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NCFR Strategic Planning

What Good Should NCFR Create in the World?
Members & CFLEs: Give Feedback on NCFR's "Ends" Through Oct. 14

What specific good should NCFR and its members create in the world?

A few weeks ago, NCFR Members and Certified Family Life Educators (CFLEs) weighed in on a potential vision statement for NCFR: Every Family Thriving. The NCFR Board of Directors received well over 100 replies, which provided the confidence to take the next step in NCFR's strategic planning process: to learn what you think should be the actual outcomes toward which NCFR should strive, also known as NCFR's "Ends."

Now through Oct. 14, you're invited to react to the board's ideas, exchange comments with your colleagues, and post your own ideas.

GIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT ENDS

In the News
Family Science 5 College Edition: Research & Researchers in University Media

Catch up on these and more Family Science research and researchers featured in university media sources during September:

Purdue University news featured NCFR Fellow Kimberly A. Updegraff, Ph.D., and her research on a family-based prevention program supporting sibling relationships in Latine families.
Penn State news quoted member Roxanne Atterholt, MRPYC, CFLE, in a feature about new recognition for the Certified Family Life Educator credential that benefits CFLE-approved programs at Penn State campuses.
University of Illinois news showcased new open-access research published in NCFR's Family Relations journal about the Illinois Strong Couples project, by members Allen W. Barton, Ph.D. (principal investigator), Noah B. Larsen, and Qiujie Gong.

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Degree Programs News
U. of Wyoming Changes Degree Name to Include 'Family Science'

NCFR is pleased to announce that the University of Wyoming has changed the name of its bachelor's degree in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences to Human Development and Family Sciences.

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If your program is considering a name change to include 'Family Science,' NCFR has sample documents and resources available that other schools have successfully used to make their case. ACCESS RESOURCES >>

Connect a Colleague with NCFR!

What's the #1 reason people say they haven't joined NCFR? They were never asked. Please help us make that ask now: Refer your colleagues to join NCFR.

Now through Monday, Oct. 14, grow your professional community and refer your colleagues to join NCFR. For every referral, you will be entered to win 1 FREE year of NCFR membership and up to 2 drawings for a $50 Visa Gift Card*.

Refer your colleagues to join NCFR using this link:
https://www.ncfr.org/connect-a-colleague-join-link

*Please see the eligibility criteria for prize drawings on the NCFR website.

Qualitative Webinar Series

Enhance Your Qualitative Research Skills: Coding and Writing Limitations

Part 1: Intro to the Art of Qualitative Coding / On Demand Now
Part 2: Writing Limitations Sections in Qualitative & Grounded Theory Studies / Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 / 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT

The limitations section of qualitative studies provides the reader important information to understand the results of the research (e.g., clearly defines the scope and limitations of the results and helps to contextualize the findings).

Yet, attempts to standardize validity criteria in qualitative methods are confounded by the variety of qualitative approaches. Readers are often left with little insight beyond the basic limitations used in traditional quantitative studies, such as sample size. In the second webinar of the qualitative research webinar series, the webinar presenters will focus on writing the limitation section for qualitative research.

The presenters will highlight lessons learned from a systematic review of the limitation sections of grounded theory studies. Then, to broaden the insights shared, frameworks for validity used in grounded theory traditions will be contrasted to attempts to develop universal qualitative criteria. The presenters will recommend key criteria to consider in other qualitative traditions, such as ethnography, case study, and narrative analysis.

Each webinar is approved for 1.5 hours of CFLE continuing education credit.
Part 1 is now available on demand.

NCFR members and CFLEs receive discounts on webinars / Become a member

2024 NCFR Annual Conference | Nov. 20-22, 2024 | Bellevue, WA
One Week Left!
Registration Rates Increase After Thursday, Oct. 17

NCFR is pleased to present this year's plenary presenters and look forward to the contributions that each will make towards this year's theme, “Building Resilience among Individuals, Families, and Communities.”

NCFR Past President, William J. Doherty, Ph.D., NCFR Fellow, is a professor emeritus in the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota.
Velma McBride Murry, Ph.D., is Lois Audrey Betts Endowed Chair in education and human development and distinguished professor in the departments of health policy & human and organizational development at Vanderbilt University. She is co-director of the Program for Health Equity Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Lancer Stephens, Ph.D., is an associate dean and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health.
Jennifer Hays-Grudo, Ph.D., is a Regents Professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.

You can check out all there is in store for this year's annual conference — the schedule is available as a PDF download.

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Update to NCFR Conference Hotel
Limited Rooms Still Available

The Hyatt Regency Bellevue is headquarters for the 2024 NCFR Annual Conference, Nov. 20-23.

Please note: The Hyatt Regency is now sold out of guest rooms Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights, Nov. 20–22. At this time, a limited number of rooms are still available other nights the week of the conference. Check back later for updates.

View alternate hotels within a mile of the Hyatt Regency with comparable pricing.

Use our reservation link to book your hotel room at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue at the conference room rate of $165 (plus taxes and fees).

If you experience difficulty booking your room, please contact the hotel directly at (425) 462-1234. Mention NCFR Annual Conference for the negotiated $165 rate.

Book by 5:00 p.m. PT, Oct. 25, 2024, to receive the conference room rate.

2024 NCFR Annual Conference | Nov. 19, full day / Nov. 20, morning only
2024 Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM) Workshop
All Are Invited!

You are invited to the Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM) Workshop at this year's annual conference! TCRM is a longstanding tradition within NCFR. The context for TCRM is collegial and cooperative, providing a space for moving ideas and working papers forward, offering valuable feedback to authors to strengthen their family methods and theories. Don't miss this meaningful experience to engage in active, intellectual exchange with one another!

$60 Professionals | $40 Students

2024 NCFR Annual Conference | Nov. 19, Noon – 6 p.m. PT
Feminist, Fearless, and Fierce Leadership Retreat
All Are Welcome!

You are invited to the Feminist, Fearless, and Fierce Leadership Retreat at this year's annual conference! This preconference session is an opportunity to engage feminist leaders in skill-building and introspection around one's roles and identities as leaders in higher education. You will find that this interactive session offers diverse presentations to encourage you to reflect on your leadership journey as well as provide space for building a community of supportive peer mentors. Don't miss this purposeful time to build your skills and reflect critically on your feminist leadership, no matter where you are on your journey!

$80 Professionals & Students

Support NCFR Student Access Grant

Make a Donation by Friday, Oct. 18

Thanks to our generous Student Access Grant donors, grants have been awarded since 2020 to provide Students of Color with free conference registration, a travel stipend, and one year of NCFR membership.

This year's goal is to raise $8,000 to support grants to 10 students. Just under a quarter of the goal has been raised so far, so please help to support these students from historically marginalized racial communities.

Your donation supports students like the 2022 recipients pictured above (from left:) Francisca Martinez Jensen, Xueli (Sherry) Qiu, and Evelyn Barrales.

DONATE TO STUDENT ACCESS GRANT

Time to support this important initiative is running out. Please make your donation to the Student Access Grant by Friday, Oct. 18.

Scholarships Available for First-Time CFLE Applicants and Existing CFLEs
Apply by Oct. 15

First-Time CFLE Applicants
Students finishing a degree program from a CFLE-approved program or individuals applying through the CFLE Exam can apply to become a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) and further boost their professional credibility.
Learn more about the CFLE credential

An added bonus is that first-time CFLE applicants can apply for the CFLE Scholarship which covers up to 50% of their first application fee.

If your current degree program is CFLE-approved, you can apply after you graduate for certification. Search the list of programs with approved curricula.
If your program is not on the list, you can take the CFLE Exam.

Current CFLEs
Funds are also available to cover 100% of the CFLE Annual Fee for existing CFLEs. Apply for the CFLE Scholarship

The CFLE Scholarship and CFLE Annual Fee Waiver are needs-based. Make a donation

APPLY FOR THE CFLE SCHOLARSHIP

Marriage and the Common Good

Tuesday, Oct. 15 / 7:00 p.m. ET / Messiah University / Grantham, PA
Free and open to the public

Dr. Brad Wilcox, professor of sociology and director of the national marriage project at the University of Virginia, will be providing a lecture at Messiah University entitled Marriage and the Common Good: How the State of Our Union Depends upon the State of our Unions. The event is FREE and open to the public.

LEARN MORE HERE

Disrupting Human Trafficking Conference

Tuesday, Oct. 29 / 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET / Wilmington University / New Castle, DE / $30 in-person registration / $20 online registration

The Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations (MACFR), a regional affiliate of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), in collaboration with the Applied Family Science and Psychology programs at Wilmington University, is pleased to announce its Disrupting Human Trafficking conference.

Attendees will have the option of attending breakout session prior to the keynote. Keynote speaker David L. Garlock is a successful returning citizen and criminal justice reform leader. Sharing his powerful testimony of grace and redemption, as well as leveraging his professional expertise and wide-reaching network, David fights for second chances for all and believes that everyone is worthy to be restored.

Approved for 4.5 hours of CFLE continuing education.

LEARN MORE HERE

NCFR WEBINAR
Integrating Acceptance, Belonging, and Community Components into Early Childhood Education

Tuesday, Nov. 12 / 10–11 a.m. CT
Presenters: Sandy Lookabaugh, Ph.D., and Lisa Godwin, Ph.D.

Early education settings are ideal spaces to teach children how to accept people from diverse backgrounds, create a sense of belonging and inclusion for all people, and provide an equitable sense of community. Picture books, puppets, creative materials, and other classroom activities provide opportunities for children to build knowledge about people like themselves as well as those different from them.

Webinar participants will acquire knowledge and skills to engage children in conversations about specific aspects of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

As a result of attending the webinar, participants will be able to:

Instill a sense of acceptance, belonging, and community within early childhood learning experiences;
Use classroom materials as mechanisms to introduce conversations related to acceptance, belonging, and community;
Be intentional with their approach to learning experiences and conversations around acceptance, belonging, and community; and
Model appropriate language related to relevance and importance of acceptance, belonging, and community when talking with parents, colleagues, and administrators.

Approved for 1 hour of CFLE continuing education.

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NCFR Journals
Call for Articles: Journal of Family Theory & Review

The Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR) invites submissions for the following special issues and emerging voices.

Emerging Voices
Theorizing and Doing Critical Intersectional Family Science – special issue, submission deadline EXTENDED to Nov. 1, 2024
Critical Masculinities: Theoretical and Methodological Advances on Gender in Families – special issue, submissions due Jan. 15, 2025

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Call for Submissions | Family Focus
The Psychological Impact of Privilege
Proposal Deadline Nov. 20

Family life provides early learning experiences to create and maintain healthy relationships with other people, an important component of health and well-being. Yet family life experiences are influenced by one’s social address, which includes characteristics of one’s identity (e.g., race, religion, sexuality, class). Social address is associated with social advantages, or privileges, that influence family life experiences.

For this issue of Family Focus, the editor invites you to consider the psychological impact of social advantages that promote exclusion, injustice, and isolation. Specifically, in which ways does privilege disrupt the ability of individuals, families, and society to create and maintain healthy relationships?

Prospective authors should submit their proposals by Nov. 20 using the online submission form. All authors will be notified by Dec. 2, and articles are due Jan. 10, 2025. Contact the Family Focus editor, Joyce Serido, Ph.D., with questions.

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Call for Articles | CFLE Network

Cultivating Cultural Humility in Family Life Education
Submit Your Article by Dec. 15

Cultural humility involves self-reflection, recognizing that no culture is superior, and being open to learning from others to build authentic relationships.

The winter 2025 issue of CFLE Network will explore and expand on cultural humility in the context of Family Life Education (FLE). Articles are sought exploring “why” and “how” Family Life Educators should and can cultivate cultural humility in their work.

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

Contact the CFLE Network editor, Beth Magistad, Ph.D., CFLE, with questions or for more information.

Video of the Week

Gen Z Perspectives on Work

This year, members of Generation Z, those born after 1997, are expected to outnumber baby boomers in the workforce for the first time. They bring with them, like past generations, different expectations, attitudes toward upper management and views on the importance of work in their daily lives. PBS NewsHour asked for the perspective of those workers and reports on the generational differences they found.

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Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in Family and Community Relational Health in Populations that have Experienced Marginalization
Arizona State University

The Family and Human Development program within the Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for a postdoctoral scholar in family and community relational health in historically and systemically marginalized populations, with attention to translational and community-engaged efforts that promote health and well-being, broadly defined, in these populations. For example, we seek scholars with programs of research focused on the association between relational health – among communities, families, and/or peers – and mental and/or physical health and well-being among families, youth, adolescents and young adult populations who experience marginalization. We are particularly interested in programs of research focused on historically and systemically marginalized groups that incorporate a strengths-based perspective. This position is to start in August of 2025.

Location: University Park, Pennsylvania
Required Education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Oct. 11, 2024

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Teaching Faculty I in Human Development and Family Science
Florida State University

The College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at Florida State University seeks a 9-month, non-tenure-track teaching faculty position in the Department of Human Development and Family Science. The department encourages applicants who have demonstrated excellence in teaching at the college level. The position requires potential candidates be able to teach a variety of courses addressing healthy relationships or health and well-being throughout the life span. Candidates are also expected to have positive demonstrated evidence of success in teaching face-to-face, online and in hybrid formats. Overall, the candidate should be able to foster cross-interdisciplinary and departmental collaborations and promoting effective working relationships among faculty, students, and staff.

Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Required Education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Jan. 15, 2025

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Assistant Professor in Human Development and Family Science
Florida State University

The College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at Florida State University seeks a 9-month assistant professor faculty position in the Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS). The candidate is expected to conduct quality research in the broad domain of HDFS; guide and mentor graduate students; teach graduate and undergraduate students across the department; support the service needs of the department, college, and university.

Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Required Education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Jan. 15, 2025

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Department Head (Academic Administrator)
Pennsylvania State University

The Department of Human Development and Family Studies, located in the College of Health and Human Development, at The Pennsylvania State University University Park invites applications for the position of department head. The successful candidate will have administrative responsibility for all operational, fiscal, and procedural actions associated with the department, including conducting fundraising (development) activities. The candidate also will be encouraged to continue a focused line of research and supervise graduate student research. The department head must also expand the faculty's current strengths by identifying and facilitating new opportunities in undergraduate, graduate, and online education.

Location: University Park, Pennsylvania
Required Education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Open until filled

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Assistant/Associate Professor and Extension Specialist - Aging
Auburn University

The Department of Human Development and Family Science in the College of Human Sciences and Alabama Cooperative Extension at Auburn University seeks a 12-month, tenure-track Extension specialist position at the assistant/associate rank in the area of aging and quality of life to begin Aug. 16, 2025. Successful candidates must maintain a productive area of Extension programming and related applied research in their area of focus. Specialists are expected to obtain external funding to support their area of programming and scholarship.

Location: Auburn, Alabama
Required Education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Nov. 15, 2024

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