motivational interviewing coaching skills
- Parenting
- Sexuality & Gender
- Contemporary Family & Marriage issues
- Theology of marriage
- Dysfunction, stress and trauma in families
- Developing culturally appropriate courses
…and you will do this mostly from your home! All you need is a computer and a good internet connection!
ONLINE & INTENSIVE
This school will be run mostly online, ending with an on-site intensive. The online modules will run in a cohort, meaning that we work through each module connected to a group of students. The intensive is planned to run each year. The online modules will take place over the course of 14 months and require self-study, online teaching and Zoom (small) group meetings. These require about 25 hours (5 – 6 hours a week) each and will become available ever 5 or 6 weeks. You can choose to do 9 or 11 online credits, plus 3 credits during the intensive.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
The Course material & lectures are offered in English. Depending students and staff there will be language groups, so you can do the processing and written work also in, for example, Korean, French or Portuguese. A minimum of 4 students will be needed to start a language group.
EXTENSION STUDY CREDITS & DEGREE
This school will be registered as 12 – 14 Extension Study credits through the College of Family Studies in the UofN. All modules combined may count towards the third level AFS school (FAM 351), building upon the existing Foundation for Family Studies. We expect you will do outreach and a practicum, details to be confirmed with the school leader. If you are interested in pursuing a degree in Family Studies, please indicate this when registering for this school, so we can discuss the requirements.
COST
The online tuition fee for the AFS is 490** euros . This excludes costs for books (usually available as e-books) and other resources and includes access to the online modules and UofN registration for the credits.
The intensive (planned for November 2023) is estimated at 650** euros, including accommodation and meals (the final price will depend the location, cohorts may be able to participate in an intensive locally).
Scholarships (in the form of a discount) are available for a select number of students. The request for scholarship can be indicated when submitting the application.
** Prices may vary depending your location and the courses taken.
More info & Registration
Application for the 2023 Online AFS is open. Via this website (familystudies.online) you can indicate your interest, go to the registration form and find the latest info.