To mark Financial Literacy Month, PBS’ “Need to Know" program correspondent Stacey Tisdale travels to Mississippi to examine a program designed to help low-income, mostly African-American children save for college and teach them about banking and money along the way. Anchor Ray Suarez interviews Richard Cordray, the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Congratulations to those who received the Certified Family Life Educator designation during the first quarter of 2013. We are pleased to have these professionals join the program and promote the designation through their work.
Implementing evidence-based programs is a hot topic in child and youth development. Three research briefs Child Trends released recently suggest that it's not enough to invest in programs that have been shown to work — we need to identify and invest in the components that make these programs work better.
Each year the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) recognizes a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) who has contributed to the success of the CFLE program.
Smullens won the 2013 best magazine article award for "What I Wish I Had Known: Burnout and Self Care in Our Social Work Profession," published in the fall 2012 issue of The New Social Worker magazine.
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is offering a summer workshop on the theme of Family Connections Across Generations and Nations: Jamaica, Guyana and the United States.
Being a teaching assistant is more than just giving a helping hand to a busy instructor; it also means learning life-lessons in general with the added bonus of learning more about yourself.
Learners have such a wealth of personal insights and professional experiences that extend far beyond my individual offerings, that if I didn’t weave in their personal contributions to the fabric of the course, it would not only be neglecting an untapped resource, but also a significant disservice to students.
