Family Life Education

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Family Life Education

• National Council on Family Relations

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Once upon a time

• There was a village built upon the edge of a
  river where the water churned roughly over the
  rocks.

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• There were signs at the rivers edge warning of
  the danger, but people often ignored the signs
  fell into the river.
• They either drowned or flowed downstream to a
  waterfall were never seen again.

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The villagers came up with a plan.

• A net was put downstream to catch those who had
  fallen in the river.
• A full-time crew was hired to watch for
• villagers floating downstream, pull
• them from the river, dry them off,
• get them to ambulances.

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• A new hospital was built closer to the
• rivers edge.
• All these efforts increased the survival rate of
  the people who fell into the river, but many were
  still injured or drowned.

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• A couple who moved to the village watched what
  was happening asked if something more could be
  done to save them.
• (Collaboration)
• The villagers explained that they had developed a
  good system, while they werent able to save
  everyone, things had improved.

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The couple decided to take matters into their
own hands by

• ? Helping to build a large fence along
• the rough part of the river
• (Prevention)
• Offering swimming lessons
• (Education)

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• Speaking to villagers about the dangers of going
  into the river without a
• life jacket (Prevention Education)
• Conducting classes to teach people how to
  maneuver their boats around the rocks (Prevention
  Education)

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Soon

• Fewer fewer people were falling into the river
  those who did were better able to help
  themselves out.
• FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION is about teaching the
  skills knowledge needed to avoid falling into
  the river about knowing how to help yourself if
  you do.

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What is Family Life Education (FLE)?
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Family Life Education

• Provides opportunities for individuals and
  families to enhance and improve their lives by
  providing the knowledge and skills needed for
  effective family living.

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Levels of Family Life Education
Adapted from Doherty, W.J. (1995). Boundaries
between parent and family education and family
therapy The levels of family involvement model.
Family Relations, 44 (4) 353-358.
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Family Life Education is

• Prevention
• Education
• Collaboration

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Operational Principles of FLE
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Prevention

• FLE is relevant to individuals and families
  throughout the life span because it focuses on
  prevention

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Education

• FLE takes an educational rather than therapeutic
  approach

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Collaboration

• FLE is based on the needs of individuals and
  their families through professionals and family
  members collaborating together
• FLE is a multi-disciplinary area of study and is
• multi-professional in its practice
• FLE programs are offered in many different
  settings
• FLE presents and respects differing family values

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FLE Areas of Focus
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Individuals and Families in Societal Contexts

• Understanding families and their relationships to
  other institutions

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Internal Dynamics of Families

• Understanding family strengths and weaknesses and
  how family members relate to each other

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Human Growth Development Over the Life Span

• Understanding the developmental changes of
  individuals in families throughout the life span

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Human Sexuality

• Understanding the physiological, psychological,
  social aspects of sexual development throughout
  the lifespan

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Interpersonal Relationships

• Understanding of the development and maintenance
  of interpersonal relationships

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Family Resource Management

• Understanding the decisions individuals and
  families make about developing and allocating
  resources, including
• time
• money and material assets
• friends and neighbors
• space

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Parent Education

• Understanding of how parents teach, guide, and
  influence children and adolescents

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Family Law Public Policy

• Understanding of the legal definition of the
  family and laws which affect the status of the
  family

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Professional Ethics Practice

• Understanding the character and quality of human
  social conduct and the ability to critically
  examine ethical questions and issues

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FLE Methodology

• Understanding the general philosophy and broad
  principles of family life education in
  conjunction with the ability to
• plan
• implement
• evaluate
• educational programs

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Where do Family Life Educators Work?
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• Human Services

Parenting Education
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Caregiver Long Term Care Programs
Faith Based Settings
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Premarital Marriage Education
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• Schools Educational Settings

Family Law Settings
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• Developing
• Curriculum

Adoption Agencies
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• Grant-Writing

Non-profit Administration
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• Public Policy Settings

Medical Settings
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Emergency Preparedness
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Why Hire a Certified Family Life Educator?
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Why Hire a Certified Family Life Educator?

• Training
• Minimum Bachelors degree
• Continuing education
• Certification process

• Cost Effective
• Prevention focus
• Multi-modality approaches

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Ultimate Human Services Generalist

• Equipped to provide a variety of family science
  services to ever-changing family needs

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Certified Family Life Educators
Teaching Families
Changing Lives
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CFLE Advisory BoardPowerPoint subcommittee

• Marty Covey
• Spring Arbor University
• Carol Darling
• Florida State University
• Susan Eitel
• TX Womans University
• Wm. Michael Fleming
• University of Northern Iowa
• Kathy Steblea
• Childrens Services Council

• Kevin Allemagne
• Maryville Academy
• Sharon Ballard
• East Carolina University
• Jerica Berge
• University of Minnesota
• Jeannie Buckner
• The Family Expert
• Deborah Cashen
• Parenting Partnerships, Inc.

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National Council on Family Relations

• For more information on family life education and
  the Certified Family Life Educator designation,
  contact the NCFR office.
• NCFR - 3989 Central Avenue NE, 550 Minneapolis
  MN 55421
• 888-781-9331
• www.ncfr.org