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Paraprofessional Parenting Educator Competencies

Paraprofessional Parenting Educators have practical and concrete knowledge of parenting education services from the parenting and community perspective. They do not have a related higher education degree to prepare them for parenting education. Paraprofessionals develop parenting education competencies (knowledge and skills, beliefs, and values) through a combination of initial training, regular ongoing training, and work experience with reflective supervision. The competencies they acquire are often tailored to their role as a paraprofessional parenting educator and the audiences they serve.

Paraprofessional Parenting Educator Competencies: A Resource Document for the Field of Parenting Education

This document was developed to identify competencies that are most applicable to paraprofessional parenting educators. This document was adapted from Parenting Educator Competencies: A Resource Document for the Field of Parenting Education.

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Supporting Paraprofessional Parenting Educators: A Manual for Recruitment, Training and Supervision

Paraprofessional Parenting Educators differ from professionals in preparing for their role with families.  They develop parenting education competencies through a combination of initial training, regular ongoing training, and work experience.  This manual offers guidance and tools for community organizations that utilize paraprofessional parent educators. Topics covered are recruitment, initial training, supervision, and ongoing training.  The contents are applicable for paraprofessionals that work either with groups or with home visitation offering parent support and information. 

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NPEN'S EQUITY AND JUSTICE STATEMENT

The National Parenting Education Network (NPEN) operates through the lens of equity and justice. We know the importance of social justice (racial, economic, educational, health, housing, employment, criminal, and environmental), diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging within the parenting education field and our organization. We demonstrate our commitment to these realities by ensuring that our membership and leadership roles are open to parenting professionals of all ethnicities, socio-economic statuses, ages, abilities, religions, sexual orientations, nationalities, genders, and marital statuses.  

Children learn about a just society through the words and actions of their parents, caregivers, and others.  We assert that our anti-racism and anti-oppression parenting education and family advocacy work allows everyone to be heard and supported. Our work includes promoting diverse parenting educators and parenting education in our media, webinars, member communications, leadership opportunities, networking, conferences, trainings, and advocacy. By keeping racial justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging at the forefront, we create an environment within NPEN that supports parenting educators, parents, and caregivers, thereby, encouraging children’s healthy growth and development.


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