Family Relations

UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL BE COMPETENT IN:

• Understanding the value of Christian principles in building healthy family relations.
• Identifying basic human needs from a Christian perspective.
• Understanding the deepest meaning of love as illustrated by biblical images of divine love.
• Discussing the family as a system, including family systems theory, and the traits of both dysfunctional and functional families.
• Describing factors that influence mate selection.
• Understanding the nature of marriage from a Christian perspective and the value of covenant to help maintain a healthy and lasting marriage.
• Discussing the role of communication in the home.
• Understanding healthy conflict resolution in the home.
• Discussing the concepts of sex and healthy sexuality in the home.
• Describing the role of parents and children in the home, based on Christian principles.
• Discussing adolescence as well as common problems including alcohol, drugs, sex, social pressure, eating disorders, etc.
• Discussing divorce and remarriage and their effects on the family.
• Identifying the various forms of non-traditional families represented in today’s culture.
• Discussing aging and its effects on family relations.
• Evaluating how families are undermined by the “bondage to commodities,” and how to break free.
• Discussing how churches should respond to the numerous challenges faced by families today.