Family Life

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Clayton Houff, Adjuct Faculty — M.A.in Marriage and Family Therapy, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Graduate School of Health and Human Services

Houff holds expertise in Adolescent chemical dependency treatment, rural mental health services and intensive in-home family therapy.

Houff obtained his graduate certificate in marriage and family therapy after completing his Masters of Arts in Human Services from John Carroll University. He works at the Prairie Center for the Family providing individual, couples and family counseling. Houff published two feature articles in the Adolescent Counselor Magazine.

Clayton Tenquist, Executive Director of External Affairs -  Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, 612-728-5199, tenquist@smumn.edu

Family Life Education David J. Bredehoft, Ph.D., L.P., CFLE, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences (Chair), Concordia University, St. Paul

Overindulgence and children

Family life education, specifically parent child relationships

Bredehoft has been involved in the fields of psychology and family education since 1974.  He started the Psychology Program at Concordia University, St. Paul in 1976 where he now chairs the Social and Behavioral Sciences department.  Bredehoft is a licensed Psychologist in the State of Minnesota, a Certified Family Life Educator through the National Council on Family Relations and has had 31 years of experience in both research and therapy.  Bredehoft co-authored, “How Much is Enough? Everything You Need to Know to Steer Clear of Overindulgence and Raise Likeable, Responsible, and Respectful Children.”  More information about the book, the authors and their research is available at www.overindulgence.info.  

Jill Johnson, Director of Communications, 651-641-8755 (w), 651-245-1724 (c), jjohnson@csp.edu, www.csp.edu