The Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars aims to strengthen family policy by connecting state policymakers with research knowledge and researchers with policy knowledge. The Institute provides nonpartisan, solution-oriented research and a family impact perspective on issues being debated in state legislatures. We provide technical assistance to and facilitate dialogue among professionals conducting Family Impact Seminars in 27 sites across the country.
Jan Wilson, Ph.D., CFLE and Angie O'Malley, Ph.D., CFLE, have edited this valuable resource for anyone involved in organizing and supervising internship or practicum experiences for family life education students. The book includes an introduction to family life education, internships and practicums, as well as discussion of professional issues in the workplace, how to enhance one's professional status, potential challenges and ethical conduct. Special sections for faculty and site supervisors are included. The Appendix includes a collection of various forms, checklists, agreements/contracts, student assignments, evaluation tools and more.
At the 102nd Annual Conference & Expo, Linking Cultures, Enriching Lives, you'll have the opportunity to share knowledge, research, and experience on critical cultural issues affecting individuals, families, and communities.
Take and Teach lessons can be used with a group of parents and teens together. "Take and Teach" means that all the materials are included for you to teach the lesson without a lot of preparation time. Topics include Bullying: A Big Problem with Big Consequences, Parents and Teens Talking About Alcohol, Peers, Peer Pressure, and Peer Relationships, and Teen Decision Making About Risky Behaviors.
The National Center for Family & Marriage Research at Bowling Green State is holding a conference with the theme of Counting Couples, Counting Families.
The COAMFTE-accredited marriage and family therapy program at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas offers a unique academic position for an MFT doctoral student interested in an academic career.
Family Resource Management unlocks the complexity of family decision making for students, enabling them to grasp both the concepts and the underlying explanations of family behavior. Authors Tami James Moore and Sylvia M. Asay have provided a strong theoretical base to facilitate both understanding and retention and have organized the text to parallel the decision-making process employed by professionals. As a result, it includes sections on introducing the study of family resource management, identifying family needs, understanding resources available to families in differing socioeconomic circumstances, evaluating alternatives and making choices, and implementing and evaluating decisions.
The first comprehensive text on stress and crisis management specifically tailored to courses focusing on the family. Organized by stress model, this book helps readers understand the relationships among models, research, crisis prevention, and crisis management with individuals and families. Providing a balance of theory, research, hands-on applications, and intervention strategies, this innovative text presents a comprehensive overview of the field. An ideal core text for upper division undergraduate and graduate students in courses such as Family Crisis, Family Stress and Coping, and Dysfunctions in Marriage and Family.
Gary L. Bowen, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Elaine Anderson, University of Maryland; Jane Gilgun, University of Minnesota; Shirley M. H. Hanson, Emeritus, Oregon Health Sciences University; Leigh Leslie, University of Maryland; Terrance Olson, Brigham Young University; Stephen Small, University of Wisconsin-Madison
This session will define Evidence-based Practice (EBP), its history and development, and its current application in family science and social work, including pros and cons. Panel members will discuss the application of EBP to areas of central concern to NCFR members: youth development, school success, family life education (marital and family enrichment), and training of family life and social work professionals.
