Spring 2008 NCPEN Forum


Officer elected for NCPEN 2008-2009

Co-Chair Elect
Karen Schrader
Training & TA Manager,Circle of Parents National Office,
Credentialed Parenting Educator I

Co-Chair Elect
Ed Brown
Intensive In-Home Associate
Foundations Behavioral Health
Credentialed Parenting Educator II

Past Chair
Karen DeBord
Professor, North Carolina State University
Child Development Extension Specialist
Credentialed Parenting Educator I

Secretary
Jill Walls
Ph.D. Candidate, Human Development & Family Studies
UNC-Greensboro
Credentialed Parenting Educator I

Treasurer
Phyllis D'Agastino
Parent Education and Infant Mortality
Reduction Program Coordinator
Forsyth County Department of Public Health
Credentialed Parent Educator I

Credentialing Chair
Stephanie Jones
School Success Project Manager
Credentialed Parenting Educator I

Parent Educator Credentialing recognitions
(Current list of credentialed PE)
- Wayne Matthews, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist
NCSU, Credentialed Parenting Educator I
Credentialing Chair

How can Parenting Education be recognized
on the NC legislative agenda ?
-Brian Lewis
Covenant with North Carolina's Children
Executive Director

Brian challenged the group's thinking regarding the benefits of having a parent educator license. A license begins with a definition of parent education. A definition begins with conversations with legislators to understand the field of parenting education.

The work group that volunteered included: Stephanie Jones, Peggy Kernodle, Helen Watkins, Andrew Behnke, Renee Nuckols, Melissa Lewis, Phyllis D'Agostino, Walls, and Tina Swain.

Innovative Parent Involvement Activities
- Beverly Mitchell, Wake County School Counselor
- Dee Bostick, Wake County School Counselor
Play Powerpoint | Handout

Program Resources for Parent Educators

- Family Mealtime The Tabletopper - presentation
Ordering information
Lorelei Jones, EFNEP Coordinator, NCSU Cooperative Extension

- What is the Family Support Credential?
Alma Watson, Project Manager for the Family Support Credential Training Program
Family Support Credential News Story
What is the Family Support Credential?
Empowerment Outcomes

- What is the Parenting Educator Certificate program?
Helen Watkins, Early Childhood Instructor, Mitchell Community College

- Fatherhood resources and Latinos in Higher Education - Andrew Behnke, Assistant Professor, NCSU

Bonus Links:

- Family Engagement- Interview with Heather Weiss

- Father Involvement - 4 articles from Our Children

- What's For Dinner: Creating Family Connections - Online national CYFERnet training transcript and powerpoint
(scroll down to "Archived Trainings" and click on "Archived Session")

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