Raeann R. Hamon, Ph.D., CFLE
Paul A. Johns, LMFT, CFLE
Messiah College
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Hamon & Smith (2014)- sample of 71
undergraduate program representatives
◦ NCFR’s ten substance areas for CFLE provide helpful
standard for shaping required curriculum in FS
◦ While FLE Methodology is one of ten substance
areas, it had the fewest endorsements as being a
“content area required of all students in program”
(45.2%)
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How we teach FLE in our HDFS program
◦ Developmental approach
 (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th year)
 Introduce elements (purpose, goal setting, single
lesson plan, risk and protective factors)
◦ Across curriculum
 Foundations of Marriage and Family, Interpersonal
Relationships, Parenting, Marital Relationships,
Strategies of Family Life Education
◦ Handout of sample assignments
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Exposure to work of FLE, selecting topic,
significance of objective
Family Life Educator for a Day Video Project
(p. 2)
◦ In groups, students select a particular family life
topic from the text chapter, based on educational
value for developing healthy families.
◦ Develop clear objective(s) for 20 minute
presentation (e.g., parenting an adolescent, dating)
◦ 5-minute video (created or existing) or video
nested in PPT
◦ 2-3 follow up discussion questions
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Familiarity with “purpose” and types of
activities which can promote learning
Necessity of methodical step-by-step plan
Include “purpose”/”objectives” on course PPT,
as well as steps of what need to do and
desired outcomes
The Amazing Squirrel Story Activity (pp. 2-3)
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Introduction to establishing a need, necessity
of research-base, introduction to risk and
protective factors concepts, teamwork,
developing and presenting curriculum
Parenting Lesson Proposal and Annotated
Bibliography (p. 4)
◦ Identifying need/focus
◦ Pinpointing target audience
◦ Delineating goals and objectives
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Parenting Lesson (pp. 4-5)
◦ Address specific area of desired competence in
parenting (e.g., explore healthy food options, how
play can be used to promote family bonds)
◦ Identify and be cognizant of specific target
audience
◦ Include goals and objectives
◦ 1 hour
◦ Should include: complete manuscript, visual aids,
detailed instructions to facilitator for activities,
references (needs to be research based!)
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Collaborative Learning/Teaching Activity (p.4)
◦ Unrelated to Parenting Lesson
◦ In groups, students research a specific parenting
topic/problem (e.g., temper tantrums in
preschoolers, child proofing house) and develop
creative learning activity for teaching about the
topic.
◦ Helps to emphasize the need to use a variety of
multiple intelligences when relating information.
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Marriage/Couple Education Program
Evaluation PowerPoint Presentation (pp. 5-6)
Need for assessment and evaluation in FLE
◦ In groups, students research a particular
relationship education program. Learn all they can
about the program. Identify what program creators’
see as related risk and protective factors.
◦ Use Duncan and Goddard’s (2005) guiding
questions to evaluate program.
◦ Create10-12 slide PPT– overview of program and
evaluation of it.
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Couple Relationships Tips with a Community
Partner (pp. 6-7)
Identify and meet with a community partner
(counselor/therapist, pastor, social service
agency, missionary organization, medical ctr)
◦ Identify topic of interest
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Research topic (must include scholarly
resources)
Create 2 page Couple Relationships Tips
handout/pamphlet for use by partner
(samples)
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Needs Assessment Paper (p. 7)
Reiterate the need for a research base,
comprehensive understanding of
topic/population, risk and protective factors
◦ Research and write 8-10 page APA paper: succinctly
cover literature on topic and chosen population.
◦ Review the literature.
◦ Identify risk and protective factors.
◦ Include information about target population.
◦ Offer coherent rationale on need for the proposed
program.
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Goals and Objectives (p. 8)
Emphasize the centrality of doing something
with a purpose, that needs to be measurable.
◦ Draft goals and objectives for proposed FLE
program.
◦ See the relationship between goals and objectives.
◦ Make sure objectives are measurable and see how
they can be used in the evaluation process of the
project.
◦ Receive feedback from peer group and professor.
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Family Life Education Program (p. 8)
What is required for creating full-fledged
program
◦ Outgrowth of Needs Assessment.
◦ Develop 6 hours of FLE program as a manual for a
facilitator.
◦ Submit 2 hours at a time and receive feedback (from
peer group and professor) prior to due date for
subsequent 2 hour block of sessions.
◦ Students use check list to be sure they have all required
elements (e.g., session outline, goals and objectives,
materials list, preparation notes, session script/learning
activities, use variety of multiple intelligences, basic
evaluation tool, etc.).
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FLE Activity Presentation (p. 8)
◦ Provide an overview of the FLE program to peers,
including goals and objectives, a brief description
of the program, and one activity or exercise from
the program.
◦ Facilitate the activity (which may need to be
adapted) with peers.
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Paul Johns
Robert Reyes
Erin Boyd-Soisson