儿童生活专家理学硕士

儿童生活专家是儿童发展领域的专家。他们通过治疗，准备，教育和自我表达活动等循证，发展上适当的干预措施来促进有效应对。儿童生活专家为家庭提供情感支持，并鼓励面临广泛挑战性挑战的儿童（尤其是与医疗保健和住院相关的挑战）的最佳成长。儿童生活专家了解到孩子的幸福取决于家庭的支持，因此会为父母，兄弟姐妹和其他家庭成员提供信息，支持和指导。他们在教育看护者，管理人员和公众关于压力下儿童需求方面也起着至关重要的作用。
The Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies offers graduate programs leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The Department is a founding participant of the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (IDEA) and offers several graduate programs online through the consortium of universities that make up the Great Plains IDEA. Students have access to the Family Resource Center (FRC) and the Ruth Staples Child Development Laboratory (CDL). Through the FRC, students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program offer psychotherapy to couples, families and individuals on site and remotely through telemental health to rural communities throughout Nebraska. The FRC is also a research laboratory, giving students valuable research experience with couples, families, individuals, and intervention. Through the CDL, students in child development and early childhood education engage in experiential learning and gain teaching experience working with children and families. The CDL is also a research laboratory, giving students valuable research experience with children and their families and curriculum. The CDL's programs are among the 9% in the nation accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and have been in operation since 1925.