PSY 3010 Lecture 13: Chapter 13
Document Summary
Insights from the family impact seminars: chapter 13 outline, utilization of social science research in policymaking, theory behind advancing evidence-based family policy. Ecological family systems theory: using family impact seminars to communicate research to policymakers. Core components of the family impact seminars. Track record of the family impact seminars: effective strategies for advancing evidence-based family policy. Institutional culture includes the history, operating procedures, and rules under which people operate; it affects the pace of business, influences on decisionmaking, etc. Families are the foremost influence on individual development; policies and programs shape the environment that families operate in, which can strengthen or undermine family functioning. The seminars target state policymakers, including legislators, legislative aides, governor"s office staff, nonpartisan legislative service analysts, and agency representatives. To maintain a neutral, nonpartisan, off-the-record setting for dialogue and debate, lobbyists and the press are generally not invited.
