
10 Great Dates/For African American Couples
10-session, easy-to-lead, skilled-based marriage education program in which couples watch a short video on a marriage topic, then go out on a date to discuss that topic and how it relates to their own marriage. 10 Great Dates program for African American couples is also available. Facilitators can be family life educators, lay couples, clergy, or individuals. No training is required to become a facilitator.
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Basic Training: A Black Marriage Education Curriculum
A video-based marriage education curricula for the Black community that allows them to form and sustain healthy marriages. This video based curricula is designed to be used by facilitators in a group setting, but most of all, they are designed for the numerous couples and singles who will never make it to a class. They include exercises, homework, weekly affirmations and new habits to learn. There are also three new curricula: Basic Training for Singles, Basic Training for Men and Basic Training for Women. They can be used in the comfort of your home in the evening, late at night, Saturday morning, Sunday afternoon, on vacation at the beach or whenever you choose. Just choose to do it!! Your marriage can be better, wedded bliss can be your goal. Basic Training is your map to get there.
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Before “I Do”: Preparing for the Full Marriage Experience
An interactive premarital workbook that prepares couples to experience all marriage has to offer! Before “I Do” is an ideal tool to use for your premarital education program. Update your program, or launch a new one with our dynamic, interactive workbook. Discover how to use one of the newest resources on the market with your mentor program, small groups, premarital classes, long distance counseling, or clergy-couple sessions. "Before ‘I Do’ provides a theologically informed, fun, and in-depth review of the key issues premarital couples need to consider. It’s sure to help engaged couples build a solid foundation for a great marriage.” Before "I Do" is a Christian-based pre-marriage education resource that can be used by religious leaders, pre-marital educators, and counselors. Couples attend 8 sessions with a pre-marriage educator or religious leader where they have a chance to discuss with each other and the educator what they are learning about themselves and their relationship. Pre-marital educators use the program resource to teach religious principles about marriage, practical marriage skills, and to explore issues such as money management, future goals, and sexuality.
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Foccus/Refoccus
Foccus is an internationally used inventory designed to provide engaged couples and those working with them a Personalized Profile of what is needed in their marriage preparation process. It is both a starting place for couple discussion and a map of what issues need time and attention, affirmation or problem solving. Refoccus is a packet of five instruments that a married couple can use by themselves or as part of a weekend or five weekly evenings with other couples. It is designed to fit the needs of couples that want to spend time and energy on their relationship and want some direction and skill building help in doing so.
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For Better and For Ever
For Better & For Ever is a marriage preparation program for Catholic and Protestant couples. The program brings together religious leaders, sponsor couples from a congregation, and engaged couples. Religious leaders oversee the program in their congregation, and sponsor couples meet with engaged couples to discuss and teach healthy marriage practices from the For Better & For Ever resource book. Training materials for religious leaders and sponsor couples are available.
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Marriage Mentoring: 12 Conversations
Designed to foster the growth of healthy marriages by allowing an experienced married couple to mentor a less experienced couple. The two couples discuss a series of topics with the mentor couple sharing stories and experiences from their own marriage. The two couples meet in a relaxed setting once a month for 12 months. One conversation topic from the program`s curriculum is discussed each month during the visit. We need to help couples grow great marriages from the start. Mentoring is a fun way to share what is ahead in marriage. Whether a couple is newlywed or entering a new stage of marriage, the 12 Conversations program is a simple, encouraging way to strengthen marriages. Sharing stories over snacks, dessert or dinner encourages a friendship between the couples that will last beyond the guided conversations. Come learn more about this user-friendly model for churches and agencies. Marriage Mentoring: Twelve Conversations fosters the growth of couples, not the “repair or counseling” of couples. It is intended to be a nurturance model for marital health and the prevention of “troubled marriages.”
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Prepare/Enrich
Offers several relationship inventories that assist couples in exploring relationship strengths and areas for growth, assertiveness, conflict resolution; developing personal, couple, and family goals; and discussing budgeting and financial planning. Participants complete 5 inventories then complete 4-6 feedback sessions involving facilitated discussion based on inventory results. Inventories created for a diverse array of couples, from pre-marital couples to well-established couples over 50. Prepare/Enrich is taught by trained facilitators.
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