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National Council on Family Relations
National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) sponsors the only international program to certify family life educators. NCFR encourages applications from all professionals with course work and experience in family life education including formal teaching, community education, curriculum and resource development, health care, military family support, and ministry
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FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION (FLE) is the educational effort to strengthen family life through a family perspective. The objective of family life education is to enrich and improve the quality of individual and family life.
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Family Life Education emphasizes processes to enable people to develop into healthy adults and to realize their potential. FLE helps people to work together in close relationships and facilitates the ability of people to function effectively in their personal lives and as members of society.
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While various professionals assist families, it is the family life educator who incorporates a family-systems, preventive and educational approach to individual and family issues.
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FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AS DEFINED BY NCFR
FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION has as its primary purpose to help individuals and families learn about human growth, development, and behavior in the family setting and throughout the life cycle. Learning experiences are aimed at developing the potential of individuals in their present and future roles as family members. The core concept is relationships, through which personality develops, about which individuals make decisions to which they are committed, and in which they develop self-esteem.
Family Life Coordinator, 19682010
Family life educators work in a variety of settings. They bring comprehensive family training to a myriad of employment sectors and job classifications. Often, CFLEs work in the following venues:
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Practice- teaching, education, program or curricula development,
Administration - leadership or management, organizing, coordinating,
Promotion - public policy, lobbying, advocating for system change and awareness.
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Increases credibility as a professional by showing that the high standards and criteria needed to provide quality family life education have been met
Validates experience and knowledge Adds credibility to the field by defining
standards and criteria needed to provide quality family life education
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Recognizes the broad, comprehensive range of issues which constitutes family life education and expertise in the field
Acknowledges the preventive focus of family life education
Provides avenues for networking with other family life educators both locally and nationally
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Quarterly newsletter, Network, and a Directory of Certified Family Life Educators
Access to CFLE listserv Certification offers the opportunity to attend
special CFLE meetings and events
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PROVISIONAL Certification – Demonstrated
knowledge in the ten family life content areas but lacking sufficient work experience in family life education
FULL Certification– Demonstrated knowledge in the ten family life content areas and work experience in family life education
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All applicants for the Certified Family Life Educator degree must have, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
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Middle States Association Northwest Association of Schools & Colleges North Central Association of Colleges &
Schools New England Association of Schools &
Colleges Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Western Association of Schools & Colleges
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Applicants with a degree earned outside the United States must provide evidence of degree equivalency to a degree earned in the U.S.
Credentials should be evaluated by an official credential evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) www.naces.org
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Successful completion of the CFLE Exam
OR,
Graduation from an NCFR-Approved program and completion of all NCFR-approved CFLE coursework.
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Individuals and Families in Societal Contexts Internal Dynamics of Families Human Growth & Development over the Life
Span Human Sexuality Interpersonal Relationships Family Resource Management Parent Education and Guidance Family Law & Public Policy Professional Ethics &Practice Family Life Education Methodology
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Structures and functions Cultural variations Dating Courtship Marital choice Kinship Cross-cultural and minority families Changing gender roles Demographic trends Historical issues Work-family relationships Societal relations
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Internal social processes Communication Conflict management Normal family stresses Family crises Special needs in families
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Prenatal Infancy Early & Middle Childhood Adolescence Adulthood Later Adulthood
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Reproductive physiology Biological determinants Aspects of sexual involvement Sexual behaviors Sexual values and decision-making Family planning Sexual response Influence on relationships
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Self & others Communication skills Intimacy Love Romance Relating to others
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Goal-setting & decision-making Development & allocation of resources Social environment influences Life cycle & family structure influences Consumer issues & decisions
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Parenting rights & responsibilities Parenting practices & processes Parent-child relationships Variation in parenting solutions Changing parenting roles over
the life cycle
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Family and the law Family and social services Family and education Family and the economy Family and religion Policy and the family
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Formation of values Diversity of values in pluralistic
society Examining ideologies Social consequences of value choices Ethics & technological change Ethics of professional practice
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Needs Assessment Planning & implementing Evaluation Education techniques Sensitivity to others Sensitivity to community concern
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Family life education work experience is defined as employment that involves prevention and education for individuals and families that leads to more productive and satisfying living.
Activities must be related to at least one of the ten family life content areas.
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Family life education occurs in a variety of settings and through a variety of formats
There is no definitive list of what counts as FLE work experience and what doesn’t
It is the responsibility of the applicant to show the educational & preventative nature of their work and it’s relevance to the ten content areas
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Preventive & educational in nature Incorporates a family & life span perspective
Intentional – it doesn’t just happen Includes a planned curriculum or lesson Relates to at least one of the ten FLE content areas
Focuses on normal family stressors Focuses on skills & abilities
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Volunteer work supported with training or formal preparation can be accepted
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Provisional certification is available to those with at least a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution, but who lack sufficient work experience in family life education
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Successful completion of the CFLE Exam
Graduation from an NCFR-Approved program including completion of all NCFR-approved CFLE coursework
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Full certification is available to those with demonstrated knowledge in family life education and sufficient work experience in family life education
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Successful completion of the CFLE Exam and documentation of sufficient work experience in family life education
OR,
Receiving Provisional Certification through the Abbreviated Application process and then upgrading to Full Certification by documenting sufficient work experience
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Degree Type
Provisional Full Bachelor’s Master’s or Ph.D.
Family Degree from an NCFR-approved Program earned within the past two years
Complete Abbreviated Application Process
Complete Abbreviated Application Process & document FLE work experience by completing the FLE Work Experience Summary form
Document at least 3,200 hours FLE work experience to qualify for Full Certification
Document at least 1,600 hours FLE work experience to qualify for Full Certification
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Degree Type
Provisional Full Bachelor’s Master’s or Ph.D.
Family Degree from an NCFR-Approved Program earned more than two years ago
Complete CFLE Exam
Complete CFLE Exam and document FLE work experience by completing the FLE Work Experience Summary form
Document at least 3,200 hours FLE work experience to qualify for Full Certification
Document at least 1,600 hours FLE work experience to qualify for Full Certification
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Degree Type
Provisional Full Bachelor’s Master’s or Ph.D.
Family degree from a non-NCFR –Approved Program
Complete CFLE Exam
Complete CFLE Exam and document FLE work experience by completing the FLE Work Experience Summary form
Document at least 3,200 hours FLE work experience to qualify for Full Certification
Document at least 1,600 hours FLE work experience to qualify for Full Certification
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Degree Type
Provisional Full Bachelor’s Master’s or Ph.D.
Non-family degree
Complete CFLE Exam
Complete CFLE Exam and document FLE work experience hours by completing the FLE Work Experience Summary Form
Document at least 4,800 hours FLE work
experience to qualify for Full Certification
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Total # of Hours of Work Experience =
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Graduates of NCFR-approved academic programs can apply for Provisional certification through an Abbreviated Application process.
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NCFR Content Area Approved coursework at Middle Tennessee State University
1. Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
CDFS 3320 – Family Relations, ANDCDFS 4340 – The Contemporary Family
2. Internal Family Dynamics CDFS 3330 – Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships, ANDCDFS 4140 – Violence in the Family
3. Human Growth and Development
CDFS 2350 – Human Development I, ANDCDFS 3310 – Human Development II, ANDCDFS 4310 – Human Development III, ANDCDFS 4390 – Families in Later Life
4. Human Sexuality PSY 4600 – Psychosexual Development, ORHLTH 4360 – Teaching Human Sexuality
5. Interpersonal Relationships CDFS 3330 – Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships
6. Family Resource Management HSC 4410 – Consumer Economics7. Parent Education and Guidance
CDFS 4350 – Parenting
8. Family Law and Public Policy CDFS 4340 – The Contemporary Family, AND CDFS 4710 – Family-Centered Community Building I
9. Professional Ethics and Practice
CDFS 3390 – Professional Seminar
10. Family Life Education Methodology
CDFS 4790 – Family Life Education Program Development and Evaluation, AND one of the following courses:1.CDFS 4391 – Aging Health and Development, OR2.CDFS 4720 – Family-Centered Community Building II
11. Internship/Practicum (minimum 3 semester credits and 125 clock hours)
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After graduation, students follow five easy steps to receive the designation of Provisional CFLE
1. Complete the Abbreviated Application form2. Complete the Checklist from the approved school3. Submit an Official transcript showing degree completion4. Submit the Application Fee5. Read and sign the CFLE Code of Ethics
Students can also apply in their final semester but will not receive approval until all information is submitted
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Abbreviated applications are reviewed at NCFR headquarters
Submissions are welcomed year round Provisional CFLEs can upgrade to Full
Certification after documenting sufficient work experience in family life education
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Application fee for Provisional Certification through the Abbreviated Application process is
$100 for NCFR members$130 for Non-members
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Students can submit the completed checklist, a transcript, and $50 of the Abbreviated Application fee prior to graduation
Approval will be granted upon submission of an official transcript showing degree completion and the remainder of the Abbreviated Application fee
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150 Multiple Choice Questions Current Cut Score is 107 CFLE Exam Content Outline & Resources on
the NCFR website Exam is offered 3 times each year
◦ Computer-based testing◦ Onsite at NCFR and Smart Marriages
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The CFLE Exam Application fee for Provisional Certification is $175 for members of NCFR and $275 for non-members
Applicants can join NCFR and submit membership application and fee at the same time as they submit their CFLE application.
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The CFLE Exam Application fee for Full Certification is $250 for members of NCFR and $350 for non-members
Applicants can join NCFR and submit membership application and fee at the same time as they submit their CFLE application.
You do not have to be a member of NCFR in order to be a CFLE
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Provisional and Full CFLEs must pay an Annual Maintenance Fee in order to maintain their designation
Fee covers cost of CFLE newsletter, Network, CFLE Directory, CFLE listserv, and general maintenance of the CFLE program.
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The Annual fee is
$60 for NCFR members$85 for Non-members
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Once Provisional CFLEs have earned sufficient work experience in family life education, they can upgrade to Full status
They complete the Work Experience Summary form and the Upgrade Application fee
◦ $110 for NCFR members◦ $135 for Non-members
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CFLEs with Full status must recertify every five years.
Submit Continuing Education Form Review and sign the CFLE Code of Ethics Recertification Fee
◦ $120 for NCFR member◦ $170 for Non-member
The Recertification Fee includes the next year Annual Fee
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The CFLE Exam Application form and all materials can be downloaded from the NCFR website
www.ncfr.org – CFLE Certification
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Applicants wishing to apply for Provisional certification through the Abbreviated Application process can get the Abbreviated Application Form and the approved school’s checklist from the school or from the NCFR website www.ncfr.org.
There is no charge for forms or checklists.
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Visit the NCFR website for information on the CFLE program or contact Dawn Cassidy at [email protected]
(888) 781-9331 x 12 (763) 231-2882
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