UIM FRTI
UIM FRTI
UIM FRTI
UIM FRTI
UIM Family Research Training Institute (FRTI) in Bangalore is dedicated to providing world-class education in Family Life Education and Marriage & Family Counselling since 1999.
Journal of Family Life Education is an initiative of SAAFE, an alumni body of UIM-FRTI. Published by UIM Family Research Training Institute, Bangalore, India.
The Journal of Family Life Education is an initiative of SAAFE (South Asia Association of Family-Life Educators) on behalf of UIM–FRTI to benefit its members serving in their respective fields to build families.
The journal provides scope for multi-disciplinary, integrated research approaches, combining Christian theology, sociology, psychology, behavioral sciences, family law and more. It provides space for research on the rich cultural and religious influences on families of South Asia with its various ethnic and faith backgrounds. The journal is a platform to bring our research that builds into theory and practice pertaining to the uniquely diverse South Asian context. This journal is an initiative to empower family educators and counsellors with real-time research from their contexts that augments their work and nurtures families in their contexts and beyond.
This journal examines professional issues that are confronting family life educators and counsellors due to changing family systems. It also offers opportunities for budding researchers to publish their research to be of greater benefit to other scholars and practitioners in the field of family life studies. This Journal includes articles from the thesis done by students for Master of Arts degrees in Family Life Education – M.A. (FLE) and Marriage and Family Counseling – M.A. (MFC).
SAAFE (South Asia Association of Family-life Educators) was formed in May 2020 by the alumni of UIM-FRTI as a professional body to accredit and certify family life educators of South Asia. It aims to train and engage its members with awareness of the latest trends that affect and build families.
It serves as an advocate to recommend strong family policies and practices that are lasting through constant research. Our members include scholars, professionals, and students in Family Life Education, Marriage and Family therapist, social workers, sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, theologians, child development specialists, advocates, health professionals and more.
This journal is an initiative to fulfil its objective of sharpening family educators and counsellors with real-time research conducted through UIM-FRTI and other institutes.
Disclaimer: The publisher assumes no responsibility for any statement or fact or opinion expressed in the published papers. The views expressed in this journal by individuals do not constitute an endorsement or approval by the publisher, editor, or the editorial board. For further clarification and enquiries, the writers can be contacted directly. Anyone interested in publishing their articles can email the Chief Editor pcmathew@uimfrti.org.
Chief Editor
P C Mathew
Founder and Principal
UIM – Family Research Training Institute, Bangalore, India
Associate Editors
UIM – Family Research Training Institute
Phone: (+91) 99452 38999
Email: info@uimfrti.org
Address: UIM – Family Mission Center, No. 32-34, Shalom Springdale Layout, Kyalasanahalli, Near SAIACS, Bangalore 560077, Karnataka, India.
