"Family life education focuses on healthy family functioning within a family systems perspective and provides a primarily preventive approach. The skills and knowledge needed for healthy functioning are widely known: strong communication skills, knowledge of typical human development, good decision-making skills, positive self-esteem, and healthy interpersonal relationships. The goal of family life education is to teach and foster this knowledge and these skills to enable individuals and families to function optimally"(The National Council on Family Relations, 2012).
As found on ncfr.org, the minimum requirements to become a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) are listed below:
All applicants for the Certified Family Life Educator designation must meet the minimum requirement of completion of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college/university.
There are two levels of certification: Provisional and Full.
Provisional Certification is available to CFLE applicants who can demonstrate content knowledge in each of the ten family life content areas, but who have not yet earned sufficient work experience hours in family life education to qualify for Full status.
Full Certification is available to CFLE applicants who can demonstrate both content knowledge and sufficient work experience in providing family life education.(The National Council on Family Relations, 2012)
The National Council on Family Relations. (2012). What is family life education?. Retrieved from http://www.ncfr.org/cfle-certification/what-family-life-education
The National Council on Family Relations. (2012). How to become a cfle. Retrieved from http://www.ncfr.org/cfle-certification/what-family-life-education
The National Council on Family Relations. (2012). What is family life education?. Retrieved from http://www.ncfr.org/cfle-certification/what-family-life-education
The National Council on Family Relations. (2012). How to become a cfle. Retrieved from http://www.ncfr.org/cfle-certification/what-family-life-education
