The final for the course will require you to write a paper in which you will select a theoretical framework discussed in class that you are interested in learning more about. The purpose of this culminating assignment is to use the skills developed in this course in critical ways. You will (1) identify key scholars who developed your chosen theory and (2) describe the influence that their ideas and publications have had on shaping the field’s understanding and support of family systems. Further, (3) what are some of the ways others have integrated the theory you are interested in with other frameworks? In summary, the goal of this assignment is to identify a key theoretical framework, trace its historical and contemporary uses to study families, and assess the ways in which it is actually used in the “real world” of research or practice.