Programs for adolescents also provide employment opportunities. Life Span Development may form the substantive background for a course of study at the doctoral level. A thesis or non-thesis option may be chosen and significant individualized planning can be incorporated. Appreciation for the life span emphasis has been a relatively new perspective in the social sciences and should make possible professional competencies that would have both breadth and depth. Psychology and sociology courses contribute to general knowledge about human processes within culture over the lifespan.
Developmental courses stress the changing expectations and competencies that exist.
Child and family development courses on childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, adulthood and aging contribute valuable background. This is an applied program designed to provide experience in the emerging field of Family Mediation. This option requires field training or a practicum. Multicultural Seminar 3. Family Theories 4.