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The Department of Child and Family Development is a highly integrated academic unit within the College of Education. The Department offers a B.S. in Child Development in Applied Arts and Sciences and a Master of Science degree in Child Development.

Current Students

Internships

CFD graduates are professional leaders working statewide in schools, hospitals, social service agencies, government agencies, and universities. CFD’s specializations and certificate program’s focus on early childhood education, conflict resolution, parent-child interactions within families, and ethnically diverse and special needs populations, prepare students to advocate and serve the needs of diverse youth, families and communities.

Sample of CFD Internships

  1. Student interns help run parenting and trauma intervention at shelters and agencies serving families involved in domestic violence (e.g., Center for Community Solutions, ParentCare Family Recovery Center). Students work with peer educators on an anti-bullying program in Sweetwater Union High School District middle schools. They develop curriculum that includes research-based techniques that teach self-control, anger management and social problem-solving skills.
  2. Students help HHSA-Office of Violence Prevention staff implement and evaluate programs addressing teen dating violence.
  3. Students evaluate programs and help disseminate results at agencies and at professional conferences.
  4. Students work at Family Resource Centers in low-income neighborhoods (funded by tobacco legislation Proposition 10), providing hours of service to children and families with developmental disabilities.


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