A Quick Overview of Family Life Education and Parent Education Concentration and Credential at NC State University

1. Family Life &
Parent Education

2. Family Life &
Parent Education

3. What is it?

6. Prenatal or Maternity Church Family
Women’s Shelter/ Programs
Services Educator or
Crisis Center Coordinator Coordinator
Director of a Childcare FCS
Center / Head Start Extension family
entrepreneur
Agent
Teen pregnancy
Jobs
counselor Divorce Mediation
Program Evaluator
Military Family
Support Services
Parent Educator
Manager Child DSS staff & Child Life
and Family administration Specialist @ a
Support Center Hospital
Family Business Consultant

7. Required: FYD 543 Applied Concepts in
Classes Parenting and Family Life Education (spring)
Required: FYD 523 Family Relationships Over the Life
Course (fall-even) OR
FYD 533 Complex Family Issues (fall-odd)
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

8. 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

9. 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 Educator
2. Intermediate Peer Parenting Educator
3. Primary Peer Parenting Educator

10. 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)

11. Contact me
aobehnke@ncsu.edu
919-559-8288