Archive for the ‘Structure and Governance’ Category
Structure and Governance in 1983–84
The Task Force for the Development of a Family Discipline held an open meeting, with Wesley R. Burr presiding. Two new Sections were established: (1) The Family and Health Section, chaired by William Doherty and (2) the Religion and Family Life Section, chaired by Ruth Jewson. The Commission to Review the Structure of NCFR, chaired by Dennis Orthner, found that NCFR is not as responsive as it once was to the family practitioner–professional. The majority of those polled thought that the NCFR should be taking a more active advocacy role. Read the newsletter published by the 1984 Task Force for […]
Structure and Governance in 1982–83
A task force for the Development of a Family Discipline was formed, to promote dialogue about issues associated with the emergence of a family discipline. Wesley R. Burr was elected chair. The Board agreed that it should take stands on public policy issues that affect families, and a process was developed to assist NCFR in doing so, involving the Family Action Section and the Public Policy Committee. Dennis Orthner was appointed chair of a Presidential Commission on the Structure of NCFR. The Board accepted the document prepared by the NCFR Committee on Standards and Certification for Family Life Educators. A […]
Structure and Governance in 1981–82
The Family Action Section defined its purpose as “to promote effective social action.” Sharon Houseknecht suggested that this Section deal with concerns identified by delegates to the White House Conference on Families as the most important. These issues were Families and Economic Well-Being; Families: Challenges and Responsibilities; Families and Human Need; and Families and Major Institutions. An open session on “Religion and Families” was held, and a focus group was formed. Another focus group on Work and Family was approved. Two amendments were added to the Constitution. The first amendment made the Treasurer the chair of the Finance Committee, with the President-Elect a committee […]
Structure and Governance in 1980–81
The Ethnic Minorities Section began the process of collecting oral histories of the involvement of ethnic minority members in NCFR. Joseph Himes presented the Oral History at the 1981 Annual Conference and reflected on the founding of NCFR. Efforts were made by Harriette McAdoo to pull in as many ethnic/racial minorities as possible into the workings of NCFR, for service on committees and for presenting papers, and so on. The Board approved the initial plans for the Certification of Family Life Educators Program, chaired by Kenneth Davidson. A new focus group on Step Parenting and Remarriage was added. The Education Section […]
Structure and Governance in 1979–80
The NCFR Board granted Section status to the Ethnic Minorities Section. Harriette McAdoo was the first full-fledged chair of the Section, which held its first session at the 1980 Annual Conference. An Ethnic Minorities Award was established, and the Ethnic Minority Oral History project was inaugurated and presented by Leanor Johnson. Seven focus groups came into existence: (1) The Law and the Family, (2) Middle Age and Middlescence, (3) Adoption, (4) Aging, (5) Single-Parent Families, (6) Marriage Enrichment, and (7) Family and Health. The latter was formed for persons interested in education, research, and policy aspects of family and health issues.
Structure & Governance in 1978–79
The Counseling Section changed its name to the Family Therapy Section and voted to set up an award to recognize outstanding articles on family counseling, research, or theory and to recognize outstanding presentations in the Counseling Section’s annual conference programs. The International Section established its purposes as threefold: (1) to promote international research on families, (2) to facilitate communication among international family scholars, and (3) to foster a better understanding of family-related developments throughout the world. David Baptiste was elected by the Black Caucus and then appointed by the Board President to serve as liaison between the Caucus and the Board. Note that […]
Structure and Governance and Membership in 1977–78
Recommendations were made for Constitutional changes and were later accepted by mail ballot. An important change was the elimination of the Executive Committee of the Board. In 1978, membership held steady at 5,500. Each NCFR member belonged to a State Council, in states where councils had been established. Read the March 1978 Newsletter V23 N1 Read the May 1978 Newsletter V23 N2 Read the August 1978 Newsletter V23 N3 Read the December 1978 Newsletter V23 N4
Structure and Governance in 1976–77
Plans and approval of the new International Section were completed in order to allow this Section to begin planning its 1978 program. The membership of the Counseling Section reached 978 members. The Advisory Committee, composed of past NCFR Presidents, was reactivated after a long hiatus. In 1977 a proposal to change the name of the NCFR to the Family Relations Council fell 18 votes short of the required 60% of those voting. The name thus remained the National Council on Family Relations. A position paper on family life education was presented to the Board. Task Force activities were as follows: Guidelines […]
Structure and Governance in 1975–76
A Task Force on the Job Market was organized by student members. President Carlfred Broderick held planning meetings involving the President, President-Elect, and the Executive Director prior to the Executive Committee and Board meetings in order to build greater continuity and smoother functioning of NCFR. President-Elect Bill Nichols, also made chair-elect appointments, including Constantina Safilios-Rothschild as International Liaison Committee Chair; John W. Metler as Membership Committee Chair; Herman Williams, Public Relations Committee Chair; and Wallace Fulton and Richard N. Hey as Finance Committee Co-Chairs.
Structure and Governance and Membership in 1974–75
Richard Kerckhoff reactivated the Committee on Educational Standards and Certification for Family Life Educators. A revised NCFR membership directory was published. Membership that year stood at 5,500, including 345 members in Canada. The annual income of NCFR was $185,000. Read the May 1975 Newsletter V20 N2 Read the December 1975 Newsletter V20 N3
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June 7, 2016 at 3:19 pm
Sure, no problem
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June 7, 2016 at 2:45 pm
I wondered if I could use this for a project in my Chicano Studies class at ASU. The project will be put up in an exhibit display and possibly travel around to schools. Please let me know.
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November 12, 2013 at 10:20 am
Also worth a mention: John Gottman gave a Research Update for Practitioners on his marital research, which was well attended.
By the way, the name is “Celine Le Bourdais.”
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August 21, 2013 at 11:47 am
Dennis,
Enjoyed the story. And, what a lucky break for me that you did make this decision. Hope all is well.
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August 15, 2013 at 9:19 am
The 1980 Portland Conference was 12 days after Mt. St. Helen had erupted. There was lots of ash around all over, and I still have a bottle of that ash. That was the year we had an afternoon trip to near Mt. St. Helen’s planned, and still took the trip. On the way up the bus stopped at Crown Point which was typically one of the windiest spots around. The wind was so strong that it blew the name badges out of the plastic holders. It also blew Ruth Jewson, Helen Hartness, and me on top of each other (which was scary for us with Ruth, but she wasn’t hurt). The bus also stopped at Multnomah Falls which was stunning. That evening I played for Bert Adams to sing songs from some musicals. He did a magnificent job.
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August 13, 2013 at 1:24 pm
One of my first NCFR conferences was in Portland and I was still a doctoral student then, and a member of the Executive Committee of NCFR as the student rep. It was at that meeting that I was really thinking about my career and where I should go with it. I was a student in family sociology and my chair was Lee Axelson, then the President of NCFR. He wanted me to take a sociology position. But others suggested that my interests would be better served in Child and Family Development (then in Home Ec) where relationship issues would be easier to study. I did not know which way to go.
At that meeting we took a bus trip to the coast of Oregon for a “salmon bake” on the beach. I sat on the bus between Eleanor Luckey and Ruth Jewson. All the way over and back we talked about career directions and those two people who I respected so much listened to me, and gave me their counsel, experience, and wisdom. Eleanor noted that she had been trained in psychology but chose to go into child and family development since there were more peers there who could help her frame her ideas and help them mature. Ruth saw the emerging scholarship in CFD and the quality of research coming out. The result of that was my turning down sociology jobs and taking the CFD position at UNC-Greensboro, where John Scanzoni and others later joined me a a great department. And my first students there were Jay Mancini and Gary Bowen, who have become successful scholars in their own right.
So the memories of that NCFR in Portland so many years ago remind me of how important it is to continue to foster opportunities for young student scholars to meet with senior people who can give them other ideas, and perhaps bring perspectives that their own programs may not be able to offer. Keep mixing us all up, and recognize the key role you play in the stirring of the creative pots in this vital area of family research and practice.
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July 12, 2013 at 3:49 pm
These changes have been incorporated. Thanks for your feedback.
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July 11, 2013 at 8:52 am
Edits–
1. Please add that he was a professor for nearly 30 years
2. Also change “:marriage and family therapist” to “marriage and family researcher and therapist”
3. Prepare and Enrich should be all CAPS—PREPARE ENRICH
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July 8, 2013 at 4:16 pm
That terminology has been corrected. Thanks Marilyn.
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July 8, 2013 at 4:13 pm
In 1988-89, I was Association of Councils president-elect. In 1989-90, I was president. There was no vice president. Other officers were program chair, secretary/treasurer, and past president. Both the president elect and the president served on the NCFR Board.
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