NCFR is proud to present its summer 2022 issue of CFLE Network, the newsletter for Certified Family Life Educators. This issue's topic is Foster Care & Adoption.

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CFLE in Context

• Supporting Families in Foster Care and Adoption — Kelly Benford, CFLE

Family Life Education in Practice

• Tools for CFLEs that Cultivate Safety, Connection, and Emotional Regulation in the Home — Debra Penkin, MSW, CFLE
• Support Groups for Biological Children of Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Families — Darren Daugherty, Ph.D., LPC, CFLE, & Daniela Coats, LMSW
• Lessons Learned Delivering Family Life Education to Trauma Exposed Families — Alisha M. Hardman, Ph.D., CFLE, & Lori Elmore-Staton, Ph.D.

Research Update for Practitioners

• Education and Training of Foster Parents with Infants who have Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) — Elizabeth Ramsey, Ph.D., CFLE
• Connections Among Foster Family Care, Kinship Care, and Adoption — Elizabeth L. Morgan, Ph.D., CFLE

Wisdom for Family Life Educators

• Learning to Dance in the Storm: Wisdom From an Adoptive Family — Lisa Krause, M.A., CFLE

Resources

• Foster Family Care and Adoption Resources — Various Authors

News and Updates (open to public)

• *CFLE Directions: “Every Session I Attended Was Packed Full of Useful Information and Resources” — Dawn Cassidy, M.Ed., CFLE, Director of Family Life Education
• *CFLEs in the News
• *Call for Articles: Intergenerational Relationships