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Course Description

An exploration of the connection between money and couple and family relationships. Focus on understanding factors impacting individual's, couple's, and family's money perceptions and management. Review of current literature and research. Students gain insight into their own relationship with money and will learn basic financial planning strategies.

Athena Title

Money and Relationships

Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in FHCE 8550E

Prerequisite

FHCE 3200 or FHCE 3200E or FHCE 3250 or FHCE 3250E or FHCE 8200 or FHCE 8200E or permission of department

Pre or Corequisite

FHCE 5200 or FHCE 7200 or FHCE 7200E or permission of department

Semester Course Offered

Offered fall

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student Learning Outcomes

To understand how money impacts individuals, couples, and families
To gain insight into how attitudes and expectations about money develop and evolve
To understand the basic components of managing money in relationships
To examine personal thoughts on attitudes, expectations, and feelings about money and money management habits
To be comfortable working with individuals, couples, and families with financial stress

Topical Outline

Financial Communication
Family Systems Theory
Family Socialization of Money
Couples and Money
Genograms
Application of Financial Therapy Models to Relational Financial Therapy

Syllabus

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