In the 2024 Military Family Readiness Academy, OneOp will deliver multi-disciplinary professional development programming focused on research, tools, and resources to support the service providers and educators working to improve the economic readiness of military families. At the cornerstone of this programming is the 90-minute asynchronous course, Foundations for Military Family Financial Readiness.
This foundational course provides an overview of the impacts of financial readiness on military family well-being. Emphasis is placed on understanding the financial foundations of economic security, including social and economic drivers required to reach and sustain improved quality of life among military families. Consideration is given to the unique challenges military families face, especially across times of transition, such as joining the military, deployment, permanent change of station (PCS), and navigating major life events. Resources for assisting service members and their families across these domains are provided.
After taking this free course, learners will be able to:
- Define and assess barriers to achieving financial readiness and military family well-being in the context of military family quality of life.
- Identify and understand possible career and financial implications for each of five major service transitions and their impact on military families and their quality of life, including (1) joining the military, (2) deployment, (3) PCS, (4) leaving the military, and (5) major life events.
- Define and discuss ways to assess financial literacy, financial well-being, and financial security within the context of a military family.
- Apply an ecological lens to military family well-being, including how financial readiness can offer a foundation to improve quality of life.
- Discuss innovative approaches, tools, and technologies to assist military families in accessing financial assistance, readiness, and educational programs.
This course takes learners through six modules of professional development anchored in research and tools that support the work of service providers and educators. Accredited professionals can earn continuing education credits from a variety of credentialing agencies:
- American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences
- Commission for Case Manager Certification
- Patient Advocate Certification Board
- University of Texas at Austin, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
- Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education
- FinCert
- National Council on Family Relations
- Commission on Dietetic Registration
- Human Resource Professionals from the Society for Human Resource Management
- National Commission for Health Education Credentialing
- Certificates of completion are also available
This course was written by Dr. @Nichole Huff, Assistant Extension Professor of Family Finance and Resource Management in the School of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Kentucky and Dr. Jenny Rea, Assistant Professor in the College of Applied Science and Technology in the Human Services program at the University of Arizona.
Learn more and enroll in this course: https://oneop.org/learn/financial-readiness/
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