This workshop is for all affiliate council presidents and officers. Pre-registration is required.

All who are attending NCFR for the first or second time are welcome to attend. This is a time to get acquainted with NCFR leaders and other colleagues and learn more about NCFR.

Dr. Frank Furstenberg, Jr., will address the question of how families are shaped by varying economic contexts both in the U.S. and in comparative perspective, including a review of past and ongoing research that examines how family form and function responds to economic conditions. This will lead to a larger discussion of the role of public policy in strengthening families and the well-being of children and youth. The plenary will be followed by a discussion period with Dr. Furstenberg.

With the aging of the U.S. population, increasing numbers of older adults will experience chronic disabilities requiring care. Currently family caregivers provide the majority of care for impaired older adults, often at great sacrifice to the caregiver’s own well-being, and changing social and economic circumstances can provide even greater challenges in the years ahead. This presentation addresses how social and economic changes affect family caregivers now and in the years to come.

Sponsored by the Family and Health Section and the Issues in Aging Focus Group.