What can you do with a degree in Family Science? This booklet provides information on Family Science as a discipline and profession. It includes information helpful when considering undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as career options for each degree level.
This popular NCFR publication is useful for teaching about professional ethics in the classroom as well as a resource for practicing family professionals. This third edition includes a new article, The Domains of Family Practice Model: A Summary of Its Development and Purpose. Available for purchase through the NCFR Store. $6.95 NCFR members; $8.95 non-members
Do you teach Family Life Education or design FLE curricula? This publication is a collection of over 40 syllabi covering all of NCFR's 10 content areas for the CFLE, plus syllabi for related family courses and electives. A rich resource, full of content ideas, class activities, suggested readings, grading criteria and more. Edited by Michael Walcheski, Ph.D., CFLE, Concordia University, and Nancy Gonzalez, M.Ed. Available for purchase through the NCFR Store. $14 NCFR members; $16 non-members
Family Life Education: Integrating Theory and Practice is highly regarded as a professional resource and also as a supplemental textbook. It contains applied research and leading edge information on assessment and evaluation in family life education, professional program development, cultural competency and much more. This Second Edition includes new articles on financial literacy, work-life balance, group facilitation, marriage education and marketing of family life education programs. Available for purchase through the NCFR Store. $24.95 NCFR members; $29.95 non-members
This attractive, full-color, laminated 36” x 52” wall poster, based on the Certified Family Life Educator framework, describes ten major content and learning concepts for family life education programs over four life stages: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and later adulthood. The concepts of value, diverse cultures, communities, and individuals, and justice, are incorporated throughout the framework. Ideal for curriculum design, program development, continuing education, classroom instruction, and program assessment. Includes PowerPoint presentation which includes a separate slide for each of the 36 cells that make up the Framework.Available for purchase through the NCFR Store. NCFR Members: $19.95 / Nonmembers: $24.95
This 18 chapter brief sociology of the family textbook was made available to the public free under open courseware license "attribute." Tens of thousands have visited the website and many faculty have adopted it as suggested or required textbook for their students. It includes a glossary and workbook. The workbook contains 90 self-assessments designed to increase self-awareness among students who learn to identify their own personal family traits in the broader social context.
The Child and Family Studies undergraduate program at the University of Louisiana - Lafayette has met the Standards and Criteria required for the Provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) designation from the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). This program includes appropriate course work for each of the ten family life content areas required for the CFLE designation.
The Dibble Institute is a private, non-profit organization created to promote relationship training for youth, with special focus on dating and romantic interactions. Their goal is to help young people gain the skills essential for healthy relationships now, and successful marriages in the future. They have received several government grants and their programs have been empirically tested and have been found to be effective. In addition, they have won several awards. Some of their programs include dealing with emotions, conflict management, recognizing dangerous relationships, healthy relationships, effective communications, low-risk dating strategies, social and emotional aspects of sexuality, and setting limits and boundaries.
