Not exact matches
The parables disclose with what pleasure and tolerance he surveyed the broad scene
of human activity: the merchant seeking pearls; the farmer sowing his
fields; the real - estate man trying to buy a piece
of land in which he had secret reason to believe a treasure lay buried; the dishonest secretary, who had been given notice, making friends against the evil day among his employer's debtors by reducing their obligations; the five young women sleeping with lamps burning while the bridegroom tarried and unable to attend the
marriage because their sisters who had had foresight enough to bring additional oil refused to lend them any; the rich man whose guests for dinner all made excuses; the man comfortably in bed with his
children who gets up at midnight to help his importunate neighbor only because he despairs
of getting rid
of him otherwise; the king who is out to capture a city; the man who built his house upon the sand and lost it in the first storm
of wind and rain; the queer employer who pays all
of his men the same wage whether they have worked the whole day or a single hour; the great lord who going to a distant land entrusts his property to his three servants and judges them by the success
of their investments when he returns; the shepherd whose sheep falls into a ditch; the woman with ten pieces
of silver who, losing one, lights the candle and sweeps diligently till she finds it, and makes the finding
of it the occasion
of a celebration in which all
of her neighbors are invited to share — and how long such a list might be!
The Center gathers carefully selected expert practitioners from various
fields — psychology, social work,
marriage and family, pediatrics, neuropsychology, educational therapy, occupational therapy, parent education, assistive technology, nutrition, and on and on — with each practitioner offering a Whole
Child perspective, grounded in the science
of interpersonal neurobiology.
She has been a leading light in the family law profession for many years particularly within the
field of child abduction and forced
marriage.
In recent years, the responsible fatherhood
field has expanded beyond its roots in employment and parenting services for low - income fathers to recognize the diverse needs
of a wide array
of fathers.1 Programs now include elements such as healthy
marriage and co-parenting skills training, general fatherhood competency for all income levels, support for fathers involved with the
child welfare and criminal justice systems, a focus on
children's education and literacy, awareness
of the needs
of fathers who have
children with special needs, and attention to issues
of domestic violence.
NRFC relies on multiple avenues to share information including: the fatherhood.gov website, media campaigns, social media, virtual trainings, outreach and presentations at events, written products to advance the
fields of responsible fatherhood research and practice, and a National Call Center for fathers and responsible fatherhood practitioners.10 In addition, the ACF's Office
of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is implementing several research and evaluation projects, including the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3), the Parents and
Children Together (PaCT) Responsible Fatherhood Evaluation, the Fatherhood and
Marriage Local Evaluation and Cross-Site (FaMLE Cross-Site) project, and the Ex-Prisoner Reentry Strategies Study, all
of which partner with Responsible Fatherhood programs.11 OPRE also awards grants to fund research on Healthy
Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood, and provides information on the curricula used by Healthy
Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood grantees through its Strengthening Families Curriculum Guide.12 To promote rigorous evaluation, strengthen the
field of fatherhood research, and share information on effective fatherhood research and evaluation practices, OPRE funded the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN).13 FRPN provides grants to study responsible fatherhood programs, develops and shares measurement instruments for use in fatherhood program evaluations, and provides training and technical assistance to practitioners and researchers through webinars, written documents, and its Researcher and Practitioner Forum.14
Information gathered by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) suggests approximately 34,870 residents work as psychiatrists,
child psychologists, corrections officers, workers in religious
fields, School guidance counselors, clinical social workers, health educators, and
marriage and family therapists in Connecticut.
I am a Licensed
Marriage and Family Therapist with over 25 years
of experience in the mental health
field working with adults, teens and
children.