COURSE SECTION INFORMATION
POLICE & PUBLIC SAFETY INSTITUTE
Intervention with Families
Community & Justice Services Program
Professor’s Name:
Janet L. Crupi
Course Number:
COR1947
Email:
crupij@algonquincollege.com
Course Section:
010
Phone:
613-727-4723 ext. 5347
Academic Year:
2011
Office:
P112M
Out of Class
Assistance:
Office Hours as posted on
Blackboard
Term:
Academic Level:
Winter
4
Section Specific Learning Resources
 There is no required textbook for this course.
 Other related materials will be provided to the student as required.
Learning Schedule
Class Schedule*
Week Topics & Deliverables
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2
3
4
INTRODUCTION AND Contracting – Assignment Guidelines
Lecture Topic(s):
 The Meaning of Marriage & Family
 The Genogram
Lecture Topic(s):
 Theories of Marriage
Lecture Topic(s):
 The Family Life-Cycle
 Family Systems Theory
Research Paper Outline due – value 5%
Lecture Topic(s):
 Marriage & Family Typologies
 Parenthood & Child-rearing
Genogram due for submission – value 20%
5
Lecture Topic(s):
 Stress & Families - A Model
6
Lecture Topic(s):
 Stress & Families (cont.)
7
8
9
Lecture Topic(s):
 Child Abuse & Domestic Violence
Research Paper due – value 25%
Lecture Topic(s):
 Child Abuse & Domestic Violence (cont.)
Exam Review
Group Resource Project due – value 15%
Final Exam – value 35%
*Schedule subject to change
ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES
1) THE FAMILY GENOGRAM ASSIGNMENT
DUE DATE: Friday, March 25th, 2011 (20%)
Using the genogram** provided as a model (hard copy to be circulated in class),
prepare a genogram of your own family relationships on a large piece of paper or
bristol board. Use the symbols in the example or develop your own "key"/legend to
indicate the nature of family relationships. Your genogram should include the
following information about you, your parents and your grandparents (you may also
include your great-grandparents, if you wish):
* Name and date of birth. If deceased, year and cause of death - may
also include other relevant medical history
* Other variables such as; Cultural/heritage origins, languages,
educational attainment, occupation, talents/interests/hobbies &
religion
* Number of siblings in each generation
* Marital history, including years of marriage, divorces, years of
singlehood, and date of remarriage
* You should also include some key characteristics about that
individual - personality traits or temperament or family roles (e.g. the
blacksheep, the mediator)
* May also include family traditions (i.e. activities, foods, places etc...)
which may be traced back to that person
* Indicate the nature of the relationships between individuals as per
the example
**You should also refer to last year’s text Intentional Interviewing and Counseling
(6th Edition), pages 303-305 for a visual of a genogram and additional information
in regard to preparing one.
Included with your assignment should be a typed Conclusion (a minimum of 4-5
pages in length) indicating what you have learned as a result of this assignment:
 You should interpret patterns or differences you have noticed and highlight
impressions you have formed in regard to your own family's genogram and
what you have learnt about your own family as a result of completing the
assignment.
 You should also draw conclusions about how a genogram may be useful in
working with families or clients in the field.
Marks for assignment are organized as follows;
1) Presentation, organization and creativity = 40%
2) Conclusions = 60%
2) INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PAPER ASSIGNMENT
Outline of Paper Due: Wednesday, March 18th, 2011 (5%)
Research Paper Due: Wednesday, April 15th, 2011 (25%)
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A research paper requires that you look at a variety of resources to determine
what the current literature and research says about a topic and to contrast the
different findings.
The paper is primarily objective/factual and should include next to no personal
opinion except in the Intro & Conclusion. It should include some kind of definition
or hypothesis (your personal theory) and some statistics as to the prevalence of
the problem. You should also include more than one theory or approach to
understanding the causes of the problem. You should also include a section that
indicates typical responses, resources or interventions that may assist families in
dealing with the issue/topic.
You may have drawn a conclusion as a result of your field placement experience and
studies to date and this is the opportunity to examine if research supports or
refutes your conclusion.
You may choose any topic related & or/relevant to issues/stressors facing families.
For instance: any aspect of family violence, the impact of specific mental illnesses
on families, adoption, family therapy, the impact of divorce and separation on
families or poverty etc…
The Outline:
 The outline for your paper should be 1-2 pages with an “Introduction” which states
your hypothesis or research question.
 Your outline should identify the general areas you will be exploring (i.e. headings
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and organization of the body of the paper).
Your outline should also include, at least three of the reference materials you will
be using, properly cited.
The Research Paper:
 10-12 type-written, double-spaced, cover page, introduction, conclusion, in-text
citation and bibliography (all the typical research paper stuff!). All referencing of
materials must be done according to APA guidelines (if you require further
direction you should see Dianna McAleer about this)
 You must use at least 3 different types of sources - i.e. books, magazines,
journals, newspapers, web-sites etc... in your paper and include all reference
materials in a bibliography.
 You should draw conclusions as a result of your research about whether your initial
theory was supported or not by what you found.
 You must attach your marked outline with my feedback to your final paper or lose
marks.
3) GROUP RESOURCE MANUAL ASSIGNMENT
DUE DATE: Thursday, April 22nd, 2011 - 15%
In groups of 4 students will research and submit a section for your “Resource Manual”
which will identify resources available to families in the Ottawa-Carleton area.
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You will need to first identify a list of headings for key service/resource areas
that would be useful to families (i.e. housing, financial planning, family planning,
addictions, recreation etc...) The list should be as all-inclusive as possible.
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Under each heading you should identify local community resources that would be
appropriate or helpful - specifically you should provide the correct address, phone
number and a brief descriptor of each service/resource and whether there is a
cost associated with the service.
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The work should be type-written and compiled in a user-friendly manner. Marks will
be given for presentation and organization as well as accuracy of information and
how inclusive the resources are.
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Each group member should have a copy of this work to include in their resource
manual, however only one copy needs to be submitted for grading
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Examples of previous groups’ assignments are in my office for anyone who would like
to take a look.