Candidates for Friday Five

1. Advancing the Power of Economic Evidence to Inform Investments in Children, Youth, and Families






2. Interventions for parents and families: the evidence for improving social outcomes for children– evidence brief

By Parenting Research Centre

Describes the extent to which interventions for parents and families can improve social outcomes for children.

Download PDF - 644.53 KB

- See more at: http://www.benevolent.org.au/think/research--and--evaluation#sthash.96Tt1vE2.dpuf





3. Connecting Low-Income Families to Good Jobs in Promising Fields


or

STRENGTHENING TANF OUTCOMES BY DEVELOPING TWO-GENERATION APPROACHES TO BUILD ECONOMIC SECURITY






4. Research Brief: Strengthening Family Ties: How Relationship Education Benefits the Parent-Child Relationship






5.Quetelet 2016

The unions, fertility and parenthood from the perspective of men





6. Pope’s proclamation, like views of U.S. Catholics, indicates openness to nontraditional families

GREGORY A. SMITH AND DAVID MASCI






7. Shared custody increases contact with grandparents, who may help chidren cope with divorce







Thanks Anna


Bill

Fwd: How Pope Francis thinks we should change marriage prep

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News from The Pilot

How Pope Francis thinks we should change marriage prep
Vatican City, Apr 10, 2016 CNA/EWTN News.- Among the less-noticed passages of Pope Francis’ new exhortation was a lengthy section on marriage preparation, a subject that the pontiff has repeatedly spoken on, calling for additional focus at the diocesan and parish levels.   “Learning ...
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Integration requires conversion: reflections on Amoris laetitia
Washington D.C., Apr 9, 2016 CNA/EWTN News.- Reflecting on Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on love in the family, two professors at the John Paul II Institute have emphasized the close ties between integration and conversion, as well as the importance of the Church's established teaching. Amoris ...
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Pope urges kidnappers to release captives, including Salesian in Yemen
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis appealed for the release of all people being held captive in the world's battle zones, including Salesian Father Thomas Uzhunnalil, who was abducted in Yemen. "I renew my appeal for the liberation of all people kidnapped in areas of armed conflict," the pope said ...
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Pope to visit Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan
Vatican City, Apr 9, 2016 CNA/EWTN News.- Pope Francis will journey this summer to Armenia, and will visit Georgia and Azerbaijan later in the year, the Vatican announced Saturday. The visit to Armenia will take place June 24-26, following the invitation of Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, ...
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Kathy Mears:  The gift of presence
In March, our office celebrated National Catholic Sisters Week. We had a small breakfast for the sisters who work at the Pastoral Center and we acknowledged all that they have done for Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Boston. After the breakfast, our sisters joined our current school leaders ...
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Pope Francis:  Summary of 'Amoris Laetitia: On Love in the Family'
Below is the Vatican-provided summary of Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation 'Amoris Laetitia' (On Love in the Family) released April 9, 2016. To read the full text click
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Father J. Gustave Miracle:  Lessons from a pilgrimage of faith, hope, and love
Two months ago, we, the Haitian Catholic communities of Boston, received an invitation which brought joy into our hearts. The Office for Outreach and Cultural Diversity of the archdiocese planned to organize a pilgrimage on April 2, 2016 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. We happily participated in ...
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From: Tran, Thomas (ACF) <thomas.tran@acf.hhs.gov>
Date: Fri, Apr 8, 2016, 11:12 AM
Subject: OFA Posts TANF Eleventh Report to Congress
To: <OFA-TANF@list.nih.gov>


 

The Office of Family Assistance posted the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Eleventh Report to Congress.  The report provides data through Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 and presents information regarding TANF expenditures and caseloads, work participation and earnings, the characteristics and financial circumstances of TANF recipients, TANF performance measures, interactions between TANF and child support, as well as specific provisions of state TANF programs.  The report also documents current family self-sufficiency and stability-related research, describes federal efforts to promote healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood, provides national data on out-of-wedlock births, and presents child poverty statistics.

View the TANF Eleventh Report to Congress



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Candidates for Friday Five

1. Left or Right, It's All In the Family






2. Marriage increases likelihood of screening colonoscopy in men

Kotwal AA, et al.






3. 

Yes, Marry for the Sake of the Children
New York Times

At present in the United States, marriage provides the most reliable arrangement through which children grow up with two committed parents






4. 

What a Marriage Therapist Really Thinks
Wall Street Journal

Does your marriage therapist take sides? Think you're a jerk? Secretly know whether you'll make it? William J. Doherty, a marriage and family ...






5. A Happy Marriage Equals a Happy Heart






6. “Amoris Laetitia,” Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on marriage and the family





7. 

Marriage Matters: Marital storm detection
Sturgis Journal

Storms or conflict in marriage are inevitable, but destruction to the relationship does not have to be. The key to storm survival is learning to read signs ...​

James and Audora Burg






8. What Are the Keys to Happiness? Lessons from a 75-Year-Long Harvard Study






9. Why Do Some Poor Kids Thrive?

ALANA SEMUELS
 





10. Introducing At-Risk Youth to Relationship Skills for Love, Life, and Work

Wednesday, April 13th, 2016, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific





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Fwd: Free April 2016 webinar by The Dibble Institute


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I have attache the evite for the free April 2016 webinar.  Please send it out to your list serves, put in your newsletter and/or your websites.

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Cathy
Cathy Guidry | Customer Service Manager and Conference Coordinator
The Dibble Institute | A mission-driven nonprofit 
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forgot to cc y'all

Bill




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Date: Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:55 PM
Subject: Candidates for Friday Five
To: Anna Williams <annawilliams59@gmail.com>


Elite Eight...



New York Post

There's something going on with marriage in America. At a time when it's available to so many, it appears to be taken seriously by so few. Take Marnie ...





​2. 

Decline of marriage

​http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/03/202_201162.html







3. Trends in Attitudes About Marriage, Childbearing, and Sexual Behavior: United States, 2002, 2006–2010, and 2011–2013 

by Jill Daugherty, Ph.D., and Casey Copen, Ph.D., Division of Vital Statistics​







4. 

Marriage Matters: Till death do they part
Sturgis Journal

After Nancy Reagan died, we read pieces by several writers that offered thoughtful reflections on the Reagan marriage. Even then, we were not ...​






​5. 
The secret of happy marriage? It’s NOT communication




6. 
Marriage and relationship education
Recent research findings

Joanne Commerford and Cathryn Hunter





7. 
Hard thinking on soft skills





​8.
 
Key Government departments show no record of family test application




​Thanks Anna. I'm sure you can narrow it down to the Final Four +1​


Candidates for Good Friday Five

1. Parental conflict damages children's mental health and life chances





2.The Four Keys to Well-Being

 Richard J. Davidson 





3.   20TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

http://www.2016nccan.com/  (call for abstracts/reviewers)









Baby boomer marriage is in such crisis that researchers call it the Gray Divorce Revolution. Author Barbara Bradley Hagerty talks about why so many ...

​OR​



First Things First: Considering divorce doesn't always lead to one











5. The Human Cost of Welfare: How the System Hurts the People It’s Supposed to Help








7. Filial Family Therapy (new on NREPP--The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices) 





8. MARRIAGE: HEALTH CARE’S BEST KEPT SECRET

Dr. Terry Neese





9. Mom's marriage --- and mine


Chris Gersten









10. Low marriage rate has high S.C. costs


 STEVE BAILEY





Thanks Anna.  Happy Easter!

Bill

Fwd: Relationship Enhancement Therapy Workshop - May 13-15, 2016


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Subject: Relationship Enhancement Therapy Workshop - May 13-15, 2016
To: billcoffin68@gmail.com


 

Please forward this announcement to any list serves you may be on, or pass it along to a colleague.

Relationship Enhancement® Therapy with Couples and Families

May 13-55, 2016

Workshop Leader: Rob Scuka, Ph.D., Member of NIRE's Training Faculty

Rob is the author of Relationship Enhancement Therapy: Healing Through Deep Empathy and Intimate Dialogue. and numerous articles on RE and other topics.

Location: Topaz, House, 4400 East-West Highway, #24, Bethesda, MD 20814

Workshop Description: The purpose of this three-day skills training workshop is to provide participants a comprehensive introduction to the theory and methodology underlying the RE model and to teach participants how  to conduct RE Therapy with couples and families, beginning with the intake interview and proceeding through all the phases of RE therapy.

Intensive Supervised Skills Practice: The workshop emphasizes the building of participants' therapeutic skills through a process that combines lecture, video, role-play demonstrations, and intensively supervised skill practice. The number of participants is limited in order to ensure frequent individual supervision when participants break into triads to practice the previously-demonstrated skills.

Workshop Objectives: Participants will learn:

  • How to structure an intake interview so as to minimize in-session conflict and maximize commitment to positive therapeutic engagement
  • How to teach clients the ten RE skills
  • How to structure Conflict Management Skill as a contract between couples
  • How to coach couples' dialogues effectively
  • How to use the Identification Mode of empathy to help couples deepen their dialogues
  • How to use special RE therapy techniques such as Becoming and Troubleshooting
  • How to combine individual therapy of family members with RE couple and family therapy
  • How to overcome power imbalances among family members

Continuing Education: Upon completion, participants receive 20 CE credits for completing this workshop.

IDEALS/NIRE is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. IDEALS maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
IDEALS/NIRE has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5560. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. IDEALS/NIRE is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
IDEALS/NIRE is approved by the Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners to offer Category I continuing education programs for social workers. IDEALS/NIRE maintains responsibility for the program and adhering to the appropriate guidelines required by the respective organizations.

Number of participants strictly limited to assure ample individual supervision.

Fee: $375 (includes RE Therapist Manual).

Cancellation Policy: Full refund (minus a $25 cancellation fee) is available up to one week prior to the beginning of the workshop. Thereafter, no refund is permitted, but the money paid can be applied to a future workshop offering.

For further information, or to register, please call NIRE at 301-680-8977.

Visit our website at www.nire.org. You may also register on-line there as well.

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Candidates for Friday Five

1. Fathers speak up about sticking around

Lex Talamo






2. The deadline to apply for the 2016 Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop has been extended to March 20th. There is still time to submit an application. Visit http://www.ffworkshop.columbia.edu/ for more information.



OR 







3. #PAA2016 Program is Now Available







4. A QUARTER CENTURY CHANGE IN NONMARITAL BIRTHS: DIFFERENCES BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT






5. Marrying Age





6. Social programs help combat war on poverty

Wayne Baker








7. 







8. If You Set High Expectations For Your Marriage, Is It Doomed?






9. Marriage Patterns Explain Some Of The Rise In American Inequality

Tim Worstall






10. 
 ​
Where Social Change Happens One Life at a Time






11. Americans think divorce is less acceptable than they did a decade ago

Sarah Kliff and Soo Oh 








THANKS Anna.