Family Studies & Human Development

AAFCS provides leadership and support for professionals whose work assists individuals, families, and communities in making informed decisions about their well being, relationships, and resources to achieve optimal quality of life.

CA-AFCS, the California Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, is devoted to quality of life issues. As a state affiliate of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), our members serve the needs of Californians, in particular, while upholding the basic mission and purpose of the national body.

The National Council on Family Relations, founded in 1938, is the oldest nonprofit, nonpartisan, multidisciplinary professional association focused solely on family research, practice, and education.

The International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) is an interdisciplinary organization that strives to (a) promote advances in the scientific study of personal and social relationships, and (b) encourage collaboration among students, new scholars and experienced scholars. IARR members represent a broad range of disciplines, such as family studies, psychology, communication, sociology, child/lifespan development, gerontology, education, clinical work (e.g., counseling, therapy), philosophy, and anthropology.