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Utah Law Recognizes Family Life Educators

On March 20, 2018, the amended S.B. 54 was signed into law by the governor of Utah. This bill recognizes Family Life Educators certified by a national organization (i.e., NCFR) as an approved provider of premarital counseling and education. NCFR provides the Certified Family Life Educator (CLFE) credential, and is the only U.S. organization to do so.

The newly signed bill provides an example for other states to follow. Raising the national profile of Family Life Education could lead to more employment opportunities for CFLEs.

See S.B. 54 in its entirety here. 

CFLE Authors Book About Divorce

Mark Roseman, Ph.D., CFLE has released a new book. Preserving Family Ties, An Authoritative Guide to Divorce and Child Custody examines the multiple factors that influence judicial decision making in child custody such as child estrangement, parental alienation, father and mother absence, substance abuse and domestic violence. Dr. Mark Roseman served with David L. Levy, Esq. Co-Founder and President of the Children’s Rights Council (CRC) in Washington, DC, to help expand Levy’s innovative work in the field of joint custody. As Assistant Director for Child Access, Roseman coordinated six national conferences, which examined co-parenting effectiveness and applied child custody research to improve child outcomes.  In 2008, Roseman founded the Toby Center for Family Transitions as a service agency for therapeutic and child custody services.  Visit www.thetobycenter.org. Read more at www.preservingfamilyties.com.

Eleven CFLEs elected to NCFR positions

Several CFLEs have been elected to leadership positions within NCFR. Spencer Olmstead, Ph.D. and Elise Radina, Ph.D., were elected to the Fellows Committee. J. Kale Monk, Ph.D., was elected as a Program Co-representative for Students & New Professionals. Within NCFR Sections: Advancing Family Science - Scott Tobias, Ph.D., Chair-elect and Jaimee Hartenstein, Ph.D., Secretary-Treasurer. Education & Enrichment - Sarah Kuborn, Students & New Professional representative. Ethnic Minorities – Anthony James, Ph.D., Chair-elect, and Sarai Coba-Rodriquez, and Jenee Duncan as Students & New Professionals representatives. Families & Health – Amber Seidel, Ph.D., was elected as Chair-elect and Erin Yelland, Ph.D., as Secretary/Treasurer. Congratulations CFLEs!

CFLE-Approved Academic Programs - Newly Renewed      

National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) recently renewed the CFLE-approval of three undergraduate programs for an additional 5 years. These include Kansas State University, Family Studies & Human Services; University of Louisiana Lafayette, Child and Family Studies; and University of North Alabama; Sociology /Family Studies. Nineteen CFLE-approved programs are due for renewal in 2018. Nine additional programs are currently under review for first-time approval.