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Conference Registration is Now Open!
NCFR Awards Season is Here
NCFR's Résumé/CV Review Program is Open
Volunteer to be a Résumé and CV Reviewer
Calling State/Regional & Student Affiliates — Save the Date
Register for Webinar: U.S. Immigrant Families & Understanding Policy
Reserve Your Seat: Teaching Tuesday, May 7
Sign Up for the Next CFLE Conversation
The Latest Family Science Research — NCFR's Early-View Articles
Read Family Focus: Today's Fathers
3 Chances to Submit Your Article: NCFR's Calls for Authors
Coming Up: International Day of Families, May 15
Upcoming Events
On-Demand Recordings
Zippy's Video of the Week: Are YOU Ready for the INTERNET?
Employment Opportunities

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NCFR 2024 is Now Open!

2024 NCFR Annual Conference | Nov. 20-23, 2024 | Bellevue, Washington

Registration is now open to attend the 2024 NCFR Annual Conference — the premier conference for understanding families through interdisciplinary research, theory, and practice.

This year's theme is Building Resilience Among Individuals, Families, and Communities. Plenary presenters will present evidence-based solutions on topics including bridging ideological divides, implementing restorative practices, and honoring cultural differences when conducting research or delivering programs.

Register by June 13, 2024, with our early-bird rates to get the lowest pricing of the year.

REGISTER FOR NCFR 2024

NCFR Member Recognition
NCFR Awards Season is Here!

It is that time of year where you get a chance to nominate yourself, your students, colleagues, or mentors for an award from NCFR and/or its member groups. Below are a few examples*:

*See the website for all award deadlines and details

SEE ALL 2024 NCFR AWARDS

NCFR Member Exclusive
NCFR's Résumé/CV Review Program is Open!

NCFR members, you have an exclusive benefit to ensure your résumé/CV stands out to potential employers when you're searching for a new position.

Three times a year, any NCFR member can submit either of these documents for a free review from seasoned NCFR members.

All NCFR members are invited to submit their document to NCFR's review program, now until May 6, to receive a review from seasoned reviewers.

SUBMIT YOUR RÉSUMÉ/CV TODAY

NCFR Affiliate Event: Save the Date
Invitation: State/Regional & Student Affiliates
Monday, May 6, 2024 at 3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. MT / Noon PT

One of the goals of the Affiliate Councils Board (ACB) is to increase engagement with and among the affiliates. To that end, we invite student and state/regional affiliate officers, faculty advisors, and members to participate in this meeting. We’ll provide an update from the ACB and we also want to hear from you! Please be prepared to share any upcoming or recent events your affiliate has hosted.

We realize not everyone will be able to make this meeting, but we hope to have representation from each affiliate present.

SAVE THE DATE

Upcoming Webinar
U.S. Immigrant Families: Understanding Policy to Inform Practice
Thursday, May 2 / 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT
Presented by: Colleen Vesely, Ph.D.; and Kevin Ferreira van Leer, Ph.D.

In 2021, over 25% of U.S. children had an immigrant parent. As family scholars and practitioners, it is crucial to grasp the myriad policies currently impacting immigrants to fully support the well-being of children in immigrant families. This webinar will provide valuable insights into key immigration policies and how those policies shape the lives of immigrant families in the U.S.

Join Colleen Vesely, Ph.D., and Kevin Ferreira van Leer, Ph.D., as they provide insights into family-related policies and how they shape immigrant families’ experiences in the U.S., as well as recommendations for how to best work with and support immigrant families within the current policy context.

Approved for 1.5 hours of CFLE continuing education.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

NCFR members receive discounts on webinars / Become a member

NCFR Teaching Tuesday

Visual Thinking Strategies
Tuesday, May 7 / Noon – 1 p.m. CT
Free for NCFR members to attend / Become a member
Presenter: Deborah Barnes Gentry, Ed.D., CFLE

At the next Teaching Tuesday event, presenter Deborah Barnes Gentry, Ed.D., CFLE, will discuss visual thinking strategies (VTS), an educational approach that utilizes art to foster critical thinking, observational skills, and communication. An example of how VTS could be applied to teach the main constructs and propositions of a selected theoretical framework of family dynamics will be shared.

By attending this session, participants will have the opportunity to discuss:

the history, features, and processes of VTS
applications of VTS appropriate for a Family Science course
how to use one or more VTS to promote observational, critical thinking, and communication skills among Family Science students/learners

REGISTER FOR TEACHING TUESDAY

NCFR members can access past recordings of Teaching Tuesdays. If you would like to be a future session facilitator, contact Jessica Oswald at jessicaoswald@ncfr.org.

CFLE Conversations

New Professionals in Family Life Education
Wednesday, May 8 / 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. CT
Facilitator: Ashley Barksdale, LCSW, CFLE, CADC-II
Free for CFLEs / Renew your CFLE Credential

Are you a CFLE with questions about the professional practice of Family Life Education? Join Ashley Barksdale, LCSW, CFLE, CADC-II, for the May 8 CFLE Conversation to connect and learn from other CFLEs currently working or aspiring to work in Family Life Education.

This networking event is free to CFLEs.

RESERVE YOUR SEAT

If you are interested in facilitating a future CFLE Conversation, contact Jessica Oswald at jessicaoswald@ncfr.org.

NCFR Journals
NCFR's Latest Early-View Articles

Keep up with the latest research from all three of NCFR's scholarly journals advancing Family Science. Journal of Marriage & Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR).

New articles published last week between April 14 and April 20 across NCFR's journals can be found on the NCFR website.

NCFR members with journal subscriptions can access the full text of articles on the journals section of the website.

See how you can submit your scholarship for publication in an NCFR journal.

Call for Authors
Family Focus on Health Disparities

Despite gains in coverage for individuals and families as a result of the Affordable Care Act (2010), health disparities continue to disrupt the lives and livelihood of many families. Health disparities arise from diverse and intersecting factors such as race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, geography, language, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and immigration and citizenship status.

NCFR members are invited to contribute an article to the spring 2025 issue of the Family Focus section of NCFR Report on the theme Health Disparities.

Authors are sought to address both mental and physical health issues, how those issues affect family functioning and interactions, as well as promising approaches and practices for addressing health disparities. The submission deadline is May 20.

READ FULL CALL

Call for Authors

Wisdom for Parents: Key Ideas from Parent Educators, 2nd Edition

You are invited to share your personal and professional parenting insights, experiences, and research-based information in the 2nd edition of Wisdom for Parents: Key Ideas from Parent Educators.

The first edition of Wisdom for Parents: Key Ideas from Parent Educators, edited by Drs. Robert Keim and Arminta Jacobson, includes a combination of research-based information and stories, lessons, and ideas on parenting from professional parenting educators, most of whom are Certified Family Life Educators (CFLEs).

The 2nd edition will incorporate activities and discussion questions to enhance its application both in the classroom and for parents. As in the first edition, authors in the second edition are asked to share their professional and personal experiences and stories that emphasize character building, parent-child relationships, guidance, and discipline.

SUBMIT ARTICLE BY MAY 31

Call for Authors

CFLE Network: Working with Families in Difficult Moments

Many Family Life Educators support families as the families navigate difficult moments involving challenges such as discrimination, poverty, mental illness, physical illness, family separation and reunification, difficult conversations, and other challenging circumstances. Family Life Educators themselves also experience difficult moments, such as facilitating groups in which participants have polarizing viewpoints or navigating their own feelings of compassion fatigue.

The purpose of the summer 2024 issue of CFLE Network is to learn from each other’s experiences. One way to do this is by sharing your stories and strategies that you have found helpful as you have moved through difficult moments in your work.

The submission deadline is June 15. Please review the author guidelines. When you submit your article, please use our new CFLE Network Article Submission Form.

Email CFLE Network editor, Beth Magistad at networkeditor@ncfr.org, with questions or for more information.

SUBMIT ARTICLE

United Nations
Coming Up: International Day of Families
Plus 30th Anniversary of International Year of the Family

May 15 is the International Day of Families, observed at the United Nations each year with special events to promote awareness and disseminate knowledge about societal factors that affect families.

NCFR members are slated to present papers as part of this year's International Day of Families events. Stay tuned for more details as May 15 approaches!

2024 is also the 30th anniversary of the U.N.'s International Year of the Family. NCFR was deeply involved with the original International Year of the Family in 1994 and, in preparation for the 30th anniversary, hosted a 2023 U.N. Expert Group Meeting where NCFR members and family scholars developed recommendations related to families and demographic change in North America.

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OneOp Webinar

Navigating Intersectionality in the Treatment of Youth Problematic Sexual Behavior
Thursday, May 2 / 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET

Join OneOp, a free and open-access multidisciplinary professional development resource for providers serving military families, for their webinar which delves into the topic of Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth (SBCY) through the lens of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). This session will emphasize the importance of understanding and addressing the unique challenges faced by children and families of color when youth exhibit problematic sexual behavior (PSB).

Approved for 1.5 hours of CFLE continuing education

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

IYI 2024 Advancing Equity Summit

Indiana Youth Institute Summit
Tuesday, May 7 / 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET

Indiana Youth Institute’s 2024 Advancing Equity Summit explores the persisting physical, mental, and social health inequities for Indiana’s kids with a focus on how youth workers and youth-serving organizations act as protective factors to address the barriers and challenges our youth face based on race, place, household income, differing abilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, immigration status, systemic and historical marginalization, and traumatic experiences.

Approved for 5.5 hours of CFLE continuing education

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

Reserve Your Seat for Upcoming NCFR Events

CFLE Conversations: Family Life Education Within the Church
May 22, 2 – 3 p.m. CT | Facilitated by Regina Natasha Williams, M.S., CFLE, Free for CFLEs
Guidance for Practitioners on Supporting Parent-Child Communication about Sexual Health
June 11, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT Presented by Deborah M. Roffman, CFLE, CSE
6 Steps to Growing Your Family Life Education Practice
July 10, 17, 24, 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. CT | Facilitated by Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE, CTSS, *LIVE TRAINING, NOT AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND, LIMITED TO 35 ATTENDEES

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Post-Doctoral Research Associate
University of Georgia

The post-doctoral research associate position is grant-funded. The candidate will work with the University of Georgia Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) project, Couples and Relationship Enrichment (CARE) lab, and the Family, Relationship, and Marriage Education Work (FRAMEWorks) grant-funded project. The candidate will engage in scholarly and creative research and evaluation of the project and the CARE lab, as well as conceptualize and prepare grant proposals to the support and continuation of research conducted within the CARE lab.

Location: Athens, Georgia
Required Education: Doctorate; candidate anticipate August 2024 graduation
Application Deadline: April 30, 2024

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