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Friday, Jan. 10, 2025

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A New Vision and Mission for NCFR

The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) has decided upon a new vision and set of guiding principles to lead the organization in its work of understanding and strengthening families.

NCFR’s new vision is “Every Family Thriving.” This expansive vision is inclusive of all families and refers to the broadest possible definition of families. Together with a new set of Global Ends that describe the outcomes NCFR seeks to achieve, the new Guiding Principles look towards a future for NCFR that is impactful, transdisciplinary, and actively focused on justice.

You can read the full NCFR Guiding Principles here.

Sneak Peek

Call for Proposals Preview for NCFR 2025

Join NCFR in Baltimore for the 2025 NCFR Annual Conference, Nov. 19-22.

2025 Conference Chair Sadguna Anasuri, Ph.D., CFLE, and the Conference Program Committee are already working diligently on developing a program with the theme, "Power, Privilege, and Difference: Lived Experiences of Changing Families and Societies."

You can access the sneak peek call for proposals! A more detailed call will be posted in early 2025.

The online proposal submission system will open late January 2025.
Proposals are due March 3, 2025.

VIEW CALL FOR PROPOSALS

2024 NCFR Annual Conference

Capture Sessions from NCFR 2024

Miss a session?

The Whova app makes it easy for you to catch up on sessions you may have missed! Take a look at the livestream schedule and then visit the Whova app to view any of the livestream sessions. Your conference registration gives you access to the Whova app.

As a reminder, your conference registration provides you with *free* access to conference recordings. Click here to watch sessions

Watch sessions, to include the sessions below:
• Jody Pawel, LSW, CFLE, CTSS, CFLC-E — Arcus Award Address, Charting the Future: Redefining Family Life Education for the Next Generation
• Chalandra M. Bryant, Ph.D., CFLE, NCFR Fellow — Burgess Award Address, Contextualizing the Lived Experiences of Black Americans (pictured above)
• Luke T. Russell, Ph.D., Anthony J. Ferraro, Ph.D., Katherine R. Allen, Ph.D., Anthony G. James, Jr., Ph.D., and Jennifer Davison — Special Session: Challenges, Models, and Potential Futures of Family Science Publishing

Licenses are available from the livestream conference sessions for your classroom, department, or organization. Click here to request a license

Didn't register for NCFR 2024? No worries — in the coming weeks, conference recordings will be available for purchase.

CFLE Conversations

Navigating the Ethics of AI in Family Education

Wed., Jan. 15 / 2 – 3 p.m. CT

Facilitator: Lisa Krause, M.A., CFLE, CFLC

FREE for CFLEs

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to advance, it brings opportunities and challenges to the practice of Family Life Education. Join Lisa Krause, M.A., CFLE, CFLC, and other CFLEs to thoughtfully discuss the ethical implications of incorporating AI into working with families. Feel free to bring your questions and concerns.

This networking event is free to CFLEs.

RESERVE YOUR SEAT

If you are interested in meeting with other CFLEs working in your area, and/or would like to be a session facilitator, contact Jessica Oswald.

Register Now

LGBTQIA+ Parenting Strengths: Implications for Policy-Engaging Scholarship and Practice

Wed., Jan. 29 / 11 a.m. – Noon CT

Presented by Rachel H. Farr, Ph.D.

NCFR members receive discounts on NCFR webinars / Become a member

Policies have the potential to support and empower caregivers who are raising LGBTQIA+ children and youth. Given how research can strengthen policies for LGBTQIA+ people and their families, this webinar will provide strategies for conducting policy-engaged, translational scholarship to support this community.

Join Rachel H. Farr, Ph.D., for this webinar in which you will be provided with a strengths-based summary of research surrounding parenting LGBTQIA+ youth, as well as empirically based recommendations and tools that can be used to empower LGBTQIA+ families in a research, policy, and practitioner setting.

Approved for 1.0 hour of CFLE continuing education

REGISTER TODAY

Registrants can watch webinar recordings on demand.
Classroom licenses are also available

CFLE Conversations

New Professionals in Family Life Education

Wed., Feb. 12 / 1 – 2 p.m. CT

Facilitator: Ashley Barksdale, LCSW, CFLE, CADC-II, PMH-C

Free for CFLEs / Renew your CFLE Credential

Are you a new CFLE? Join Ashley Barksdale, LCSW, CFLE, CADC-II, PMH-C, for this conversation to connect with and learn from other CFLEs currently working or aspiring to work in Family Life Education. All new professionals looking for an opportunity to meet and network with other Certified Family Life Educators are encouraged to attend. Ashley can help answer questions you might have and provide insight on navigating the expansive professional practice of 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.

NCFR Research & Policy Brief: NEW Release

The Role of Taxation in Family Inequality: Possibilities for Reform

Federal tax policies can play a crucial role in promoting families’ health, education, and social mobility outcomes. Although some tax policies (e.g., Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit) have provided critical income support for families with children, other tax reforms over the past 40 years have disproportionately benefited wealthy families, further widening income and wealth inequality in the United States.

Reforming tax policies to support the flourishing of families across the income spectrum, ensure tax fairness, fund expanded child and family tax benefits, and reduce ethno-racial income and wealth inequality, which holds promise for advancing family well-being.

READ & SHARE BRIEF

CFLE Network

Call for Articles: Family Resource Management

Deadline: March 15

The spring 2025 issue of CFLE Network will explore Family Resource Management (FRM), one of the 10 content areas required to become a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE). FRM is an important, and often stressful, topic for families. Across time, many families navigate scarce resources such as time or money, value or goal conflicts, and difficult decision-making. CFLEs have the knowledge and tools to support families on the journey toward better resource management. Share how you address FRM in your Family Life Education (FLE) work.

Review author guidelines | Submit your article | Contact the CFLE Network Editor Beth Magistad, Ph.D., CFLE, with any questions

READ FULL CALL

Family Focus Upcoming Theme

Winter 2025: The Best of Family Focus (*no call for authors)

*Every five years, a Best of Family Focus issue is released. The winter 2025 issue of Family Focus will feature a curated selection of articles published between spring 2020 and winter 2024 that are as relevant today as the time when they were first published.

Each issue of NCFR Report features a "Family Focus" section containing research- and practice-based articles on that issue's theme, written by family scholars and professionals.

Access to Family Focus is a benefit of NCFR membership / Become a member

NCFR Résumé and CV Review Program: Submit Your Document for Review
Deadline: Jan. 17

Now is your opportunity to have your résumé/CV reviewed by seasoned Family Science reviewers!

This member-only program accepts résumé/CV documents three times a year for individuals at all career stages. Access your exclusive benefit, and ensure your CV or résumé stands out from the crowd. LEARN HOW

The winter submission period will be open until Jan. 17, 2025. Don't miss out — mark your calendars!

READ MORE ABOUT NCFR'S RÉSUMÉ/CV REVIEW PROGRAM

NCFR Awards & Recognition

Congratulations to 2024 NCFR Section Award Recipients

NCFR wishes to congratulate the following members who were recipients of Section Awards in 2024. We will highlight more award recipients in the following weeks of Zippy News.

Advancing Family Science Section
Emerging Mentor/Teacher Award
Eman Tadros, Ph.D., LMFT, AAMFT-Approved Supervisor, Syracuse University

Families and Health Section
Outstanding Professional Paper/Publications Award

Jerica M. Berge, Ph.D., MPH, LMFT, CFLE, University of Colorado Medical School
"Real-Time Predictors of Food Parenting Practices and Child Eating Behaviors in Racially/Ethnically Diverse Families within the Context of Food Insecurity"
Outstanding Student and New Professional Paper Award
Weimiao Zhou, Ph.D., Utah State University  
"Sibling disclosure and adolescents’ coping from before to during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A longitudinal study"

Family and Community Education Section
Student Proposal Award

Rachel Okamoto, doctoral student, M.A., University of Georgia
"How Military Families’ Financial Stress and Family Cohesion Are Differentially Related Depending on Life Transition Experiences"

SEE ALL AWARD RECIPIENTS

National Parenting Education Network (NPEN) Annual Conference

Call for Proposals: Due Jan. 13

The National Parenting Education Network (NPEN) is having their 2nd annual conference this spring on the topic of "Connections and Wellbeing through Parenting Education."

READ CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Video of the Week

This World War II Submarine is Wisconsin's Most Unique Airbnb

Wanted: Job Postings to NCFR Jobs Center

Announce Your Organization's Jobs Through NCFR

NCFR is uniquely positioned to connect you with the best prospective employees in the discipline of Family Science. By posting to the NCFR Jobs Center, you'll reach qualified candidates who have the family knowledge and skills you're seeking.

The NCFR Jobs Center is the place to showcase your interdisciplinary job openings that focus on working with families or serving families.

POST A JOB OPENING

New Employment Opportunities

Employers: Get your job opening included in Zippy News by posting it in
NCFR's online Jobs Center! Get started here.

Dean, College of Health
Oregon State University

The next Dean will join Oregon State at an exciting time as the University welcomed its 16th president and launched its fifth consecutive university strategic plan. Reporting to the provost and executive vice president, the next dean will join a highly collaborative senior leadership team focused on executing the strategic plan and achieving the university’s ambitions as one of the nation’s top land grant research universities. The dean is the College’s chief academic and administrative officer responsible for overall leadership, academic program and research stewardship, management, budgeting, and operations. The Dean serves as the lead in representing the College to the University, its leadership, and to the outside world, including alumni, donors, and stakeholders. The Dean is a member of the Provost's Council of Deans and is responsible for being a productive and collaborative participant in many aspects of institution-wide planning and policy development.

Location: Corvallis, Oregon
Required Education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Jan. 17, 2025

SEE FULL DETAILS & APPLY

Associate Professor & Director, School of Human Ecology
Louisiana Tech University

The Director will provide leadership to the School of Human Ecology in this 12-month administrative and faculty position. The successful candidate will oversee an academic unit with two undergraduate programs, an early childhood education center, and a research and outreach center. The position also requires teaching one class per quarter. The Director serves as the chief executive and budgetary officer of the School and reports to the Dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences. The administrative appointment is 50%, with the remaining time devoted to instruction, research, and university and professional service.

Location: Ruston, Louisiana
Required Education: Doctorate in one of the disciplines represented by the School or in a closely related field
Application Deadline: Review of applications begins Jan. 10, 2025, until filled

SEE FULL DETAILS & APPLY

Chair, Department of Human Development
Washington State University

Department of Human Development seeks an innovative, passionate, and collaborative leader to join its faculty and serve as Department Chair as we continue to attain new levels of excellence in teaching, research, and outreach. This is a full-time, nine-month academic-year, tenure-track, permanent, faculty appointment. The successful candidate will be expected to work and receive salary for two additional months of administrative responsibilities beyond the standard teaching, research, and Extension expectations while serving as chair. The successful applicant will provide leadership, vision, and strategic direction to the Department of Human Development, seek external funding opportunities from donors and foundations interested in supporting the various aspects of human development across the lifespan, and serves as the department’s administrative representative.

Location: Pullman, Washington
Required Education: Doctorate in human development, Family Science, prevention science, public health, psychology, or a related field
Application Deadline: Screening of application materials begins Jan. 20, 2025; open until filled

SEE FULL DETAILS & APPLY

Assistant Professor, Autism Studies
Towson University

The College of Liberal Arts invites applicants for a tenure-track, 9-month assistant professor position. This position is a joint appointment across Family Science and psychology departments in the College, in support of the autism studies doctoral program. The successful applicant will primarily teach graduate courses related to autism, human development, and human services including classes in the applicant’s area of expertise, and demonstrate research competency as well as evidence that they will continue to grow their research agenda related to autism studies, leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals and the potential to secure external funding. The ability to teach and mentor students interested in autism and neurodiversity is required. The successful applicant will contribute to student advising and service to department, program, and university committees.

Preferred start date is Aug. 2025.

Location: Towson, Maryland
Required Education: Doctorate in Family Science, psychology, or related field
Application Deadline: Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled

SEE FULL DETAILS & APPLY

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