儿童和家庭福祉专长让学生准备使用基于力量和基于证据的方法来促进不同人群的积极儿童和家庭功能。通过课程作业和现场实习，学生将获得并增强他们的技能，以有效地参与，评估和干预儿童和家庭，从而预防和应对遇到挑战的儿童和家庭。学生还将获得对儿童和家庭生活最重要的政策的知识，以及有效影响此类政策的技能。该专业为有兴趣在儿童保护服务领域工作的学生，学校和其他公共机构或社区非营利组织提供了坚实的框架。
The Child and Family Wellbeing specialization prepares students to use strength-based and evidence-based approaches to promote positive child and family functioning across diverse populations. Through coursework and field placements, students will acquire and enhance their skills to effectively engage, assess and intervene with children and families both preventively and with those experiencing challenges. Students will also gain knowledge of the policies most salient to the lives of children and families and skills to effectively influence such policies. This specialization provides a solid framework for students interested in working in child protective services, schools and other public agencies or community-based non-profits.