Karen Wells
Adjunct, Child Development
 

(209) 575-6500 x 8394
wellsk@mjc.edu


Karen Wells has been working with couples, families and children as a social worker, mental health clinician and Parenting facilitator in the Bay Area and the Central Valley for over ten years.  She is currently teaching Family Life at MJC and has been an instructor in the Education Departments of the Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County and the Women’s Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Dublin, California.  Karen is the proud grandmother of two precocious girls and she credits her son as being her Master Educator. 

These books are on reserve at both the East and West Campus Libraries:

Author: Carol McCloud

"Have You Filled a Bucket Today?"
"Fill a bucket"

Recommended supplement to required text.....

FAMLF 131
Final Study Guide

Assignment & Presentation Updates

Anyone that purchased the books for $10.50 and still have their receipt can get a refund of $2.50 from the Pirate’s Bookstore.

“Budget” assignment, (originally due 04/07 and 04/08) extended to 04/ 14 and 04/15

The MOVIE/BOOK Reflection (Assignment # 9) has been changed to an Extra Credit Option.  It is no longer a mandatory assignment.  It is strongly recommended for students who are lacking participation points, or missed "in-class" exercises.   The criteria for the extra credit will remain as stated in the syllabus.   25 points       Due 4/22/10

Next Wed, 4/14/10, is the annual MJC "Earth Day" to be held on East Campus Quad, 10 am - 2 pm.  Extra credit will be given for participation, i.e. visit a booth and learn about Earth Day projects, current practices, displays, information, sites, etc. and write a one-page paper summarizing your perspective or reflection on what was learned.  10 points  Due 4/22/10

Extra Credit Assignment - 25 points (see syllabus for assignment criteria)
House of Sand and Fog
 Ordinary People
 Men are Mars, Women are from Venus (Book)
 New Passages (Book)
 The Notebook
 Juno
 Lake of Fire
 Diary of a Mad Black Woman
 Fireproof
 House of Cards
 In America
 Kramer vs Kramer
 Life As a House
 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
 Pursuit of Happyness
 The Dark Road (Book)
 The Lovely Bones (Book)

 

FAMLF 131 East (Syllabus Spring 2010) T Th
 
FAMLF 131 West (Syllabus Spring 2010) Wed
 
Current Issue Project

Genogram

Communication Tools
* Listen

* 2 Wolves

101 Ways to Praise A Child

After A While

* Child's Play


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