National Council on Family Relations

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National Council on Family Relations

Abbreviation	NCFR
Formation	1938
Founders	Paul Sayre Ernest Burgess Sidney E. Goldstein[note 1]
Type	Professional organization
Legal status	Non-profit
Professional title	Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE)
Headquarters	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Membership	Almost 3,000 (2018[note 2])
Board President	Anisa M. Zvonkovic[note 3]
Executive Director	Diane L. Cushman
Website	www.ncfr.org
Formerly called	National Conference on Family Relations

The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) is an American nonprofit, multidisciplinary learned society dedicated to research on all aspects of the family. Founded in 1938 as the National Conference on Family Relations, it was renamed to its current name in 1948.^{[note 1][note 4]} Its current executive director is Diane L. Cushman.^{[note 5]} It publishes three peer-reviewed journals in association with Wiley-Blackwell: the Journal of Marriage and Family, Family Relations, and the Journal of Family Theory & Review.^{[note 6][1]}

The Ernest W. Burgess Award and the Reuben Hill Award awarded by NCFR are recognized as the most prestigious awards in the field of sociology of family.^[2]

Further reading

• Jewson, Ruth (1970). "The National Council on Family Relations– Decade of the Sixties". Journal of Marriage and Family. 32 (4): 610–615. JSTOR 350254.

Notes

1. "NCFR History". National Council on Family Relations. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
2. "The Negative Effects of Separating Families at the U.S.-Mexico Border". National Council on Family Relations (Press release). 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
3. "2018 NCFR Board of Directors". National Council on Family Relations. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
4. Cushman, Diane (2014-06-11). "Building identity". National Council on Family Relations. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
5. "NCFR Staff". National Council on Family Relations. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
6. "About Us". National Council on Family Relations. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

External links

• Official website

References

1. Shehan, Constance L. (2016-02-29). The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies, 4 Volume Set. John Wiley & Sons. p. 1507. ISBN 9780470658451.
2. Constance L. Shehan (29 February 2016). The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies, 4 Volume Set. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 1509–. ISBN 978-0-470-65845-1.