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Leading in Times of Change The 2013 AAFCS Annual Conference is less than two months away! I’m looking forward to being at “Embracing and Managing Sue Buck, CFCS, Change Through Family and ConPresident sumer Sciences.” Our Annual Conference Program Advisory Committee has planned an excellent program and our Texas Affiliate is ready to welcome us with their Southern hospitality. We look forward to seeing many of you June 26 – 29 in Houston. Addressing change continues the leadership theme for 2012 -2013. Embracing and managing change is a key skill for leaders. Oftentimes “daring to be different” is the way to move a program or an association forward. There are many excellent sessions to be presented at the Annual Conference by our colleagues that develop leadership skills through managing change. Some of these include “Using Civility in Problem Solving to Enable Change,” “Public Policy and Practice: Using the Public Policy Tool Kit to Promote Legislation That Enhances the Lives of Families and Consumers,” “Student-Centered Leadership in Family and Consumer Sciences,” “Moving With the Cheese: Embracing and Managing Workplace Change,”
and “Embracing Differences: Changing Cultural Attitudes.” These are just a sampling of the sessions that will help us lead in a time of change. Here are some of the other ways to build your leadership skills at the Annual Conference: • Networking with family and consumer sciences professionals. • Serving as a senator and/or observing the Senate process. • Volunteering to serve on a committee or serve as a Community leader. • Applying to be nominated for a Board of Directors position. • Becoming a mentor for a student or new professional. The opportunities are endless! We hope that you take advantage of them. Even if you are unable to attend the Annual Conference, there are other ways you can be a leader for the Association and the profession. One
of the ways is to help promote the field of family and consumer sciences. The AAFCS/FCS Media Tool Kit has just been updated and can be found in the members-only section of the AAFCS website. This resource includes a number of tools that will help you clearly and consistently communicate the value of AAFCS membership and family and consumer sciences. The Tool Kit consists of an introduction and overview of how to use the material, key message training, a section on understanding and working with the media, and a variety of press release templates. Although geared toward the media, the materials can also be used with stakeholders and decisionmakers concerning family and consumer sciences programs. It is a great resource for all of us to use! Whether you attend the conference or use Association tools, we value the leadership and support you contribute. We hope to see you in Houston this June!
Featured Items in this Issue AAFCS Partners with Food Day AAFCS Professional Certifications International Day of Families Guide to Using the Public Policy Tool Kit Announcements Newly Certified Professionals
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AAFCS Members Win National Education Award
Barbara O’Neill (right) and Leslie Linfield, executive director of the Institute For Financial Literacy at the EIFLE™ awards ceremony.
Small Steps to Health and Wealth™, a national Cooperative Extension program developed by Rutgers educators to motivate Americans to take action to improve both their health and personal finances, has been recognized as the Adult Education Program of the Year for Money Management by the Institute for Financial Literacy. The SSHW program, created by AAFCS members Barbara O’Neill, financial resource management specialist for Rutgers Cooperative Extension and Karen Ensle, a family and community health sciences educator and department chair, RCE of Union County, was recognized with a 2013 EIFLE™ Excellence in Financial Literacy Education award on April 3. The national award was created seven years ago by the institute to acknowledge innovation, dedication and a strong commitment to financial literacy education. 2
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“I was honored to accept the EIFLE Award on behalf of all Cooperative Extension educators nationwide who are delivering the Small Steps to Health and Wealth (SSHW) program that Karen and I created at Rutgers University and is now a signature program of the Cooperative Extension System,” said O’Neill. The SSHW program, which also has a book of the same name published by PALS Publishing, encourages participants to simultaneously improve their health and personal finances. It is one of only a handful of programs that integrates both areas of people’s lives, said O’Neill, who was on hand to accept the EIFLE™ Award. In her acceptance speech at the institute’s Annual Conference on Financial Education in Orlando, Fla., O’Neill borrowed a quote attributed to Virgil more than 2,000 years ago, “The greatest wealth is health.”
AAFCS Partners with Food Day AAFCS is pleased to announce it has officially partnered with Food Day, a nationwide celebration and a movement toward more healthy, affordable, and sustainable food. Food Day, created by Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), is powered by a diverse coalition of food movement leaders, organizations, and people from all walks of life. Food Day takes place annually on October 24 to address issues as varied as health and nutrition, hunger, agricultural policy, animal welfare, and farm worker justice. The ultimate goal of Food Day is to strengthen and unify the food movement in order to improve our nation’s food policies.
“The recent recession and continued economic uncertainty has exposed an urgent need for effective financial literacy education,” said Leslie E. Linfield, executive director and founder of the Institute. “This year’s EIFLE Award winners have distinguished themselves from their peers in working to curb financial illiteracy and facilitate a greater understanding of the important role financial awareness plays in building stronger, more financially-secure communities,” added Linfield. For more, visit the Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ program website: http://njaes.rutgers.edu/ sshw.
Please stay tuned for more information on how you can get involved!
AAFCS Professional Assessments and Certifications – Priceless!
• Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences – Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food Science (CFCS – HNFS) – Concentration credential • Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences – Human Development and Family Studies (CFCS – HDFS) – Concentration credential
By Gay Nell McGinnis, CFCS, Division Director, Credentialing, Professional Development & Research In a society that increasingly demands quality assurance and official validation of competence for those they entrust to provide services, the availability of professional certifications in a range of focus areas is of immense value. For those who have completed university-based programs in family and consumer sciences areas, or for those with other education backgrounds who now engaged in activities within the scope of the discipline, AAFCS professional certifications are a perfect opportunity to validate the competencies expected.
• NEW! - Certified Personal and Family Finance Educator (CPFFE) – Concentration credential • COMING SOON! - A new certification (yet to be officially named) in the area of Nutrition and Wellness – Concentration credential
AAFCS has the following highly respected professional certifications: • Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences (CFCS) – Broad field credential
There is a competency-based qualifying exam for each of the AAFCS certifications. Additionally, there are cases where the exams are being utilized by universities
as a national, third-party validation of student outcomes and as statemandated high-stakes licensure exams for family and consumer sciences teacher certification/ licensure. The exams are administered at a national network of computer testing centers or through specially arranged administrations at universities, AAFCS state and national conferences, and other events. If you have not yet taken advantage of the resources available to you through the AAFCS professional-level assessment and certification program, you are missing a quality assurance opportunity— to validate and gain recognition for your own professional competencies, to document the competencies of those you hire, to establish a qualifying measure for new professionals, or to document the quality performance of professional preparation programs. AAFCS provides a credentialing program with value that is priceless! If you are interested in taking a professional exam at the AAFCS Annual Conference in Houston this June (special pricing by May 31), use the online conference registration form at www.rsvpbook. com/2013AAFCSAC.
Nominations Extended to Wednesday, May 15 www.aafcs.org/res/2014/AAFCS_Short_Nomination_Form_2014_Elections.doc The Nominating Committee has extended the deadline to submit nominations for candidacy for the 2014 Elections to Wednesday, May 15. The committee encourages members to nominate their peers but to also consider self-nominations as well. The committee is actively seeking members who wish to serve on the Board of Directors or on the Nominating Committee. If you would like to be a candidate, please contact Mary Rector, chair of the Nominating Committee, at mmrector@aol.com, contact Roxana Marissa Ayona, senior governance manager, at RAyona@aafcs.org or 703-706-4608, or access the nomination form online (URL listed above). The FACS - Spring 2013
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International Day of Families May 15, 2013 “Advancing Social Integration and Intergenerational Solidarity” Socioeconomic development often is concomitant with inequalities, disparities, or marginalization of certain groups. Unemployment and poverty based on economic crisis or a less developed economic infrastructure are main reasons for social fragmentation and polarization. Other global developments such as aging and demographic changes, as well as migration and urbanization, lead to break-up of traditional extended family structures. Aging societies face challenges like financial sustainability of public welfare systems, providing adequate retirement incomes, and providing sufficient basic social services, such as health and social care of the elderly. Due to these aspects, social sustainability must be based not only AAFCS1303
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on social integration but also on intergenerational solidarity. As the social group of the household, families have a strong social solidarity and multifaceted functions. It is the core of the household, the community, and the society at large. The strong social solidarity of families often is the only way to survive for members of the family. But the above-mentioned developments, including change of family structures, lead to separation of families and reduction of family size. Both are accompanied by the loss of social solidarity of families. Due to these developments, the International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE) supports the “Society for All” and demands that societies and governments put Social Integration and Intergenerational Solidarity on the top of their agendas. From the perspective of family and consumer sciences, policies and strategies of governments can achieve Social Integration and Intergenerational Solidarity through:
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Eradication of poverty Education for all Gender equality Creation of employment Recognition of the needs and capabilities of all generations Financial sustainability of public welfare Balanced distribution of social resources between young and old Adequate retirement incomes Sufficient basic social services, health, and social care for all ages
The family and consumer sciences profession will contribute to support Social Integration and Intergenerational Solidarity through: • Research that addresses aspects of social integration and intergenerational solidarity in relation to families and households • Education to improve the capabilities of young and old including resource management and income generation • Supporting families and communities to contribute to social integration and intergenerational solidarity
Guide to Using the Public Policy Tool Kit: Part 1 By Linda Traynor, Public Policy Committee Member While we are all busy and often do not take the time to look closely at the resources available on the AAFCS website, taking a few minutes to check out the site could save us all time. Our Public Policy Tool Kit has five sections filled with useful information. In this issue, I’d like to highlight the “About Congress” section of the Tool Kit. While congressional members might change with each election, the basic organization remains the same. Topics covered include:
House and sixteen in the Senate. In addition, the House and Senate each have five select committees that focus on short-term issues. There are also four joint committees with membership from both bodies. Representatives usually serve on two or three committees, senators on three or four. The committee function is a screening process. In committee, bills are studied for their relevance, necessity, and relation to existing law. Once a committee completes its study of a bill, it may take one of several steps. To find out more visit the Tool Kit.
What is Congress? This is an overview of the structure of Congress and its leaders Staff Members Congressional staff members who assist senators, representatives, or other elected officials are critical to the day-to-day operation of the government. These individuals are most likely to communicate with constituents. It is useful to know the commonly used titles and principal functions of congressional staff members. The site also gives you instructions on finding their names and how to contact them or set up an appointment Committees To deal more effectively with the multitude of issues that are brought before it each session, Congress utilizes several standing committees including twenty in the
Legislative Process How a bill becomes law is covered in this section of the Tool Kit. Regulatory Process Once Congress passes a bill, authorizes it, and appropriates funds, the professionals employed by government agencies are then charged with developing the procedures and guidelines by which a policy will be implemented. Experienced advocates recognize that the development of such rules and regulations must be monitored to ensure an agency does not alter or diminish the intent of a law. The critical time for citizen involvement in the development of regulations is when they are initially proposed by a specific agency.
Authorization & Appropriation Through its “authorization power”, Congress exercises the ultimate control over any government agency. If a policy is passed by Congress, but not authorized, no funding will be allocated in appropriations bills to implement the policy. As such, authorization power is the power of life and death over every government agency. Appropriations bills define the specific funding level for each federal agency as well as for programs and divisions within the agency. The appropriations committees make “line-item” budget decisions, while the budget committees make decisions about broader, functional categories. Federal Budget With the help of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the President draws up budget guidelines with spending and taxation targets. Federal departments and agencies prepare funding plans and submit them to OMB which, together with senior department and agency officials, negotiates final budget plans which are sent to the White House. Annual Calendar In this section important dates in the Annual Federal Budget Cycle are listed and explained. Contact Committees Within this area each Senate and House committee is listed with a link to that committee’s website. In future articles I will cover other topics in the Tool Kit, such as Communicating with Congress and Media. To check out the Tool Kit, log into the members-only section of the website! The FACS - Spring 2013
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Announcements
Congratulations, Newly Certified Professionals! February 1, 2013 – April 30, 2013
“Taking It to the Streets” Update The “Taking It to the Streets” Leadership Team is in need of your progress reports for the current campaign, Impact of the Economy on the Family: Strategies and Solutions. The reporting form for 2012-13, due May 3, is on the website at www.aafcs.org/ res/2013/TIS_Reporting_Form.doc. Please let us know if you have done anything related to this topic, even if it’s a small activity. You can also tell us if you are conducting activities as an individual member. Keep in mind: This campaign will continue so there’s always next year to do something even bigger!! We also need related research for our framework of resources designed for FCS professionals. Make recommendations at https://docs.google.com/ spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvaNaMW TmXJ2dFNRRXp5bjVTRVdpMkFT b2NLNnVTMEE. The AAFCS 104th Annual Conference in Houston, TX will have many related sessions. Click on the link below to check them out! https://docs.google. com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmTo eypNaum5dGt0SUFaR0loRHRGR 1JUeEVFSUlfSFE&usp= sharing You won’t want to miss the “Resourcefulne$$: Embracing the New Frugality in Tough Economic Times” on Friday, June 28th from 11:00 to 12:00pm. We will be sharing some bargain hunting do’s and don’ts, along with showing and telling you about various purchases and ideas. On Saturday, June 30, we will present the 2012-13 TIS Highlights and resources and ways you can be further involved. 6
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Casie Barksdale, CFCS Julie Beckham, CPFFE Cynthia Blinkinsop, CFCS Rachel Brown, CFCS Tanya Byrd, CFCS Susan Dammer, CPFFE Cassaundra Gerard, CFCS Heather Granger, CFCS Jinhee Kim, CPFFE Lois Lewis, CPFFE Penny Pomerantz Manakalini, CFCS Kayla Massingill, CFCS Natalie Mathews, CFCS Diana Muzquiz, CFCS-HNFS Lindsay Ostermann, CFCS Karen Redanz, CFCS Tangela Shaw, CFCS Naghmana Sherwani, CFCS-HNFS Lakitha Williams, CFCS
Mentors Announced for Leadership Academy! The Community of Building Leadership Capacity in AAFCS is pleased to announce AAFCS leaders who have been selected to be mentors for the 2013 AAFCS Leadership Academy. The mentors, representing 16 affiliates, bring with them 641 years of service in the profession and in AAFCS. The mentors will be involved in mentoring the 15 Academy Participants as they lead affiliate and AAFCS initiatives, putting into practice what they learn from the Academy.
Sharon Nickols Kathleen Norquist Janet Powell, CFCS Tiffani Roltgen, CFCS Susan Shockey, CFCS Barbara Stewart, CFCS Barbara Woods, CFCS
News from the Community of Family and Consumer Sciences Effectiveness Thank you for responding to our Essential Effectiveness Tools survey. The results were very positive! If you have suggestions for items you feel should be in the AAFCS Essential Tools for Secondary FCS Education and/or are interested in becoming involved in this Community, please contact Marilyn Swierk at msinnovate@aol. com. Go to www.aafcs.org/ essentialtools.asp to use the tools and learn more!
Gain Tips in Applying for the Teacher of the Year! The Teacher of the Year Task Force will have some helpful tips to share at the June Conference in Houston. These tips will assist your affiliate, and its members who are teachers, in applying for the award and celebrating the 40th Anniversary of AAFCS Teacher of the Year Award. If you have any suggestions regarding this award, please send them to Marilyn Swierk at msinnovate@aol.com.
Listed below are the names of the mentors: Carol L. Anderson, CFCS Fran Andrews, CFCS Julie Bell, CFCS Don Bower, CFCS Sue Buck, CFCS Mary Behrendt Donna Butterfield, CFCS, Retired Sharon Devaney, CFCS Carla Earhart, CFCS Marcia Fouraker, CFCS Wanda Hoover Lyndee Lombardo Joyce Miles, CFCS, Retired
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“Taking It to the Streets” reporting forms due www.aafcs.org/res/2013/TIS_Reporting_Form.doc
May 15, 2013
Nominations due for AAFCS 2014 Election www.aafcs.org/res/2014/AAFCS_Short_Nomination_Form_2014_ Elections.doc
May 15, 2013
Last day to purchase educational excursion tickets and sign up for “Bring a Buddy” for the AAFCS 104th Annual Conference & Expo www.aafcs.org/meetings/13/tours.html
May 31, 2013
Last day to purchase meal tickets and pre-conference workshops for the AAFCS 104th Annual Conference & Expo www.aafcs.org/meetings/13/specialevents.html
Editor Gwynn Mason gmason@aafcs.org 400 N.Columbus Street, Suite 202 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone 703.706.4600 Fax 703.706.4663 The American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) is the only professional association that provides leadership and support to family and consumer sciences students and professionals from both multiple practice settings and content areas.
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