Family Life and Parent Education
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Family Life & Parent Education
Family Life & Parent Education
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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
DSS staff & DSS staff & administratioadministratio
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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)