Professional Organizations

Forum Question

Explore at least the following three organizations: National Council on Family Relations, American Association of Family and Consumer Science, and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. (Read the full assignment below. Links to these organizations can be found in the Required Readings section of this week's Lesson)

In two-three paragraphs per organization, explain the mission and purpose of the organization. Are there specific ethical positions stated? If so, how would those impact your working in the field? Is there a cost associated with the organizations?Do they offer professional development opportunities? Is it a research organization? How is that shown? Why would being a member of that particular organization be valuable to you in your career?

If there are other professional organizations that you believe would be valuable to a Family Life Educator, please tell us about those after talking about these three.