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About
Us
Mission
For more than 20 years, the Guide to Careers in Child and Family Policy
has provided validation, insight, and ideas for child and family policy
careers. We cover the diversity of child and family policy careers,
which can be pursued across private, non-profit, academic, and government
settings and can begin with formal training or through experiential
learning in internships, fellowships, volunteer positions, or jobs at
all life stages.
The site is noncommercial and nonpartisan. Institutional resources
and foundation grants make it possible. The site can be searched without
cost by persons seeking career information and can be freely used by
persons wishing to provide such information about their organization
and its opportunities. No fees are charged and no information is sold.
Who are We?
The site is maintained by Rachel A. Gordon a professor at
the Institute of Government and Public Affairs and Department of Sociology
at the University of Illinois at Chicago and P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale
a professor at the Program in Human Development and Social Policy in
the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University in collaboration with the University-based Consortium of Child and Family Policy Programs..
Whats On This Site?
The "learn about the field" section of the guide covers a broad range of settings, including government agencies, private sector companies, and a range of non-profit organizations (such as advocacy groups, think tanks, and professional organizations).
The "search and browse" sections of the site contain information about university-based child and family policy programs, including degree granting units and research centers. Jobs and fellowships in these types of organizations can also be listed on the site.
History
The Guide to Careers in Child and Family Policy was first conceptualized
in 1990 by Rachel A. Gordon and P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, based on the
difficulty Rachel had in locating information about a career in child
and family policy when she was completing her undergraduate degree in
psychology in 1990. Paper guides were published in 1993 and 1995. In 1997,
the guide was moved to the web in static form. In 2001, the first dynamic
version of the site was completed. The latest version provides information "about the field" across a wide range of settings (including government agencies, private companies and non-profits advocacy organizations and think tanks), but only lists detailed information about university-based child and family policy programs (either degree-granting units or research centers).
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