family life and parent education

Family Life & Parent Education

Family Life & Parent Education

What is it?

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Jobs

Manager Child Manager Child and Family and Family

Support Support CenterCenter

Director of a Director of a Childcare Center / Childcare Center /

Head StartHead Start

Child Life Child Life Specialist Specialist

@ a @ a HospitalHospital

Teen Teen pregnancy pregnancy counselorcounselor

Program EvaluatorProgram Evaluator

Family Business Family Business ConsultantConsultant

Church Family Church Family Programs Programs

CoordinatorCoordinator

Divorce MediationDivorce Mediation

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Parent EducatorParent Educator

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Prenatal or Prenatal or Maternity Services Maternity Services

Educator or Educator or CoordinatorCoordinator

Military Family Military Family Support Support ServicesServices

Required: FYD 543 Applied Concepts in Parenting and Family Life Education

(spring)

Classes

2 Electives:FYD 531 Effective Management of Family Resources  FYD 554 Collaborations and

Partnerships in Youth and Family Settings FYD 540 Environmental Influences in the

Family FYD 535 Family Health and Well-being  FYD 545 Family Communication and

Coaching Either FYD 523 or FYD 533

Required: FYD 523 Family Relationships Over the Life Course (fall-even)   OR

FYD 533 Complex Family Issues (fall-odd)

Practicum / Capstone Experiences•Hospitals and Family Counseling Centers•Cooperative Extension •Department of Social Services •Child Protective Services, Adoption, WIC, Crisis Intervention, Foster Care, Problem Pregnancy Services, System of Care

•Parenting Programs•Women’s Shelters/ Crisis Care Centers•Prevent Child Abuse NC•Military Workplaces (MWR, FAC, Nat. Guard)•Family Courts•Child Care and Child Development Centers•Other Local Nonprofits

Professional Credentials• National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)

• CFLE certification• NC Parenting Education Network (NCPEN)• Professional:

1. Qualified Professional Parenting Educator

2. Associate Professional Parenting Educator

3. Paraprofessional Parenting Educator• Peer:

1. Advanced Peer Parenting Educator2. Intermediate Peer Parenting Educator3. Primary Peer Parenting Educator

Professional Associations•National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)•Southeast Council on Family Relations (SECFR)•National Parenting Education Network (NPEN)•NC Parenting Education Network (NCPEN)•Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)•Children, Youth and Families At Risk (CYFAR)•Society for Research in Human Development (SRHD)•American Sociological Association (ASA)

Contact me

aobehnke@ncsu.edu

919-559-8288