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Members
The Washington Parenting Education Network (WAPEN) has a broad membership that includes parenting educators from across the state. Click here to view Parenting Education in Washington.
Mission
WAPEN's mission is to provide leadership and infrastructure to support Washington State
parenting educators in their work with families.
Vision
Through WAPEN, parenting educators will:
- Strengthen our identity as a community and profession.
- Advance professional standards and practices.
- Utilize research, training, and professional support to provide high quality programs, services, and information.
- Encourage all families in Washington state to expect and receive parenting education.
Strategies
The work of WAPEN is guided by and focused around four key strategies to enhance the ability of parenting educators in Washington state:
- Increase awareness of the value of parenting education.
- Increase access and reduce barriers to families seeking parenting education.
- Promote continuing education and professional development for parenting educators.
- Create networking opportunities to share research, resources, best practices, and to foster coordination and collaboration among parenting educators.
WAPEN's work builds off of, and links to, existing efforts in the state.
Values
WAPEN's values provide guidance in setting priorities and making decisions. Click here to view WAPEN's values.
WAPEN PowerPoint® Presentation
You can use this presentation to share information on WAPEN's history, advisory members, and our 2003 Needs Assessment of 133 parenting educators. The Needs Assessment examined what parenting educators want from a statewide parenting education network. Click here to download the presentation.
WAPEN's Web-Based Tools
Now it's easier than ever to network with parenting educators and stay up-to-date on the latest parenting education news!
WAPEN's Listserv
Join WAPEN's listserv! You can send e-mails to WAPEN's membership. To join, send a blank e-mail to wa-pen-join@lyris.cahnrs.wsu.edu. To send an e-mail after joining, the address is: wa-pen@lyris.cahnrs.wsu.edu. If you have questions, contact Drew Betz, WSU/Whatcom, Cooperative Extension, at 360-676-6736 or betz@wsu.edu.
Parenting Education Links
Local Links
National Links
Learn More!
For more information about WAPEN, please contact Sue Anderson at 1-800-323-2433, ext. 1917 or suea@chef.org.
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