Parent Education 101

Week 7 Parent Education 101

Assignment Instructions

Final Paper & Artifact  CHFD350  –  Please note that this assignment has 2 parts.  Both Part A and Part B must be submitted as part of this assignment.

Design a Proposal for a Family Life Education Experience

The 10 Family Life Education content areas can be found at

http://www.ncfr.org/sites/default/files/downloads/news/FLE_Content_Areas_2011.pdf

 PART A

Choose one of the 10 FLE content areas, and design an educational program that addresses that area. Provide a description of program, including these topics:

• What FLE content area are you addressing?
• Of all the needs that families and individual have, why did you choose this topic?
• Why do you feel there is a need for this kind of program?
• Can you point to any similar existing programs?  How will yours be different or better?
• Goals of the Program:  what do you hope participants gain by participating?
• Target audience:  families, kids, teachers, siblings?
  • Why do you think this is the right audience?
• Format: face-to-face meetings (one or more?), online, phone, booklet, blog, newsletter, video?
  • Why do you think this is the right format?
• What topics will you cover?  Why?
• What kinds of people can you enlist to help you make this program stronger?
• What kind of funding will you need?  Who might provide that funding?
• What do you think the strengths of your program will be?  What will the weaknesses be?
• After the program is over, how will you assess if it met its goals?

Be sure your paper is at least 1200 words, uses at least 3 academic (not internet) references, is formatted in APA style

PART B

Reflecting on elements presented in PART A of the assignment, create a brochure that highlights elements of what you have discussed in PART A and elements that will attract families to your program. This is your own family life education program. Share your vision for the program through the creation of a brochure that provides parents with an overview of what the program would entail. Review specific areas from PART A that you would want to include in the brochure to make it both informative and inviting for families.

National Council on Family Relations ● www.ncfr.org ● 888-781-9331 2014

FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CONTENT AREAS

#1. Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts – An understanding of families and their

relationships to other institutions, such as the educational, governmental, religious, healthcare, and occupational institutions in society.

e.g., Structures and Functions; Cultural Variations (family heritage, social class, geography, ethnicity, race & religion); Dating, Courtship, Marital Choice; Kinship; Cross-Cultural and Minority (understanding of lifestyles of minority families and the lifestyles of families in various societies around the world); Changing Gender Roles (role expectations & behaviors of courtship partners, marital partners, parents & children, siblings, and extended kin); Demographic Trends; Historical Issues; Work/Leisure & Family Relationships; Societal Relations (reciprocal influence of the major social institutions and families, i.e., governmental, religious, educational, healthcare & economic).

#2. Internal Dynamics of Families – An understanding of family strengths and weaknesses and how

family members relate to each other.

e.g., Internal Social Processes (including cooperation & conflict); Communication (patterns & problems in husband-wife relationships and in parent-child relationships, including stress & conflict management); Conflict Management; Decision-making and Goal-setting; Normal Family Stresses (transition periods in the family life cycle, three-generation households, caring for the elderly, & dual careers); Family Stress & Crises (divorce, remarriage, death, economic uncertainty and hardship, violence, substance abuse); Special Needs in Families (including adoptive, foster, migrant, low income, military, and blended families as well as those members with chronic illness and/or disabilities).

#3. Human Growth and Development across the Lifespan – An understanding of the developmental changes (both typical and atypical) of individuals in families throughout the lifespan. Based on knowledge of physical, emotional, cognitive, social, moral, and personality aspects.

e.g., Prenatal; Infancy; Early and Middle Childhood; Adolescence; Adulthood; Aging.

#4. Human Sexuality – An understanding of the physiological, psychological, & social aspects of sexual

development throughout the lifespan, so as to achieve healthy sexual adjustment.

e.g., Reproductive Physiology; Biological Determinants; Emotional and Psychological Aspects of Sexual Involvement; Sexual Behaviors; Sexual Values and Decision-Making; Family Planning; Physiological and Psychological Aspects of Sexual Response; Influence of Sexual Involvement on Interpersonal Relationships.

#5. Interpersonal Relationships – An understanding of the development and maintenance of interpersonal relationships.

e.g., Self and Others; Communication Skills (listening, empathy, self-disclosure, decision-making, problem-solving, & conflict resolution); Intimacy, Love, Romance; Relating to Others with Respect, Sincerity, & Responsibility.

http://www.ncfr.org/
National Council on Family Relations ● www.ncfr.org ● 888-781-9331 2014

#6. Family Resource Management – An understanding of the decisions individuals and families make about developing and allocating resources including time, money, material assets, energy, friends, neighbors, and space, to meet their goals.

e.g., Goal Setting and Decision-Making; Development and Allocation of Resources; Social Environment Influences; Life Cycle and Family Structure Influences; Consumer Issues and Decisions.

#7. Parent Education and Guidance – An understanding of how parents teach, guide and influence

children and adolescents as well as the changing nature, dynamics and needs of the parent/child relationship across the lifespan.

e.g., Parenting Rights and Responsibilities; Parenting Practices/Processes; Parent/Child Relationships; Variation in Parenting Solutions; Changing Parenting Roles across the Lifespan.

#8. Family Law and Public Policy – An understanding of legal issues, policies, and laws influencing the well-being of families.

e.g., Family and the Law (relating to marriage, divorce, family support, child custody, child protection & rights, & family planning); Family and Social Services; Family and Education; Family and the Economy; Family and Religion; Policy and the Family (public policy as it affects the family, including tax, civil rights, social security, economic support laws, & regulations.)

#9. Professional Ethics and Practice – An understanding of the character and quality of human social conduct, and the ability to critically examine ethical questions and issues as they relate to professional practice

e.g., Formation of Social Attitudes and Values; Recognizing and Respecting the Diversity of Values and the Complexity of Value Choice in a Pluralistic Society; Examining Value Systems and Ideologies systematically and objectively; Social Consequences of Value Choices; Recognizing the Ethical Implications of Social and Technological Changes, Ethics of Professional Practice.

#10. Family Life Education Methodology – An understanding of the general philosophy and broad principles of family life education in conjunction with the ability to plan, implement, and evaluate such educational programs.

e.g., Planning and Implementing; Evaluation (materials, student progress, & program effectiveness); Education Techniques; Sensitivity to Others (to enhance educational effectiveness); Sensitivity to Community Concerns and Values (understanding of the public relations process).

References

Bredehoft, D.J. & Cassidy, D. (Eds.) (1995). Family life education curriculum guidelines (2nd ed.). Minneapolis:

National Council on Family Relations.

Bredehoft, D.J. & Walcheski, M.J. (Eds.). (2011). The family life education framework poster and PowerPoint.

Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations.

National Council on Family Relations. (2014). Family life education content areas: Content and practice

guidelines. Minneapolis, MN: Author. Retrieved from

https://www.ncfr.org/sites/default/files/downloads/news/fle_content_and_practice_guidelines_2014.pdf

http://www.ncfr.org/
https://www.ncfr.org/sites/default/files/downloads/news/fle_content_and_practice_guidelines_2014.pdf