TxCFR - Texas Council on Family Relations

What an empowering conclusion to Day 1 of the 2026 State Conference! Thanks to all our visionary speakers and insightful panelists! We’ll reconvene tomorrow for an encore of inspiration on Day 2!

And we're off to a phenomenal start! Heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Shera Thomas-Jackson, Dr. Elizabeth Sharp, and Avery Gragg from Texas Tech University for generously sharing their groundbreaking research on social health, wellbeing, and connection.

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The Texas Council on Family Relations Annual Conference
This year’s theme:
Family Stress and Resilience: We All Have Stories

Fort Worth - Downtown Holiday Inn
TOMORROW & SATURDAY!
📅 April 17 & 18, 2026
📍 Holiday Inn Express Downtown– Fort Worth

Registration Link at tx.ncfr.org

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Family Stress and Resilience: We All Have Stories | txcfr TxCFR 2026 Annual Conference Learn, collaborate, and connect through research presentations, professional discussions, and community engagement. Our shared stories deepen understanding of family systems and strengthens the work we do.

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The Texas Council on Family Relations Annual Conference is coming to Fort Worth!

📅 April 17 & 18, 2026
📍 Holiday Inn Express Downtown– Fort Worth

This year’s theme: Family Stress and Resilience: We All Have Stories

Registration Link: https://tx.ncfr.org/event-details/family-stress-and-resilience-we-all-have-stories

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Family Stress and Resilience: We All Have Stories | txcfr TxCFR 2026 Annual Conference Learn, collaborate, and connect through research presentations, professional discussions, and community engagement. Our shared stories deepen understanding of family systems and strengthens the work we do.

The deadlines to submit nominees for NCFR awards are rapidly approaching - many deadlines are May 1st with some special awards having deadlines in the weeks that follow.

Search here for the many opportunities to promote a colleague or your student or professor for recognition of their contributions to family science.

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Check out the upcoming NCFR Webinar -
U.S. Immigrant Families: Understanding Policy to Inform Practice
Thursday, May 2 / 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT
Presented by: Colleen Vesely, Ph.D.; and Kevin Ferreira van Leer, Ph.D.

In 2021, over 25% of U.S. children had an immigrant parent. As family scholars and practitioners, it is crucial to grasp the myriad policies currently impacting immigrants to fully support the well-being of children in immigrant families. This webinar will provide valuable insights into key immigration policies and how those policies shape the lives of immigrant families in the U.S.

Join Colleen Vesely, Ph.D., and Kevin Ferreira van Leer, Ph.D., as they provide insights into family-related policies and how they shape immigrant families’ experiences in the U.S., as well as recommendations for how to best work with and support immigrant families within the current policy context.

By the end of the webinar, attendees will be able to:
• Articulate the categories of immigrant statuses and how these categories shape immigrant families’ experiences related to different policies
• Improve experiences of immigrant families by understanding social safety net policies that effect immigrant families
• How to best work with and support immigrant families

• Approved for 1.5 hours of CFLE continuing education.
• Registrants can watch webinar recordings on demand.
• Classroom licenses are also available

U.S. Immigrant Families: Understanding Policy to Inform Practice Presenters: Colleen Vesely, Ph.D.; and Kevin Ferreira van Leer, Ph.D.

Congratulations to our incoming TxCFR President, Janis Henderson.

NCFR Honors Student Recognition Program By recognizing exceptional scholarship, leadership and community service in the family discipline of graduating undergraduate, master's or doctoral students through its honors student recognition program, the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) wishes to honor worthy recipients, and encourag...

Images from Drs. Sharp and Durham DeCesaro, Keynote talk on Friday, March 1st.