ERIC Number: EJ1438640
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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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.
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Family Needs, Family Relationship, Barriers, Rehabilitation, Intervention, Family Environment, Money Management, Multiple Literacies, Child Rearing, Parent Education, Daily Living Skills, Health Promotion, Well Being, Professional Personnel
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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