Tools for Ethical Thinking and Practice in Family Life Education

This booklet contains three valuable resources for practicing family life educators: Ethical Thinking and Practice for Family Life Educators; The Levels of Family Involvement Model; and Competencies for Family Life Educators.

Developed by the Minnesota Council on Family Relations, Ethical Thinking and Practice for Family Life Educators provides ethical information and guidelines useful when making family life education practice decisions. Includes a case study format. Used as ethical guidelines for the Certified Family Life Educator program.

The Levels of Family Involvement Model by William J. Doherty, Ph.D., is an excellent article that addresses the crucial issues of where to place parent and family education in the spectrum of professional services to families.

Competencies for Family Life Educators was developed by faculty at Weber State University. It provides a listing of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed for competent practice. Based upon the ten substance areas used to define the Certified Family Life Educator criteria.