OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER TEENS TO MEET THEIR #RELATIONSHIPGOALS

#RelationshipGoals is committed to creating research-based and up-to-date courses that support healthy personal and interpersonal teen relationships. We are continuously working to identify the most effective learning methods and meet the online educational needs of teens and the adults who mentor and support them as they strive to have healthy relationships. 

How We Began

#RelationshipGoals was created in a collaboration between K-State faculty and a school district in central Kansas that saw a need for improved interpersonal and self-regulation skills for their middle and high schoolers. Existing relationship education curriculum was not matching the current needs of the diverse students and families in the district, resulting in the development of the #RelationshipGoals Project. We will keep evolving and updating the curriculum to help prepare teens and the adults who care about them to meet the constantly changing challenges of today.

Our Qualifications

Our Qualifications

Our Qualifications

Our Qualifications

Our Qualifications

In collaboration with K-12 educators and staff, these courses were created by scholars and graduate students with degrees in family science, human development, and couple and family therapy. The content in these courses is informed by the research on teen development, parenting, mental health, healthy relationship development, violence prevention, healthy sexuality, socioemotional skill development, and much more. Unlike many relationship education courses, #RelationshipGoals was developed by researchers exploring the keys to supporting healthy youth development, mental health practitioners working to address the mental and relationship health issues they see as  in their communities, and educators hoping to support the students they see daily. 
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Current and Past Program Developers

  • Michelle Toews, PhD
  • Amber Vennum, PhD
  • Kristin Anders, PhD
  • Shelby Astle, MS
  • Corey Johnson, BS
  • Sarah Keegan, BS
  • Loren Taylor, MS
  • Katlin Brown, BS
  • Vanessa Eberle, BS
  • Kimberly May, MS
  • Paige McAllister, MS
  • Bri Craig, MS
  • Chelsey Torgerson, PhD
  • Eric Goodcase, PhD
  • Sarah Colburn, MS
  • Michelle Washburn-Busk, PhD