CFT 412 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Civilian Conservation Corps, Relationship Education, Communication Studies

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: Counseling Psychology and Human Services
• Course: CFT 412
• Professor: Emily Johnson

Document Summary

Conceptual framework: set of interconnected ideas, concepts and assumptions. Theory: consists of general principles that are composed of interrelated. Research study: designed to test one or more hypotheses. Eclectic approach: many ways of looking at families. Use ideas and principles from several conceptual. Science frameworks to help understand marriage and family life. Idiographic approach: focuses on unique aspects of individuals or families. More interested in individual case studies and tend to have clinical approach. Nomothetic approach: focuses on ideas that apply to the majority of individuals or families. Try to develop a broader understanding of couples and families to work toward a general theory. National council on family relations (ncfr): founded in. 1938, focuses on family research practice and education. Journals: journal and marriage and family, family. American association for marital and family therapy (aamft): founded in 1942, marriage and family therapists. Focus on increasing understanding, research and education, helping families with problems.