National Council on Family Relations Inc

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The National Council on Family Relations, founded in 1938, is the oldest, multi-disciplinary non-partisan professional organization focused solely on family research, practice and education.

NCFR's Mission: To provide an educational forum for family researchers, educators, and practitioners to share in the development and dissemination of knowledge about families and family relationships, establish professional standards, and work to promote family well-being.

NCFR's work includes:


Publishing two scholarly journals- Journal of Marriage and Family and Family Relations Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies. We also produce other publications and products to support the work of family professionals.

Sponsoring an Annual Conference of juried cutting-edge research papers, methods, and practices including research updates for practitioners sessions, and presentation of best practices in the field.

Promoting the field of Family Life Education - NCFR established and administers the internationally recognized credential - the "Certified Family Life Educator" (CFLE). Approximately 100 college and university Family Science degree program in the US and Canada use the NCFR Family LIfe Education curriculum standards as guidelines for their undergraduate and graduate students.

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Divorce-proof by cohabiting?(CULTURE)(ON THE FAMILY)(Column) The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 9/15/2009 ...been studying this new family phenomenon for a long time. This summer, they wrote an article for the National Council on Family Relations newsletter based on interviews with more than 350 young adults. Most respondents had cohabited or were... ...more

Reviewers for this issue. Journal of Psychology and Theology; 9/22/2009 ...Center. WALTER R. SCHUMM, Ph.D., is Professor of Family Studies at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. He is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and a member of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). ...more

USPTO Issues Trademark FAMILY to National Council on Family Relations for Association Services US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/21/2009 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- National Council on Family Relations Minneapolis, has been issued the trademark FAMILY (Reg. No. 3711358) by the USPTO. The trademark application (serial number... ...more