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Familyism-Challenging Resources:  

 

Familyism is prejudice multiplied by power used by persons from traditional families against persons from nontraditional families that excludes them from individual, cultural, and systemic resources (Chen-Hayes, Ockerman, & Mason, 2014). To help close achievement (and opportunity and attainment) gaps, I've highlighed in brown below resources (including evidence-based classroom curricula) that every School Counselor can share with K-12 stakeholders via their School Counseling Program Advisory Councils, School Counseling Core Curriculum classroom lessons, planning for every student, group and individual counseling, and School Counseling Program website resource tabs for students, educators, and families:

 

  • #Familyism Hashtag for organizing to affirm persons of nondominant family types such as single parents, families of divorce, adopted and foster children/adolescents, mixed-race families, mixed-religion families, LBGT-headed families, homeless famlies, single persons and those who challenge policies and pratices and other forms of oppression against nondominant family types 
  • "8": A play about the fight for marriage equality by Dustin Lance Black sponsored by the American Foundation for Equal Rights https://www.afer.org/live/
  • Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo: Grandmothers for justice regarding the disappeared children of Argentina (English/Español) https://www.abuelas.org.ar/english/history.htm
  • AdoptUsKids: Advocating foster/adoptive families for children in the child welfare system; assisting states, territories, tribes recruit/retain foster/adoptive families www.adoptuskids.org...
  • Active Parenting: Evidence-based parenting curricula and videos (including online instruction) www.activeparenting.com
  • AFS-USA: Working toward a more just and peaceful world by providing international and intercultural learning experiences to individuals, families, schools, and communities through a global volunteer partnership https://www.afsusa.org/
  • ARIS Parent Link: NYC's DOE Achievement Reporting and Innovation System: Educators Using data to close achievement gaps (vimeo explanation) https://vimeo.com/17932153
  • Bastard Nation: advocates for the civil and human rights of adult citizens who were adopted as children to access their records www.bastards.org
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters: Helping children realize their potential and build their futures; nurturing children and strengthening communities www.bbbs.org...
  • Bilingual Families Connect www.bilingualfamiliesconnect.com
  • Building Blocks interactive Media Conversation/Video with LGBTQ families https://lgbtqinteract.wordpress.com/
  • Campaign for Better Care: Advocating for a health care system that is effective for older adults with multiple health conditions and their families https://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cbc_issues_landing
  • The Center for Effective Discipline: Educating about better parenting and education that involves ending corporal punishment toward children and using evidence-based, nonviolent, safer alternatives https://www.stophitting.com/
  • Center for the Improvement of Child Caring: All children have the right to the opportunity to achieve their full potential and the right to be free of abuse, neglect and exploitation. All parents have a right to and are deserving of the best possible education, training and support so they can maximize their efforts in effectively and humanely raising healthy, responsible and productive young people. www.ciccparenting.org
  • Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships https://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/center.htm
  • Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) www.colage.org
  • CYFERnet: Children, Youth, and Families Education and Research Network https://www.cyfernet.org 
  • Climate Parents: Families challenging climate change www.climateparents.org
  • CoAbode: Single mothers house sharing www.coabode.org
  • Coalition for Asian American Children & Families www.cacf.org 
  • Children Awaiting Parents: www.capbook.org
  • College Preparation Checklist: What you can do to prepare yourself (or your child/adolescent) for college https://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/checklist.jsp
  • College Savings Plan Network: A national  non-profit association dedicated to making college more accessible and affordable for families providing 529 college savings plan information from all states in the USA https://www.collegesavings.org/index.aspx
  • Common Sense Media: Family media and technology information and includes how to create a family media use plan  www.commonsensemedia.org
  • Compassionate Friends: Supporting family members after the death of a child or adolescent www.compassionatefriends.org
  • Council on Contemporary Families: Enhancing the national understanding of how and why contemporary families are changing, what needs and challenges they face, and how these needs can best be met www.contemporaryfamilies.org
  • Crisis Intervention Hotline (24/7, children, youth, families)-BoysTown-800-448-3000 or 800-448-1833 (TDD)
  • Crisis Intervention Hotline (24/7, children, youth, families)-Covenant House-800-999-9999
  • FAFSA Completion Guide for LBGT Families: https://www.finaid.org/fafsa/lgbtfafsa.phtml
  • FAFSA FAQs for Students and Families https://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/faqs.jsp
  • Family and Community Resources for Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Adolescents with Disabilities (English, Español) https://nichcy.org/families-community
  • Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE): Helping parents and advocates improve educational results for children with disabilities www.fape.org...
  • Families, Counselors, & Communities Working Together for Higher Education (NACAC): (English/Español)
    www.nacacnet.org...
     
  • Families and Work Institute www.familiesandwork.org
  • Families in Schools: Building partnerships for student success (including early childhood Abiendo Puertas/Opening Doors bilingual curriculum and college readiness skills for 4th-12th grades) www.familiesinschools.org
  • Families Like Ours: Adoption exchange helping pre & post adoptive families, GLBT and non-GLBT through a network of adoption resources, support, education and advocacy www.familieslikeours.org
  • Family Acceptance Project: Building healthy futures for LBGT youth (English, Español,  简体中文www.familyproject.sfsu.edu 
  • Family Advocacy and Support Training Project: Providing family support leadership training to families of children with disabilities (English/Español) www.fastfamilysupport.org 
  • Family Equality Council: Social and legal equality for LBGT-headed families www.familyequality.org
  • Family Involvement Network of Educators: Strengthening family-school-community partnerships www.hfrp.org... 
  • Family Promise: Independence for homeless and low income families www.familypromise.org
  • Federal Student Financial Aid Information for School Counselors: Online information for students and parents planning on college, career, and trade schools https://www.fsa4counselors.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/cotw/main.jsp
  • Gay & Lesbian (Same-Gender) Adoption Legality (Worldwide) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World_same-sex_adoption.png
  • Gay (Same-Gender) Marriage Rights (Worldwide): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage
  • The Gottman Institute: Research on Couples, Parenting, Divorce, & Emotion Coaching www.gottman.com... 
  • Grandparents Raising Grandchildren www.raisingyourgrandchildren.com
  • Harbor Camps: Camps for  transgender and gender-variant children/youth and families headed by LBGTIQ persons www.harborcamps.org
  • International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT):Dr. Sue Johnson's evidence-based couple counseling www.iceeft.com
  • International Network of Donor Conception Organizations www.inodco.org...
  • Keep a Child Alive: Treatment, love & support for families affected by HIV/AIDS www.keepachildalive.org
  • Little People of America: Resources and support for people of short stature and their families www.lpaonline.org
  • Long-Distance Parenting www.distanceparent.org
  • mothers2mothers: An effective, sustainable model of care providing education & support for pregnant women and new mothers living with HIV www.m2m.org...
  • Love Exiles: Supporting LBGT couples who are considering or have chosen exile to be together www.loveexiles.org
  • Media Family Use Plan: American Academy of Pediatrics evidence-based planning guidelines for healthy media use by children, teens, and families https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/Pages/How-to-Make-a-Family-Media-Use-Plan.aspx
  • Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America www.momsdemandaction.org
  • Music Together: International early childhood music and movement program for children from birth-7 and their parents/guardians/caregivers that supports early learning and musical development www.musictogether.com
  • My Child's Future: Parent involvement = future success (career development and educational/college planning suggestions for parents and guardians of elementary, middle, and high school students) https://www.mychildsfuture.org/parents/item.htm?id=0
  • National Adoption Foundation:Financial support, information and services to adoptive families www.nafadopt.org
  • National Alliance for Caregiving: Improving the quality of life for families and care recipients www.caregiving.org...
  • National Alliance for Grieving Children:  Resources and support for children and adolescents experience loss of a loved one https://childrengrieve.org
  • National Center on Family Homelessness: Every child deserves a chance www.familyhomelessness.org
  • National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center nccic.acf.hhs.gov...
  • National Compadres Network: Using "Un Hombre Noble" principles to strengthen traditional "compadre" extended family systems supporting the positive involvement of Latino males and reducing substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, teen pregnancy, gang violence, and other problems www.nationalcompadresnetwork.com
  • National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association: The voice of family planning www.nfprha.org
  • National Latino Fatherhood & Family Institute: Strengths-based support for  Latinos and families by building on  Latino cultural identity, values, and traditions addressing child abuse, domestic violence, gang violence, school failure, illiteracy, teen pregnancy, and other issues www.nlffi.org
  • National Foster Care Coalition www.nationalfostercare.org...
  • National Foster Parent Association www.nfpainc.org
  • National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children www.pomc.com
  • National Parenting Education Network https://www.npen.org
  • National Partnership for Women & Families:  Because actions speak louder than words www.nationalpartnership.org
  • National Stepfamily Resource Center www.stepfamilies.info 
  • NOH8 Campaign: Promoting marriage, gender, and human equality through education, advocacy, social media, and visual protest www.noh8campaign.com
  • North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC): Promoting permanent families for children/youth in foster care; with disabilities   www.nacac.org...
  • Nurse Family Partnerships: Helping transform the lives of vulnerable first-time moms and their babies. Outcomes include long-term family improvements in health, education, and economic self-sufficiency www.nursefamilypartnership.org
  • Parents Anonymous: Child abuse prevention--strengthening families and building caring communities that support safe and nurturing homes for all children internationally www.parentsanonymous.org...
  • Parent Hotline (for families in crisis): 800-840-6537 
  • Parent Involvement in Career and Educational Planning and College Access with Elementary, Middle, and High School Age Students (power point slideshows) https://acrn.ovae.org/counselors/involvingparents.htm
  • Parental Abduction Hotline: 800-292-9688
  • Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) www.pflag.org
  • Parents' Role in Career Development for Children and Youth: https://www.careerkey.org/asp/career_development/parents_role.html
  • Parents Without Partners www.parentswithoutpartners.org
  • Project Appleseed: Systematically organizes parents, grandparents and caring adults at the grassroots level to mobilize community support for public school improvement such as Parent Pledge and Parent Involvement Day www.projectappleseed.org/
  • Proud Parenting: Resources for LBGT parents https://www.proudparenting.com/ 
  • Safe Dates: Evidence-based interactive curriculum for helping teens recognize healthy dating relationships that are caring and supportive and unhealthy dating relationships that are controlling, manipulative, and abusive https://www.hazelden.org/web/go/safedates
  • Single Parents Network https://singleparentsnetwork.com
  • Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships: Evidence-based teen dating violence and abuse prevention for 11-14 year olds in middle school with specific curricula, vidoeos, resources, and successful outcome evidence www.startstrong.futureswithoutviolence.org
  • Stop the Deportations--The DOMA Project: Gay and Lesbian Bi-National Couples Fighting Deportation, Separation and Exile in the USA https://www.stopthedeportations.com/blog/
  • Straight Spouse Network: Provides support and information to heterosexual spouses/partners, current or former, of GLBT mates and mixed-orientation couples for constructively resolving coming-out www.straightspouse.org...
  • Student Success Skills: Evidence-based curriculum that improves student academic and social skills grades 3-11; parent component; school counseling curriculum and group counseling components; (English/espanol) www.studentsuccessskills.com
  • Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP): Research-based parenting curricula, videos, kits, and books www.steppublishers.com
  • TransFamily www.transfamily.org
  • TransYouthFamilyAllies https://imatyfa.org
  • Unmarried and Single Americans Week https://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/12/3903260/unmarried-and-single-americans.html
  • WeParent (Co-Parenting) www.weparent.com
  • What's Your Parenting Style? Quiz: www.activeparenting.com
  • Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW): Working to build pathways to economic independence for America's families, women, and girls. WOW has a distinctive history in changing the landscape of women and work. www.wowonline.org/
  • WorstPills.org is an online database written by an expert staff of doctors and pharmacists at Public Citizen. It is searchable by drug name; by family of drugs; by disease or condition; by drug-induced disease or condition; and by health policy issue. Find recommendations on drugs and dietary supplements based on unbiased, expert evaluations of the most up-to-date medical literature and the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) own unpublished data. WorstPills.org includes in-depth information about the safety and efficacy of more than 500 top-selling drugs – including 212 to not use under any circumstances. We provide recommendations on safer alternatives to harmful drugs and up-to-the-minute email alerts about newly discovered drug dangers. www.worstpills.org/
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