Approved for CFLE Continuing Education Credit (1 Contact Hour/.1 CEU)

Date and Time:

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 4-5:30 PM EDT.

The results of this brand new study of 1,511 youth ages 10-15 and their parenting adults offers a fresh, positive, and actionable framework of Family Assets for understanding and supporting diverse families.

Learn how to refocus discussions and engagement with families to emphasize their strengths at this AAFCS educational webinar.

Objectives:

• Learn about a new framework of family strengths (called Family Assets) and how they are experienced in diverse families across the United States.
• Identify the ways that Family Assets contribute to positive outcomes for parenting adults and their children based on research with 1,500 families.
• Examine how the Family Assets are relevant to the student and families you serve—and how they might be integrated into your family life curriculum.
• Explore specific strategies you can use to tap and nurture Family Assets in your classroom and other work with children, youth, and families.

Target Audience:

Educators

FLE Content Areas Covered:

• Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
• Internal Dynamics of Families
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Family Resource Management
• Parent Education and Guidance
• Family Law and Public Policy
• Family Life Education Methodology

Sponsored By:

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences - www.aafcs.org