The Family Impact Seminars are a series of seminars, discussion sessions, and briefing reports that provide state policymakers with nonpartisan, solution-oriented research on family issues such as after-school programs, children’s health insurance, early childhood care and education, juvenile crime, and welfare reform.
By the end of this webinar, attendees will:
- Describe family policy and family policy processes;
- Compare different strategies for connecting research to policy;
- Provide strategies on how to share non-biased research with policymakers; and
- Understand methods for teaching family policy.
Approved for 1 hour of CFLE continuing education credit.
Webinar date: Feb. 23, 2021
Fee: $25 for NCFR student members, $45 for NCFR professional members, and $85 for non-members.
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This two-part webinar series will introduce you to the value of public scholarship, discuss the benefits and barriers to engaging in public scholarship, and practical skills and tools for producing and disseminating public scholarship to make an impact grounded in socially just practice.
Series approved for 3 hours of CFLE continuing education credit.
Each webinar approved for 1.5 hours of CFLE continuing education credit.
Webinar dates: Sept. 17, 2020 and Oct. 1, 2020
Series Pricing: Includes Sept. 17 and Oct. 1, 2020 dates: $45 for NCFR student members / $80 for NCFR members and CFLEs / $155 for nonmembers and non-CFLEs
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The first webinar in this series will focus on encouraging partnerships and promoting a culture of public scholarship in Family Science by increasing knowledge about translational science and highlighting its benefits and next steps for engaging with the public.
Approved for 1.5 hours of CFLE continuing education credit.
Webinar date: Sept. 17, 2020
Fee: $25 for NCFR student members, $45 for NCFR professional members, and $85 for non-members.
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The second webinar in the series will introduce you to different modes of public scholarship, as well as potential uses for the different modes as tools to produce and disseminate public scholarship.
Approved for 1.5 hours of CFLE continuing education credit.
Webinar date: Oct. 1, 2020
Fee: $25 for NCFR student members, $45 for NCFR professional members, and $85 for non-members.
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Creating legislation can seem like a daunting task to those new to the process. But wasn’t it Lincoln who said government is “of the people, by the people, and for the people?” This “Legislation 101” webinar is intended to introduce “the people” to “the process.”
Approved for 1 CFLE contact hour of continuing education credit.
Webinar date: January 19, 2016
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In this webinar, Elaine A. Anderson, Ph.D., Karen Bogenschneider, Ph.D., and Tammy L. Henderson, Ph.D., CFLE, present their standing-room-only session on teaching family policy from the 2014 NCFR Annual Conference. You'll learn what content to include in family policy courses, and which techniques have worked for effectively teaching and evaluating course concepts.
Approved for 1 CFLE contact hour of continuing education credit.
Webinar date: May 21, 2015
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In this introductory webinar, Marlene Lobberecht, MS, CFLE, discusses basic public policy information, including how to get involved, the difference between advocacy and lobbying, and 10 of the 11 advocacy levels, with specific tips to help the novice become a more professional issue advocate.
Approved for 1 CFLE contact hour of continuing education credit.
Webinar date: April 10, 2014
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