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With this excellent book, Weber has filled a void in the field of family science. This is essentially a rich, dense and very well-done textbook examining preventive methods for family and individual stress or crisis situations.
Content Area
Counseling and Therapy
Internal Dynamics of Families
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This book is a wonderful addition to the growing library of literature on dementia, primarily because it is a memoir.
Content Area
Counseling and Therapy
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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Introducing the New Sexuality Studies has valuable content and is as up-to-date as possible considering that human sexuality is an ever changing field.
Content Area
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Human Sexuality
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Abbie E. Goldberg's Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children is a comprehensive overview of research and themes in this field. The book is a first of its kind; though several shorter works have provided brief research summaries, this book provides a thorough overview, and does so utilizing a life cycle approach that may be particularly useful to family life educators.
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Human Sexuality
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Taking to heart the following 10 tips when readying documents to submit to CFLE academic program reviewers will facilitate their abilities to assess course rigor, currency, depth, breadth, and suitability with regard to content area expectations.
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The practitioners we all admire are those who quietly navigate the balance between evidence-based practice and effective family intervention. This approach involves understanding both what makes the practice evidence-based and successful and what is likely to be used by a family in their caregiver and parenting roles. This evidence-informed practice, as we outline, is an approach that incorporates the aspects of evidence-based practice that make it successful across the diversity of parenting approaches and family contexts.
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Professional Ethics and Practice
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In this essay, the components of parenting education and support will be defined in light of the historical context of this emerging field over recent decades. Understanding the developments in the field helps one to see the meaning behind the defining terms and how they challenge us in our own professional growth.
Content Area
Parent Education and Guidance
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A few years ago I read Larry Steinberg's The 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting. The presentation in both his book and video is professional, pleasant, and informative. Yet I was disappointed with the book in many of the same ways that I was disappointed with the video.
Content Area
Parent Education and Guidance
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Drawing on our endeavors at Longwood University, I offer ideas and tips for how to effectively, efficiently, and relatively inexpensively promote your newly approved CFLE curriculum.
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Many existing studies illustrate an increased risk for suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth as compared to their heterosexual peers. And to date, very little research centers on, or is inclusive of, the experiences of transgender youth. This represents a critical area for future study to better quantify the unique challenges and strengths of this population.
Content Area
Human Sexuality
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I am taking the opportunity of this column in the CFLE Network to issue a call to action to CFLEs and members of NCFR to develop a tool-kit for use in pursuing Medicaid reimbursement for family life education services.
Content Area
Professional Ethics and Practice
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We are gearing up for the third Focused Dialogue to be held on Nov. 19, 2014, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the 76th NCFR Annual Conference in Baltimore. This year's focus will be on the scale-up of policies for the infusion of evidence-based parenting and family education.
Content Area
Professional Ethics and Practice
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We are particularly interested in learning about internship experiences that lead to employment opportunities in settings that previously didn't have a Family Life Education (FLE) position.
Content Area
Professional Ethics and Practice
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The field of addiction treatment is one where parenting and family education has been absent. I am excited to report that things are about to change in the state of New Jersey.
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The National Council on Family Relations' Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland was a huge success. Efforts towards the promotion of family life education as the norm and a recognized profession were continued at the Focused Dialogue (FD) and other meetings.
Content Area
Family Law and Public Policy
Professional Ethics and Practice
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This column highlights efforts to advance the value and visibility of family life education. One focused effort involves incorporation of FLE into the Affordable Care Act.
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Many professionals including teachers, clinicians, and medical practitioners are uncomfortable witnessing pain and sorrow, but we must be able to tolerate a family's suffering if we are to be of any help.
Content Area
Counseling and Therapy
Internal Dynamics of Families
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Aspects of early childhood growth and development have been the primary focus of this issue of Network and, thus, in this column I want to explore ideas for designing and delivering instruction addressing the third CFLE content area: Human Growth and Development across the Lifespan.
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Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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I found this book to be very informative and practical. I would highly recommend this book to parents, teachers, caregivers, and any other adult who wants to help a child become more self-sufficient and independent.
Content Area
Parent Education and Guidance
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This very readable handbook, composed of twenty-four chapters by prominent theorists and researchers, offers a panoramic view of why and how fathers interact — or do not — with their young.
Content Area
Internal Dynamics of Families
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This proposal involves NCFR serving as a clearinghouse for relevant research and assisting in the development of a professionalized workforce through the CFLE credentialing process.
Content Area
Professional Ethics and Practice
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Many things throughout my life led to my desire to work with children and their families. Getting to where I am now was anything but a straight path.
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Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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As an educator, and specifically as a Certified Family Life Educator, my goal is to equip our learners with the knowledge and skills to become professionals who understand the long-term effects of early experiences on lifespan development.
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Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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It was not until I took an Infant and Child Development course that I valued experience the way I do now.
Content Area
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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