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Find and share professional documents—from curriculum to articles to presentations. Our Professional Resource Library is a great way for NCFR members and active Certified Family Life Educators to pool knowledge on a wide variety of family topics. Please refer to Terms of Use for guidelines on submitting to the NCFR website.

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"How to Submit a Conference Proposal" Webcast

Wednesday, January 30, 11am CST

In this webcast recording, long-time NCFR member and author Dr. Bahira Sherif Trask takes you step-by-step through the components of a conference proposal and how to prepare for submission to the NCFR annual conference.

from Zippy Weekly Videos

Puppy pedagogy

This week’s Zippy video is about mentoring and, best of all, it’s from our adorable animal department. Enjoy!

Brief — Poverty in America: Implications for Children, Programs, and Policy

Poverty in childhood, especially deep poverty, is linked to a range of physical-biological, cognitive-academic, and social-emotional problems, and these problems persist into adulthood. The Society for Research in Child Development created a policy brief on the subject.

Child Trends' World Family Map 2013

The World Family Map report summarizes a large body of data on family strengths and challenges, as well as important educational outcomes for children and youth.

U.S. Census Bureau projections: a slower-growing, older, more diverse nation by 2060

The U.S. population will be considerably older and more racially and ethnically diverse by 2060, according to projections released in December 2012 by the U.S. Census Bureau.

from Video Lexicon

Andrew Cherlin on marriage, cohabitation, and societal trends in family formation

Andrew Cherlin, NCFR Fellow and noted sociologist and demographer, discusses his areas of expertise; marriage, cohabitation, and societal trends in family formation including “The Deinstitutionalization of Marriage,” the name he coined for these trends.

from Video Lexicon

Stephen Russell on the special vulnerabilities of LGBT youth

Stephen T. Russell, sociologist and expert on adolescent sexuality from the University of Arizona, talks about his research on the special vulnerabilities of LGBT youth in their communities. He assesses the state of the field today as well as his thoughts about where research should go in the future.

for Members ONLY

From crisis to connection: Spirituality as a resource for families after a cancer diagnosis

by Dan Zomerlei, M.Div., M.S. MFT, zomerle1@msu.edu, Adrian Blow, Ph.D., Sahil Gambir, H.BMSc, and Janet Osuch, M.D., all of Michigan State University

The good news for cancer patients is that cancer mortality is on the decline. However, in spite of this good news, both cancer death and cancer survivorship present challenges to families as they attempt to adjust to the pervasive effects of the disease on the patient and family.

from What is Family Life Education?

Family Life Education Fact Sheet (PDF)

The Family Life Education Fact Sheet includes information regarding the purpose of and need for family life education as well as policy implications and professional qualifications.

for CFLEs ONLY

Finding the Connections Amongst Our Differences: The Professional Journey of a Muslim Family Life Educator

by Aliya Hirji, CFLE

As a Certified Family Life Educator and as a practicing Muslim woman, I have had the opportunity to reflect about diversity, be it within Islam or in the broader context of working in family education.

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