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Why Join NCFR?

Whether you are a student, a new professional, or have an established career, NCFR membership is for you!

For students and early career members...

• NCFR academic journals are fundamental to professional growth.
• Networking with established scholars has changed the lives of many up-and-coming scholars.
• NCFR student members can be the first to hear of family research/practice job openings.
• Best practice resources are everywhere...the NCFR website, the NCFR Report magazine, conference presentations, journal articles, and through listserv discussion and online forums with other members.
• The annual conference provides the opportunity to present your first research project.

For those in mid-career...

• NCFR academic journals provide you with the latest in research and theory
• Professional networking is vital and a very real part of membership...at the annual conference, through listserv contact, and through committee and section involvement.
• Learn about best practices and professional resources from your fellow members in onine forums and also through the resource-rich NCFR website.
• The conference and the journals provide major presentation and publication options.
• Mentoring and collaborative relationships have become an integral part of NCFR membership.

NCFR members, just like you, are…

• providing the nation and the world with the latest family research
• adapting this research into applied methods, curricula and resources that have life-enhancing influence on families
• delivering services to families to make parents and care givers better informed and to strengthen families
• building the field of Family Life Education and promoting the Certified Family Life Educator credential
• interpreting family research to inform policymakers about the impact of family legislation.

We are NCFR

The multidisciplinary association dedicated to understanding and strengthening   families

• Researchers
• Demographers
• Marriage and family therapists
• Parent/family educators
• College faculty
• Students
• Social workers
• Public health workers
• Extension specialists and faculty
• ECFE teachers
• Clergy
• Counselors
• K/12 teachers

…and more