
NCFR Resources
NCFR has a wealth of resources to use in your family-focused job, to add to your professional knowledge and skills, and to navigate your career path.
Publications & Collections on Family Topics
- Resource Collections — a growing list of curated resource collections on family subject-matter and professional topics
- NCFR Report magazine — current and past issues, including Family Focus articles, from NCFR's quarterly member magazine
- CFLE Network newsletter — current and past issues from NCFR's quarterly publication for Certified Family Life Educators
- Research and Policy Briefs — NCFR provides policymakers with research on families to help inform policy decisions that affect families.
- Tools for Ethical Thinking and Practice in Family Life Education: 4th Edition — useful for teaching about professional ethics in the classroom and as a resource for practicing family professionals.
- Wisdom for Parents: Key Ideas From Parent Educators — a book of lessons learned and wisdom imparted by Certified Family Life Educators.
- Family Life Education: The Practice of Family Science — provides a comprehensive examination of the Family Life Education profession for professionals and students
Presentations & Videos
- Upcoming Webinars and On-Demand Webinar Recordings — all our professional development webinars are available to attend live, or to watch later as recordings of the live sessions. Also available for classroom use!
- Conference Session Recordings — video and audio recordings of sessions from past NCFR Annual Conferences
For Your Career
- Exploring Careers in Family Science — a one-stop shop that introduces Family Science work settings, example job titles and responsibilities, how to specialize in a career, and how to identify a career that fits you
- Jobs Center — listings of family-field job openings, and a place for organizations to post their openings
- More Career Resources — resources to help you navigate and advance your career at any stage
- Degree Programs in Family Science — a comprehensive listing of institutions offering Family Science degrees
Promoting Family Science
- Guide: How to Explain Family Science to Anyone
- Your Toolkit to Promote Family Science
- Exploring Careers in Family Science
- History of Family Science
- Glossary of Family Science Identity
- Resources for Changing Your Academic Program's Name
Search Resources By Keyword or Topic
- Resource Library — a repository of articles, syllabi, research briefs, webinars, and more from NCFR and other organizations to help you in your field of work