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ERIC Number: EJ1438640
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-1651
EISSN: EISSN-2331-5369
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Exploring the Intersections of Family & Consumer Sciences and Justice-Involved Families
Kyle L. Roberson; Sydney D. Cox
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, v116 n2 p29-33 2024
As a field established on improving the lives of individuals, families, and communities, Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) is well-positioned to address the challenges and opportunities faced by justice-involved families (Nickols et al., 2009). From reentry and rehabilitation to parenting and family relationships, the support of justice-involved families is intrinsically linked to individual well-being, family strengths, and community vitality. Embedded within the FCS Body of Knowledge (BOK), the integrative element of human ecosystems provides practitioners with a lens for viewing the justice system's impact on families. The foundation of FCS emphasizes the importance of strong family relationships. For justice-involved families, these relationships may be strained due to the effects of incarceration. Multiple barriers, within and outside of the justice system, can impact a family's ability to interact and communicate with their justice-involved loved ones. Using the BOK as a model for practice, this paper details five ways in which the FCS profession can utilize the foundations of the field to support justice-involved families.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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