Zippy News: CFLE Credential Gets National Recognition!

Exciting Announcement
CFLE Credential Recognized Nationally

NCFR is thrilled to share two new national recognitions of the Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) credential — one recognition by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the other recognition by the Office of Head Start (OHS).

These significant milestones increase the visibility of the CFLE credential and emphasize the value of Family Life Education and professionals who hold the credential.

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Advocacy for Family Science Discipline
NCFR Signs a Letter in Support of Maintaining NICHD

Recently, NCFR signed letters supporting and maintaining research activities of the Eunice Kennedy Striver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD):

Learn more about how NCFR advocates for the social sciences.

2024 NCFR Annual Conference

Feminist, Fearless, and Fierce Leadership Retreat
Tuesday, Nov. 19 | Noon – 6 p.m. PT
$80 Professional & Student

The purpose of this preconference workshop is to engage feminist leaders, regardless of where they are on their leadership journey. This retreat is an opportunity to introspect on ones' journey, roles and identities as leaders in higher education, dialogue with one another, and build a community of supportive peer mentors. Add this retreat to your 2024 NCFR Annual Conference registration today!

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2024 NCFR Annual Conference

Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM) Workshop
Full day, Tuesday, Nov. 19 | AM, Wednesday, Nov. 20
$60 Professional | $40 Student

The Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM) Workshop is a longstanding tradition within NCFR. This intimate, receptive workshop focuses on providing constructive feedback and collaborative discussion, and a collegial and cooperative context for family methods and theories to evolve, seeing to the advancement of moving working papers and ideas forward. If this is of interest to you, add TCRM to your 2024 NCFR Annual Conference registration today!

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2024 NCFR Annual Conference
NCFR Bridge — A Virtual Connection to the Annual Conference

There may be many reasons it is difficult to attend the 2024 NCFR Annual Conference onsite in Bellevue, Washington. For this reason, NCFR has constructed an alternative bridge experience to NCFR 2024.

NCFR Bridge attendees will have access to select conference sessions live, watch recordings on demand, participate in live Q&A, network with colleagues, and more.

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If you are a presenter or have a specific role at the onsite conference, you must register to attend in-person.

Call for Applications
NCFR Seeks Journal Editor, Family Relations
Apply Now

Nominations and applications are sought for the editor of Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science. The committee anticipates selecting a candidate by Oct. 1, and the new editor will be announced at the 2024 NCFR Annual Conference in Bellevue, Washington. Now is the time to apply – the deadline is Aug. 1.

The five-year term of the new editor will begin January 2025. Nominees and applicants must be members of NCFR / Become a member and apply

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Next NCFR Webinar

Integrating Adult Learning Principles into Family Life Education Practices
Tuesday, Aug. 27 / 11 a.m. – Noon CT
Presented by: Mackenzie Johnson, M.S., CFLE

Despite most professors and Family Life Educators having a primary job responsibility of educating adults, many find themselves with minimal training on the basic principles of adult learning. Given the significant amount of time education professionals spend developing, implementing, and evaluating educational content for learners, there is a clear need for a deeper understanding of the foundational concepts of adult education. This webinar is designed to bridge that gap by providing participants with a strong base of adult learning science from which they can make informed decisions about how to enhance their own teaching methods.

In this webinar, Mackenzie Johnson, M.S., CFLE, will provide practical strategies for how to engage with adult learners appropriately and effectively across nearly any delivery format or educational setting.

Approved for 1 hour of CFLE continuing education

NCFR members receive discounts on webinars / Become a member

Upcoming NCFR Teaching Tuesday

The Need for Cultural Humility in Classrooms
Tuesday, Sept. 17 / Noon – 1 p.m. CT
Free for NCFR members to attend / Become a member
Presenter: Dee Hill-Zuganelli, Ph.D.

Cultural humility emphasizes an ongoing process of continual learning and critical self-reflection to work effectively with diverse families and communities, and challenge institutions to take accountability for their practices. Students are expected to encounter unfamiliar situations at the start of the cultural humility process and are assumed to handle challenges proactively. Today’s restriction of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives requires Family Science students to seek additional support to stay motivated for continual learning. During this Teaching Tuesday, Dee Hill-Zuganelli, Ph.D., will share teaching and supportive strategies to address such barriers in building cultural humility.

After a brief presentation, participants will have the opportunity to discuss:

the fit of Family Science courses into the cultural humility framework;
overcoming stumbling blocks encountered in the learning process;
how to stay dedicated and support oneself as anti-DEI initiatives unfold.

REGISTER FOR SEPT. 17

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

Next CFLE Conversations

Addressing Burnout: Personal, Professional, and Societal
Wednesday, Sept. 25 / 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. CT
Facilitator: SaraKay Smullens, LCSW, CFLE
Free for CFLEs / Renew your CFLE Credential

Are you a CFLE interested in the topic of burnout? Join SaraKay Smullens, LCSW, CFLE, for the September CFLE Conversation to discuss burnout on a personal, professional, and societal level.

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
New NCFR Research

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

New early-view articles published between July 21 and July 27 across NCFR's journals can be found on the NCFR website.

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

Submit your scholarship for publication in an NCFR journal.

On the Bookshelf
Family Policy Matters: How Policymaking Affects Families and What Professionals Can Do

In this updated edition, NCFR Fellow Karen Bogenschneider, Ph.D., focuses on how families, policies, and politics have changed. Transformational changes have occurred within families and social, economic, as well as racial and ethnic inequalities have grown across families. Best practices are provided for bridging the partisan divide and for building evidence-based policies for families.

You will find a family impact toolkit and an instructor’s manual complete with syllabi, lesson plans, PowerPoints, 52 videos of policymakers and policy luminaries, and more on the publisher's website below.

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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 about intersectionality and how it might be studied in Family Science.

Emerging Voices
Theorizing and Doing Critical Intersectional Family Science – special issue, submissions due Sept. 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 Authors | Family Focus

Methods and Measures in Family Science
Submit Your Proposal by Aug. 15

Interactions among individual family members are embedded in diverse social, cultural, economic, and political contexts. Yet historical measures and methods may not reflect interactions within and across families who have been historically marginalized. Understanding family relationships and interactions considering these intricacies demands innovation in the ways Family Scientists define family well-being and in the exploration of how family structures, processes, and relationships influence well-being.

Articles are sought that examine a wide range of methods and measures to deepen the scientific understanding of family functioning and well-being. Articles are welcomed that critique existing methods and measures, provide innovative designs and promising new approaches, and adapt tools and techniques from other disciplines to the study of family functioning and well-being.

Prospective authors should submit their proposals by Aug. 15 using the online submission form. All authors will be notified by Aug. 22, and articles are due Oct. 15.

Contact the Family Focus Editor Joyce Serido, Ph.D., with questions or for more information.

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Call for Articles | CFLE Network

Coaching as Part of Family Life Education
Submit Your Proposal by Sept. 15

Parent coaching is a growing part of Family Life Education. NCFR wants to hear from CFLEs who are using coaching in their work with parents and families.

Examples of potential topics include:

The value of coaching as part of FLE work
Your story of how you are coaching parents
The challenges you have addressed as you support families
Tips and/or resources that you have found to help you coach families
How you use data or research to support your work as a coach

Authors are invited to contribute to the fall 2024 issue of CFLE Network on the theme Coaching as Part of Family Life Education.

The submission deadline is Sept. 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.

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Call for Articles | CFLE Network

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

Cultural humility involves self-reflection, an understanding that one’s own culture is not inherently superior, and appreciation of and a willingness to learn from the experiences of people from other backgrounds and cultures with the goal of authentic relationship building. 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.

Examples of potential topics include:

The value of cultural humility as part of FLE work
Research supporting the importance of cultivating cultural humility in FLE
Your story of how you are cultivating your own cultural humility
The successes and/or challenges you have addressed as you support families on their journey towards cultural humility
Tips and/or resources that you have found to help you in this work
Differing perspectives on this topic (e.g. student/teacher; program leader/program participant)

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.

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NCFR Member Benefits

Get Your Résumé/CV Ready for the Job Market

It's that time of year again where you, as an NCFR member, can access an exclusive benefit to ensure your CV or résumé stands out from the crowd. Three times a year, any NCFR member can submit either of these documents for a free review from seasoned NCFR members.

The fall submission period is now open! (from Aug. 1-15, 2024) Submit your documents for review today.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Applications are also being accepted for résumé/CV reviewers now until Aug. 15. Please see our reviewer application form to learn more and apply.

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NCFR Awards & Recognition

Dawn Cassidy CFLE Special Recognition Award
Apply by Sept. 1

Each year, NCFR recognizes a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) who has demonstrated exceptional effort in promoting, supporting, or improving the CFLE credential or program.

The 2023 recipient was Dawn Cassidy, M.Ed., CFLE, and the award name was changed in her honor.

Please consider nominating a deserving colleague or applying for this year's award yourself! Nominations or applications are due by Sept. 1, and involve completing an application form, writing a statement of impact, a letter of support, and providing a vita or résumé.

NOMINATE OR SELF-NOMINATE

CFLE Service Opportunity

5 Positions Open: CFLE Academic Program Review (APR) Committee

NCFR is currently seeking five family professionals to serve as new committee members for terms beginning in 2025.

The Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) Academic Program Review Committee consists of approximately 10 appointed volunteer members who evaluate university and college applications for CFLE program approval and renewal. Term lengths run two years beginning Jan. 1, 2025, with the option to extend one year at a time up to four years.

More information in terms of qualifications, position responsibilities, and the application process can be found on the NCFR website linked below.

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