Membership in the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) and the Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) program are two separate things.

NCFR is a membership organization for family professionals. Membership in NCFR is voluntary. Anyone who wants to be a member of NCFR can be by paying the membership dues. There are a number of benefits to being a member of NCFR including subscriptions to our journals and the NCFR newsletter NCFR Report, discounts on conference registration and products, and networking opportunities.

In order to be a CFLE you must complete an application process and meet the certification requirements.

Because NCFR is the sponsoring agency for the CFLE program, NCFR members pay lower CFLE fees than non-members, but you do not have to be a member of NCFR in order to be a CFLE.

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