The following ongoing events are approved for continuing education for the Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) credential. In order to maintain certification, applicants must accrue a total of 100 Contact Hours or 10 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) within a five-year period. Learn more about recertification. 

 

National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference

Contact Hours/CEUs vary each year and will be listed on each year's program. View Details 

 

National Council on Family Relations Webinars - Live and Archived

Contact Hours/CEUs vary. View Details

NCFR-sponsored webinars that cover a variety of topics and content areas can be watched live or viewed later for continuing education credit ("Tips for Applying for CFLE Program Approval" and all NCFR Annual Conference "How to" webinars are not eligible for credit). Contact Jessica Oswald for more information.

 

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OneOp

Location: Online

OneOp is a single point of entry professional development resource for military family service providers. OneOp collaborates with the Department of Defense and Cooperative Extension to provide free and open-access learning opportunities within a full spectrum of family service subject areas. Their long-standing DoD partnership allows them to meet the professional development needs of service providers with programming that reflects complex and dynamic DoD priority areas. View Details

Approved Archived Webinars

VA Solid Start: A Program for Transitioning Service Members — Approved for 1.0 CFLE contact hour

Military Children’s Family Relationships — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

The Relationship Changes of Military Couples During Reintegration — Approved for 1.0 CFLE contact hour

Support for Reintegration after TBI: Strategies For Advocates, Care Coordinators, and Case Managers — Approved for 1.0 CFLE contact hour

Identifying Key Collaborators for School Services for Military-Connected Students — Approved for 1.0 CFLE contact hour

Improving Military Student Outcomes Through Effective Professional Collaboration — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Making the Journey Towards Healthy Attachment — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Making the Journey Towards Healthy Attachment — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Unpacking Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Collaborating During Changes and Transitions for Military Students — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Bullying as a Developmental Precursor to Sexual and Dating Violence Across Adolescence — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Securing Tomorrow: Navigating Social Security Retirement & Survivor Benefits — Approved for 1.0 CFLE contact hour

Public Health Approaches to Suicide Prevention: Working with Military Service Members — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Public Health Approaches to Suicide Prevention: Working with Military Spouses and Families — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Mind and Money: Connecting Mental Health and Financial Well-Being  — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Tiny Hearts, Big Emotions: Cultivating Emotional Learning & Development with Responsive  — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Improving Health and Wellness by Getting Outside — Approved for 1.0 CFLE contact hour

Harmony of Expression: Exploring Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood Through Expressive Art Approaches — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Federal Student Aid: Repayment 101 — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Navigating Intersectionality in the Treatment of Youth Problematic Sexual Behavior — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Empowering Parents to Safeguard the Well-Being of Black Girls — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Rooted in Resilience: Cultivating Well-Being in Individuals with Disabilities — Approved for 1.0 CFLE contact hour

Embracing Identity: Fostering Positive Emotional Growth in Teens and Young Adults — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

The Art of Connection: Empowering Professionals to Respond Positively to Challenging Behaviors – Part 1 — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

The Art of Connections: Empowering Professionals to Respond Positively to Challenging Behaviors – Part 2 — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Supporting Special Needs Families: Exploring Trusts & ABLE Accounts — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

WIC at 50 Years: Honoring the Past, Nourishing the Future — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Expressive Brushes: Using Art-based Mediums to Support Children & Youth During Change — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Navigating TRICARE's Autism Care Demonstration: A Guide for Providers & Military Families — Approved for 1.0 CFLE contact hour

Medicaid’s Role in Military Family Well-Being & Economic Security — Approved for 1.0 CFLE contact hour

Foundations for Military Family Financial Readiness  — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Upcoming Webinars (available on demand after live debut)

Aug 29, 2024: Strengthening Health, Wellness, and Financial Security Through Total Force Fitness — Approved for 1.0 CFLE contact hour

Sept 10, 2024: Flexible Spending Accounts: A Tax-Advantaged Way to Pay for Expenses — Approved for 1.5 CFLE contact hour

Sept 12, 2024: Balancing Military Spouse Employment with Family Economic Well-Being — Approved for 1.0 CFLE contact hour

Sept 24, 2024: Enhancing Military Family Well-Being: Understanding and Nurturing Economic Security — Approved for 1.0 CFLE contact hour

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Hospice Foundation of America

The mission of Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) is to provide leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care with the goal of enhancing the U.S. health care system and the role of hospice within it. HFA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. HFA meets its mission by providing programs for professional development, public education and information; funding research, producing publications, and by providing information on issues related to advance care planning, hospice and palliative care, caregiving, and grief. View Details

Approved Events

Demystifying the Funeral Experience: The Role of the Funeral in the Grief Process

Funeral Customs and Rituals: Differing Ways to Say Goodbye

These programs are 2-hour training sessions facilitated by a licensed funeral director. Contact Kristen Nanjundaram at Hospice Foundation of America to find a funeral director near you who offers the program.  website: http://hospicefoundation.org/

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Start Early: The Essentials of Home Visiting 

Location: Online

Start Early is a champion for early learning and care from a child’s very first moments, so every child has the opportunity to thrive in school and life. View Details 

Approved Events

Essentials of Home Visiting: Collaborating with Families: Adult Learning Styles Webinar Series

Home visitors, doulas and family support professionals are an essential part of family wellbeing and strong program outcomes. That’s why we launched The Essentials of Home Visiting, a high-quality, online training platform designed to create confident, competent home visitors and supervisors within any home visiting model. View Details

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Grow a Strong Family

Grow a Strong Family, Inc. is a charitable non-profit social service agency which provides customized Family Life Education services to families uprooted by mental illnesses in loved ones. Their primary focus is on education and prevention. View Details

The Replanting Lives series is designed for professionals who work with caregivers of loved ones with mental illness and brain disorders. This is an online self-paced training program that focuses on supporting adult and elderly family members through structured 90-minute sessions incorporating skills, exercises, and resources from the comprehensive content.

Approved Events

 

Family Strategies (Approved for 4.5 CFLE contact hours)

These lessons teach facilitators how to offer strategies to families in navigating more confidently. Every lesson has a quiz and at the end of the module, there is a final exam.

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Safety (Approved for 4.0 CFLE contact hours)

This module equips facilitators with tools for assisting participants in developing safety and crisis management plans, how to advocate on behalf of their loved ones, and what to do when confronting suicidal and other destructive behaviors.

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Caregiver Self-Care (Approved for 6.0 CFLE contact hours)

This module is filled with lessons for facilitators to acquire the tools to effectively teach caregivers how to take care of themselves. Caregivers are often stressed, and research informs us that caregivers tend to suffer various chronic illnesses themselves when they do not take care of themselves.

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Sustainable Life Solutions LLC

Location: Online

Sustainable Life Solutions' primary objective is to assist people in acquiring practical skills to enhance resilience. Trauma and resilience transcend cultural, racial, ethnic, and social boundaries. Their professional development programs support direct service providers and other "helping" professionals navigate the mental and emotional load of working with highly traumatized populations. They also provide Family Life Education courses to assist individuals and families in understanding the potential influence of trauma, developing practical resilience, and cultivating ways to foster healthy home cultures. View Details

Approved Events

The Influence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Offered 1st Thursday of each month, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Email [email protected]
Approved for 3.0 hours

Early childhood educators, case managers, direct service providers, youth service professionals, childcare providers, and parents can attend. The program will cover the following objectives: understanding basic biological foundation of ACEs; be able to explain key elements of the ACE score (i.e., dose response, highly interrelated, ETC.); Identify personal action steps to help build "self-healing" classrooms. View Details

 

Exploring Secondary Traumatic Stress in Helping Professions

Offered 1st Thursday of each month, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Email [email protected]
Approved for 2.0 hours

Educators, case managers, direct service providers, youth service professionals, and caregivers can attend. The program will cover the following objectives: explore the basics of compassion fatigue and burnout; take inventory of personal and professional stressors; discuss strategies to manage compassion fatigue and burnout. View Details