What Roles Can Family Professionals Play to Build Family Policy?

For professionals willing to get involved, what does it mean to do family policy? What roles can professionals play in building family policy? There are many. Some roles entail direct contact with policymakers, and others are far removed from the policymaking process. Some involve generating the research and ideas that can influence policymaking, and others involve disseminating this research and ideas to policymakers. Some professionals engage citizens in family policymaking, and others educate the next generation of family policy professionals.