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NCFR has approved the following meetings, conferences, workshops, courses and trainings for CFLE continuing education credits.
Mental Health Association in Maui County - Brown Bag Lunch Series
Are you looking for a lively lunch? The Mental Health Association of Maui presents a "Brown Bag Lunch" series of educational programs. All events are free and open to the public. Tuesdays at Noon at the J. Walter Cameron Center. Approved for 1 contact hour/.1 CEU's
Contact: Colleen Moshe Wallace - colleenmh9@yahoo.com
September 14, 2010 - Dr. Kelly Bass, Psychologists in Private Practice - "Identifying, Diagnosing and Treating Depression" - Approved for 2 contact hours/.2 CEUs
September 14 - October 5, 2010 - Mitch Berman, MFT - "Community Training in Group Leadership" - Class Dates: September 14, 21, 28 and October 5. Mitch Berman, MFT, will lead four weekly sessions on group dynamics and faciliation. Approved for 6 contact hours/.6 CEUs.
October 5, 2010 - Dr. Jason Andrus and Ernie Matsukawa, Maui Vet Center Team Leader - Public Forum on "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adults" - Approved for 2 contact hours/.2CEUs
March 1, 2011 - Kathleen Couch, Caregiver/rogram Coodinator for the Maui Adult Day Care Centers - "Understanding the Older Adult" - Approved for 1 contact hour/.1 CEU
April 5, 2011 - George Choi, PsyD - Psychologist in Private Practice - "The Importance of the Family in Raising Successful Children" - Approved for 1 contact hour/.1 CEU
June 7, 2011 - Susan Frieder, Ph.D. - Psychologist in Private Practice - "Restoring Tenderness in Your Relationship" - Approved for 1 contact hour/.1 CEU.
September 20-24, 2010 - 2010 NEAFCS Annual Session & Exhibits - "Lighting the Way Through Education & Outreach" -Holiday Inn By the Bay - Portland, MA
Sponsored by: National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (NAEFCS)
Objectives: 1) Engage in professional development and collaborate with colleagues to address emerging issues that impact individuals, families, and communities. 2) Explore new technologies, applied research and program delivery methods. 3) Experience Maine's unique entrepreneurial spirit, resources and history. Approved for 13 contact hours/1.3 CEUs.
Contact: Dave Beebe, Executive Director at dave@neafcs.org
September 24, 2010 - "Death, Grief & Mourning: Essential Caregiving Principles and Practices" - Little America, Salt Lake City, UT
Sponsored by: Larking Memorial Corporation
Objectives: 1) Identify the essential ingredients of the bereavement caregiver; 2) Define critical semantic distinctions in terminology; 3) Outline the tenets of a "companioning" philosophy of grief care. 4) Define the concepts of "hospitality" and "sanctuary" in context of grief counseling. 5) Identify a core "body of knowledge" of the grief counselor. 5) Define the concept of "reconciliation" versus "resolution" of grief. Approved for 5 contact hours/.5 CEUs.
Contact: Lori McKay, Director of Community Outreach at lmckay@larkincares.com
October 6-8, 2010 - 12th Annual Arkansas Conference for Parent Education & Involvement - "Round-Up at the APEN Corral" - Hot Springs Convention Center - Hot Springs, AR
Sponsored by Arkansas Parenting Education Network
Objectives: 1) To strengthen programs and commitment for nurturing children and families in Arkansas. 2) To increase knowledge and skills of parent educators and involvement coordinators. 3) To provide coordination and collaborative efforts among parent educators and involvement coordinators and all agencies for parent education. 4) To provide support and networking opportunities for professionals. 5) To present latest research, implications for practice, and best practices for professionals. Approved for 10 contact hours/1.0 CEUs.
Contact: Dr. Beth Wilson, CFCS, CFLE at bwilson@harding.edu
October 7, 2010 - Work-Life & Flexibility Expo - Minneapolis, MN
Sponsored by: Working Family Resource Center in partnership with When Work Works
Objectives: To learn and share the latest solutions to retain, attract, and recruit top level employees as the economy changes, and how to best support them with their work and family integration. Approved for 7 contact hours/.7 CEUs
Contact: Beth Quist, Executive Director at bquist@wfrc.us
October 19, 2010 - Building Strong Families Conference: "Families in Economic Uncertainty" - Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
Sponsored by: Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations and the Sociology & Anthropology Department at Elizabethtown College
Objectives: Provide professional skills and knowledge that will be helpful to those working families in various transitioins. Approved for 4 contact hours/.4 CEUs
Contact:Michele Lee Kozimor-King, President, Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations at
kozimor-kim@etown.edu
Parents Toolshop offers a number of trainings and programs approved for Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) continuing education credit.
Visit http://www.parentstoolshop.com/HTML/CEUinfo.htm for more information on each offering
Parents Toolshop CEU Home Study Program.
Approved for Continuing Education Credits for the Certified Family Life Educator program through the National Council on Family Relations. This training offers 31 contact hours or 3.1 CFLE CEUs.
The TIPS Parenting class
Approved for Continuing Education Credits for the Certified Family Life Educator program through the National Council on Family Relations. This training offers 14 to 17 contact hours, depending on the format (how many sessions, weeks or hours) and resulting total number of contact hours.
Secrets for Empowering any Parent
Approved for Continuing Education Credits for the Certified Family Life Educator program through the National Council on Family Relations. This training offers 6 (1 day) or 12 (2 day) contact hours or 1.2 CFLE CEUs.
Parents Toolshop Group Facilitator Pre-Certification Training
Approved for Continuing Education Credits for the Certified Family Life Educator program through the National Council on Family Relations. This training offers 42 contact hours or 4 CFLE CEUs.
Parents Toolshop Group Facilitator Certification Training
Approved for Continuing Education Credits for the Certified Family Life Educator program through the National Council on Family Relations. Both the video and in-person training programs offer 20 contact hours or 2 CFLE CEUs
Parent Educator Training
Practical Parent Education's Initial Parent Educator Training objectives: 1)To become familiar with PPE curricula and services and how they can be customized for parenting programs from birth to career. 2) To identify solutions for school/community needfs using PPE curricular and services. 3) To strategize ways to get parents actively engaged in their children's lives with mentally healthy parenting practices. 4) To learn effective group facilitation skills. 5) To plan an immediate implementation of PPE in the subscriber's program. Approved for 11 contact hours/1.1 CEUs.
Website is www.practicalparent.org. Contac: Ellen Rusch, Director of Subscriber Services at ppe@practicalparent.org
ETR Associates/Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
ETR is a private non-profit health education promotion organization based in Santa Cruz, California. We are known for our state-of-the-art programs, professional training, and research in the area of adolescent pregnancy prevention as well as for our publications and our clearinghouse services.
Re CAPP provides practical tools and information to effectively reduce sexual risk-taking behaviors. Teachers and Health Educators will find up-to-date, evaluated programming materials to help with their work with teens. We want to serve as a bridge between front line educators and the researchers who are analyzing how educational and youth development programs can best make an impact on the rate of teen pregnancy. We want to help make your efforts to reduce teen pregnancy as effective as possible.
Their web site is www.etr.org/recap/aches/index.htm
You can contact them at regina@etr.org or call 831-438-4060 ext 162
Imago Relationship Therapy - Clinical Training/Couples Therapy
Pasadena Institute for Relationships-Altadena, CA
The clinical training program offers psychotherapists the opportunity to learn the theory, techniques, and application of Imago Relationship Therapy in order to work more effectively with couples in their practice. The clinical training program leading to certification in Imago Relationship Therapy consists of 96 hours of training. The hours are usually divided into three weeks of 32 hours each. For further information contact Bruce Crapuchettes, Ph.D. at 626-798-5242. Approved for 91 contact hours or 9 CEU's CFLE credits.
Bruce Crapuchettes, Ph.D.
Institute for Advanced Dispute Resolution - Divorce and Child Custody Mediation Certificate - Online Course
Divorce and child custody mediation is perhaps the fastest growing field within the mediation profession. This eight week course begins with an overview of the field of family dispute resolution followed by an exploration of family systems theory and development. Issues of children are covered, including how divorce affects kids, how to negotiate parenting plans, and how to actually work with children and teens in mediation. The course presents legal and financial issues of divorce including how to work with attorneys and how to help couples with asset division. Special issues such as domestic violence, mental health concerns, and child abuse are also covered. Mediation skills specific to divorce mediation and an overview of non-divorce cases such as lesbian and gay relationship dissolutions, pre-nuptials, teen parent issues, and grandparents in medication, conclude this course. Check out our website at www.advanced-resolution.com. For further information contact Dana Sednek, Director of Admissions at 303-443-7930. Approved for 38 contact hours or 3.8 CEIs. Dana Sednek, Director of Admissions.
ROPER Online Learning
ROPER Online Learning offers continuing education and development to parent educators and family professionals. Both basic curricula and research updates are accessible on the Internet at the website of the Center for Parent Education at the University of North Texas at http://ww.cpe.unt.edu/. Online Learning is a project of Texas ROPER, the Texas Registry of Parent Educator Resources, developed through a partnership between the Children's Trust Fund of Texas, the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services and the UNT Center for Parent Education.
ROPER Online Learning modules present continuing education options ranging from two to ten contact hours. Parent educators may access modules on their own schedule, with the option of stopping work at any time and "bookmarking" their place. Parent educators can test their knowledge in a section called "Self-Assessment" and submit the score to ROPER for a Certificate of Completion of the online module.
ROPER Online Learning Modules 1 (10 hours) and 2 (2 hours): Developmental Stages of Parenting and Family Life address typical transitions for parents and families as well as strategies for parent educators who work with them. The curriculum reflects many components of the Core Knowledge and Skills, which identifies ten major areas of knowledge family professionals need. Designed around seven "Building Blocks," Module 1 includes topics such as infant temperament, parenting styles, life in "blended" or step families, launching young adults, grandparenting, and families in later life. New research on infant brain development is highlighted, along with other research updates. The Module also discusses modern trends in American family life including grandparent-headed households, boomerang households (adult children returning to parents' homes), and effects of increased longevity on families in later life. The Module includes video clips and interactive forums for participation by users. Designed around seven “Building Blocks,” Module 2 references research topics such as life in “blended” or step families, launching young adults, grand parenting, and families in later life. New research on infant brain development is highlighted as well as modern trends in American family. Module #2 serves as a review and update for advanced users.
Modules 3 (4 hours) and 4 (2 hours), Pro gram Evaluation and Introduction to Statistics, address types of evaluation for parent educators who work with families. Designed around four “Building Blocks,” Module 3 includes topics such as focus groups, computer evaluation, who should conduct an evaluation, using statistics, surveys, and needs assessment., along with other research updates. In Online Learning Module 4, Program Evaluation, users must post messages to four (4) online Forums in response to questions in application scenarios.
For more information contact: Dr. Arminta L. Jacobson, CFLE, Director, Center for Parent Education at parenting@unt.edu or 1-888-662-7457.
Study Credit
CFLEs can now earn continuing education credit through a web-based program called Study Credit. Study Credit provides continuing education for Christian Counselors. CFLEs and other professionals can choose from a list of approved books and complete a corresponding quiz. Information including a list of approved books is available through the Study Credit website, www.studycredit.com. CFLEs can earn up to 40 of the 100 continuing education credits needed to renew their designation through Study Credit. For more information contact studycredit@carolina.rr.com
Training Family Educators - My Way to OUR WAY
Training is designated for those involved in family conflict prevention and resolution (CPR) and who want to help family members take ownership in resolving their own problems. As a result of taking this workshop, Mediators, Counselors, Therapists, and Coaches become Approved Providers of "My Way to OUR WAY." In order to become an Approved Provider of the client-based Activity Book, this workshop training is required. Approved for 6 hours/.6 CEUs. Activity Book available on www.myway2ourway.com
Harmonize IT - Ongoing Webinar - A three-step formula helping your clients declare and meet individual and relationship goals, and experience the result of having accomplished them TODAY. Approved for 2 hours/.2 CEUs. Contact Jessie Upp, M.S. at contact@jessieupp.com
Hospice Foundation of America
"Demystifying the Funeral Experience: The Role of the Funeral in the Grief Process"
This is an ongoing, 2-hour, facilitator-led course that familiarizes hospice professionals and volunteers with funeral customs, options, procedures, and regulations. The course will be lead by licensed Funeral Directors who have successfully completed facilitator certification training. Each course will be held at selected funeral homes and will include a facility tour to give participants first-hand knowledge of the funeral process. Approved for 2 contact hours/.2 CEUs
Contact: Chester Velasco/Teleconference Assistant - cvelasco@hospicefoundation.org
The Character and Self Esteem Institute
"Certified Youth Development Coach Training Program"
This is an ongoing, 20-hour, weekend seminar to provide the participants with the coaching skills to reach out to the youth and families of youth. Assist participants in gaining skills to help youth improve assertiveness, goal setting, and self-esteem so that they can have a brighter future and avoid negative behavior. Approved for 20 contact hours/2 CEUs.
Contact: Shauntell Peak-Jimenez-CEOL/Founder/Trainer - thecaseinstitute@gmail.com
www.thecaseinstitute.com
The Indiana Youth Institute
"Engaging Older Youth"
Objectives of Activity/Program: 1) Understand youth development principles for secondary education students; 2) Learn strategies to engage and retain older youth through homework help, independent studies, and projects. 3) Learn strategies to promote positive staff-teen relationships. Approved for 5 hours/.5 CEUs.
Contact: Julie Whitman - trainings_group@iyi.org
"Supporting English Language Learners"
Objectives: 1) Understand the stages of language acquisition, the relationship between oral language and literacy, and how programs can support language learning for youth and their families; 2) Learn how to create a supportive learning environment and use language-stretching games and learner-centered activities to engage youth and their families; 3) develop techniques that help build partnerships with school leaders, teachers, district and organization leaders, and communities to make their programs a powerful resource for ELL youth and families.
Approved for 5 contact hours/.5 CEUs. Contact: Julie Whitman - trainings_group@iyi.org
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