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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 runs mostly online, and includes an in-person 10-day intensive. The online modules run in a cohort, meaning that we work through each module connected to a group of students and staff. This program is essentially on-line, but you benefit from a personal 1-on-1 tutor, group discussions with each module, individual feedback on your assignments, and regular contact with other students through student trios and group “coffee times”.
The intensive is planned to run later during the course. We get together for 10 days and go deeper in 2 topics: Motivational Interviewing and Sexuality & Gender. We will announce the date & location as the online school starts. See this page as reference and for more info.
The online modules will take place over the course of 9 months and require self-study, online teaching and Zoom (small) group meetings. Each module requires about 25 hours (11 – 14 hours a week) and will become available every 2 weeks. You can do up to 10 modules online, plus earn up to 3 credits during the intensive (a minimum of 11 credits is required to complete the lecture phase of this course).
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
The Course material & lectures are offered in multiple languages: next to English we are launching Korean, French and Portuguese groups. However, this depends on the number of students and staff. A minimum of 6 students (and 2 staff) are required to start a cohort in a given language. If you are or have a group of potential students in another language than mentioned above, please contact us, so we can see how we could accommodate you.
EXTENSION STUDY CREDITS & DEGREE
This school will be registered as 11 – 13 credits through the College of Family Studies (with Extension 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 or modular application, 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. If you like, we can discuss the requirements.
COST
The online tuition fee for the AFS is 790** euros (exchange). This excludes costs for books (usually available as e-books at a minimal cost). It does include access to the online modules (as long as your work and attendance is up to date) and accreditation with the UofN. The 2-week intensive is estimated at 850** euros (when in Europe), including accommodation and meals.
We offer a scholarships as a partial discount for category B/C nations. We also offer an additional discount on your tuition for each student you refer to us. Contact us for details and conditions. You may also pay per module in advance, as we go through the course, however keep in mind that there is a cost for each international money transfer.
** Prices may vary depending your location and the modules taken. A non-refundable registration fee of €27 is included.
More info & Registration
See this website (familystudies.online). You can indicate your interest, apply and find the latest info.