Why Marriage Matters August 16, 2011 Event

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Date: Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:29 AM
Subject: Why Marriage Matters August 16, 2011 Event
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Institute for American Values

The Institute for American Values

CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO JOIN

A CONVERSATION WITH

LINDA MALONE-COLÓN

Founder of the National Center on African American Marriages
and Parenting at Hampton University

ELIZABETH MARQUARDT

Director of the Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values

W. BRADFORD WILCOX

Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia

ON

WHY MARRIAGE MATTERS

An Argument for the Goods of Marriage

HOSTED BY

JONATHAN RAUCH

Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution

BRAD WILCOX chaired the team of scholars that authored the third edition of Why Marriage Matters.
TUESDAY,
August 16th, 2011
5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
Refreshments served
AT THE
Center for Public Conversation
1841 Broadway, Second Floor
New York, New York 10023
www.americanvalues.org

SEATING IS LIMITED.
To reserve a seat, please RSVP to info@americanvalues.org OR 212-246-3942
Program will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.

Copies of Why Marriage Matters will be available.

Institute for American Values

WHY MARRIAGE MATTERS

About the Publication:

In recent decades, scholars waged battles over marriage. Some argued that marriage was an outmoded and even destructive institution. But now, the debate is over. The scholarly evidence points to the enormous benefits of marriage to couples, children, and the society. Released by a group of 18 family scholars, Why Marriage Matters offers important new findings from the social sciences on the state of marriage in the United States. While divorce rates for families with children have fallen almost to pre-divorce revolution levels, family instability continues to increase for children as a whole due, in large part, to the fact that more than 40 percent of American children will spend time in a cohabiting household.

About the Panelists:

Linda Malone-Colón is founder of the National Center on African American Marriages and Parenting and chair of the Psychology Department at Hampton University. She is a noted scholar, national speaker, and consultant and has authored several important publications on African American marriage and families. Additionally, Dr. Malone-Colón is currently engaged in research and scholarship aimed at identifying protective and risk factors for African Americans in developing satisfying and stable marital relationships.

Elizabeth Marquardt is editor of FamilyScholars.org, where she also blogs. She is vice president for family studies and director of the Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values. Marquardt is author of Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce. Based on the first nationally representative study of grown children of divorce in the U.S., she argues that while an amicable divorce is better than a bitter one, even amicable divorces profoundly shape the inner lives of children.

W. Bradford Wilcox is director of the National Marriage Project and associate professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. He has published articles on marriage, cohabitation, parenting, and fatherhood in The American Sociological Review, Social Forces, The Journal of Marriage and Family and The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, and is now researching the effect that gender norms, children, commitment, and religion have on the quality of contemporary American marriages.

About the Host:

Jonathan Rauch is a contributing editor for National Journal and The Atlantic, and is the author of several books and many articles on public policy, culture, and economics. He is also a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution. His multiple-award-winning column, "Social Studies," was published in National Journal (a Washington-based weekly on government, politics, and public policy) from 1998 to 2010. His latest book is Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America, published in 2004 by Times Books (Henry Holt).
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Marriage & Fatherhood grants, Upcoming Training at I-Ky

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From: Mary Ortwein <mary@skillswork.org>
Date: Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 9:35 AM


MML, Relationship Enhancement, and Filial News To Use         July, 2011

 Dear Folks on Mary's Special Lists of MML, RE, and People,

Below is a newsletter that will likely go out today to a larger list.  You may well get a second copy.  I simply wanted to send it to you from my email lists, to make SURE you get it.  We HOPE to send a similar piece of information about trainings, materials, etc on a regular basis to those who have been trained through I-Ky.  If you do NOT want to receive such mailings, please send an email to admin@skillswork.org and Chriss will take you off our lists.

Blessings!

Mary Ortwein

Fatherhood and Marriage Grant Information

Fatherhood and Marriage Grant Information for using MML, Love’s Cradle, Ready for Love, the standard RE program, Magic of Play, or Parenting Skills in the recently released RFPs for Fatherhood and Marriage Grants has been posted at www.skillswork.org . This includes  recent research  that validates the effectiveness of Relationship Enhancement in MML form and information about various RE based programs that matches grant requirements.  The ACF grants are due July 28!

Numerous people have contacted us about using RE based materials.  We want to be as helpful as possible.  If you have other questions about grant matters, contact either Mary Ortwein at mary@skillswork.org or Bill Coffin at bill68@gmail.com  Mary is currently in California doing a training in RE therapy with 40 registrants, but she can also be reached at 859-806-4484.  Calls will be returned as soon as possible.  Sometimes emails can be returned sooner, because they can be more easily done during workshop breaks.

Recent Research on MML

California Healthy Marriages Coalition has conscientiously evaluated MML, the traditional RE program, and numerous other marriage education curricula used in CHMC's current marriage education grant.

In findings presented earlier this month at the NARME Conference in Dallas and in personal communications with IDEALS staff, we are happy to report that:

  • Data from research conducted by the California Healthy Marriages Coalition show Relationship Enhancement and Mastering the Mysteries of Love to be two of the four most effective Marriage Education programs taught in California.
  • There was significant improvement in marital quality and communication skills from pre to post test, at 30 days, and at 6 months.
  • Amount of time spent practicing was significant for levels of improvement, with communication, problem solving, couple satisfaction all improving more with additional time spent in class or by phone practicing skills.
  • This was especially noticeable for the approximately 1/3 couples who entered the marriage education classes "distressed" or "highly distressed."
  • Generally, levels of improvement were equivalent to the levels of improvement shown in the Penn State research conducted by Dr. Bernard Guerney and his associates.  This would indicate that the original research (see Research and Meta-Analytic study ) holds for MML.
  • Other curricula which also showed substantial improvement in CHMC's research were also led by trained facilitators and included substantial practice time.

Training at IDEALS through the Fall

The following trainings will be held at IDEALS of Kentucky through this fall.  To register, contact Chriss at 502-227-0055 or by email: admin@skillswork.org

Mastering the Mysteries of Sacramental Love at NACFLM (National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers) August 2-3.  $60 person, $95 couple.  For registration information, see www.nacflm.org

Child-Centered Play Therapy at IDEALS of Kentucky, 306 West Main St., Frankfort, Kentucky  August 31-September 1. $95 per day with CE, $55 per day without CE, $15 for full time mental health students.

Strategies for Working with Parents, at IDEALS of Kentucky, 306 West Main St., Frankfort, Kentucky  September 16. $95 with CE, $55 without CE, $15 for full time mental health students.

Strategies for Working with Step-families, at IDEALS of Kentucky, 306 West Main St., Frankfort, Kentucky  September 30. $95 with CE, $55 without CE, $15 for full time mental health students.

Filial Therapy, at IDEALS of Kentucky, 306 West Main St., Frankfort, Kentucky, October 28-29  $95 per day with CE, $55 per day without CE, $15 for full time mental health students.

Love’s Cradle Facilitator Training, at IDEALS of Kentucky, 306 West Main St., Frankfort, Kentucky  November 9-11, $95 per day with CE, $55 per day without CE, $15 for full time mental health students.

Mastering the Mysteries of Love Facilitator Training, at IDEALS of Kentucky, 306 West Main St., Frankfort, Kentucky , November 10-12,  $95 per day with CE, $55 per day without CE, $15 for full time mental health students.

 

 

Upcoming Child-Centered Play Therapy Workshop - September 23-24, 2011

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Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 10:02 AM
To: billandpatcoffin@verizon.net
Subject: Upcoming Child-Centered Play Therapy Workshop - September 23-24, 2011

Please forward this announcement to any list serves you may be on.

Child-Centered Play Therapy Workshop

September 23-24, 2011

Workshop Leader: William Nordling, Ph.D., Member of NIRE's Training Faculty

Location: Bethesda, MD.

Workshop Description: The purpose of this two-day skills training workshop is to provide participants a comprehensive introduction to the Child-Centered Play Therapy Model and to teach participants the principles and techniques for conducting all aspects of Child-Centered Play Therapy with children, from intake through termination.

Intensive Supervised Skills Practice: The workshop emphasizes the building of participants' therapeutic skills through a process that combines lecture, demonstration and supervised practice via participant role-plays and mock play sessions. The number of participants is limited in order to ensure frequent individual supervision when participants practice aspects of the child-centered play therapy process.

Workshop Objectives: Participants will learn how to:

  • Identify the parameters for the appropriate use of play therapy
  • Quickly establish rapport and a strong therapeutic relationship with the child
  • Create the recommended therapeutic atmosphere
  • Facilitate the child's mastery of thoughts and feelings to help eliminate immature and symptomatic behaviors
  • Set and enforce limits in an effective and therapeutic way
  • Identify the major stages of play therapy and accompanying themes
  • Communicate to parents about play therapy and their child's progress and help them and the child terminate therapy

Continuing Education: Upon completion, participants receive 13 CE credits for completing this workshop.

IDEALS/NIRE is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education programs specific to play therapy.  APT Preferred Provider 95-009.

IDEALS/NIRE is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  IDEALS maintains responsibility for the program and its content.

DEALS/NIRE is approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors. NBCC provider #5560.

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.

Fee: $265 (includes packet of materials)

For further information, please visit our website at www.nire.org.

To register, please downlaod a registration form at www.nire.org or call NIRE at 301-986-1479.

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