Family Relations
The Family Relations course empowers students to navigate life decisions in family, romantic, and peer relationships. Students gain a broad understanding of the structures, functions, and responsibilities of families. They explore strategies and skills to build a strong sense of self and foster healthy relationships. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
- Career, Community and Family Connections (18 Weeks)
- Career, Community and Family Connections (36 Weeks)
- Child Development and Parenting (18 Weeks)
- Child Development and Parenting (36 Weeks)
- Early Childhood, Education, and Services I (36 Weeks)
- Family and Human Services I (36 Weeks)
- GRADS – Family Focus (18 Weeks)
- GRADS – Family Focus (36 Weeks)
- GRADS – Work Focus (36 Weeks)
- Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation I (36 Weeks)
- Independent Living (18 Weeks)
- Independent Living (36 Weeks)
- Individual Development (18 Weeks)
- Individual Development (36 Weeks)
- Interior Design I (36 Weeks)
- Introduction to Early Childhood Education (18 Weeks)
- Introduction to Early Childhood Education (36 Weeks)
- Introduction to Family and Human Services (18 Weeks)
- Introduction to Family and Human Services (36 Weeks)
- Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation (18 Weeks)
- Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation (36 Weeks)
- Introduction to Interior Design (18 Weeks)
- Introduction to Interior Design (36 Weeks)
- Life Planning (18 Weeks)
- Life Planning (36 Weeks)
- Nutrition and Wellness (18 Weeks)
- Nutrition and Wellness (36 Weeks)
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)
Virginia’s High Demand Occupations and Apprenticeable Occupations
Section § 2.2-2472 of the Code of Virginia requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (VBWD) to publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which a high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected. The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) collaborated with the VBWD and related stakeholders to develop the high demand occupations list. VOEE’s mission is to leverage data to inform educational programming, policy, and workforce partnerships across the Commonwealth. See also the Virginia 2024 High Demand Occupations Dashboard.
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code, Occupation Description, and Active Apprenticeable Occupation status (Yes/No per the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry).
| SOC Code | Occupation Description | Apprenticeable Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| 211091 | Health Education Specialists | No |
| 212011 | Clergy | No |
| 212021 | Directors, Religious Activities and Education | No |
| 212099 | Religious Workers, All Other | No |
| 399032 | Recreation Workers | No |
| 252011 | Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | Yes |
| 399011 | Childcare Workers | Yes |
| 119151 | Social and Community Service Managers | No |
| 119199 | Managers, All Other | No |
| 194061 | Social Science Research Assistants | No |
| 193099 | Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | No |
| 211021 | Child, Family, and School Social Workers | No |
| 211092 | Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | No |
| 211093 | Social and Human Service Assistants | No |
| 211094 | Community Health Workers | No |
| 211099 | Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | No |
| 339099 | Protective Service Workers, All Other | No |
| 399041 | Residential Advisors | No |
| 434061 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | No |
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Counseling & Mental Health Services |
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| Early Childhood Development & Services |
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| Family & Community Services |
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