Potential Careers and Job Titles include:

• Adoption Specialist
• Family Child Care Provider
• Parent Education/Family Specialist
• DFS Child Services Worker
• Early Head Start & Head Start Family Advocate
• Women’s Safe House Director
• Extension Human Development Specialist
• Pregnant Parents Program Director
• Nursing Home Program/Activities Director
• Adult Day Care Licensing Specialist
• Adult Day Care Administrator
• Nursing Home Administrator
• Community Development Specialist
• Volunteer Coordinator
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
• Consumer Counselor/Educator
• Community Housing Services Worker
• Consumer Credit Counselor
• Division of Youth Specialist
• Mental Health Life Skills Educator
• Resource and Referral Specialist
• Senior Center Administrator
• Division of Aging Caseworker

Some Employer Examples include:

• Area Agency on Aging
• Big Brothers/Sisters Program
• Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts
• Councils on Aging
• Crisis Center
• Day Care Facility
• Department of Family Services
• Department of Mental Health
• Department of Health and Senior Services
• Gerontology Agencies/Firms
• Headstart
• Hospices
• Retirement Homes
• Senior Citizen Centers

The family studies program also provides a strong educational foundation for the pursuit of graduate degrees in:

• Family StudiesGerontology
• Marriage and Family Therapy
• Social Work
• Counseling

For more career opportunities in Family Studies visit the NCFR website.  http://www.ncfr.org/cert/become/careers.asp

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