MML Program Leader Training at the Fiesta

Mastering the Mysteries of Love (MML) Program Leader Training

July 6 and 7, 2011 Albuquerque, New Mexico

www.bettermarriages.org/register

 

Mastering the Mysteries of Love (MML) is a research-validated Relationship Enhancement® Program developed by Dr. Bernard Guerney, Jr. and Mary Ortwein, MS.  You will be qualified to teach the 8 hour MML program to couples in community, faith based, or professional practice settings:.  In this workshop you will learn:

  • Five core RE skills (Listening, Expression, Discussion, Problem Solving, Conflict Management)
  • Use of the Experience Diagram and Couple Coaching
  • Creation of education sessions that are fun for both you and your participants
  • Mixing experiential learning and skills training activities
  • Adjusting and adapting curriculum to your community

Who should attend:  Community and faith-based marriage and relationship educators, clergy, students in the helping professions, professionals who want to offer an educational approach to couples.

  

Registration: see  www.bettermarriages.org/register for registration, cost and description of the leader training.

  

Cost:  $150 a couple or individual if registered for Fiesta; $190 without Fiesta; leader manual included

  

Workshop Presenters:  Joan  Liversidge, MS, LCMFT and Rich Liversidge,  240-678-3929, joanlive@earthlink.net.   Joan and Rich have been members and leaders with Better Marriages since 1986.  They use  MML  to help couples deepen their dialogue skills and more effectively handle conflict; two of the essentials of a healthy, long lasting marriage identified by David Mace.  Joan is a staff therapist and educator at the National Institute of Relationship Enhancement in Bethesda, Md.

To lear more about Mastering the Mysteries of Love go to www.skillswork.org


  
Joan D. Liversidge, M.S., LCMFT 240-678-3929 (cell)

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Yes You Can!

 Relationship Enhancement Family of Family Therapies and Enrichment

The Pioneering Work of Drs. Bernard and Louise Guerney

 

A newly released documentary!

This is a tribute to the groundbreaking work of Drs. Bernard and Louise Guerney. It includes interviews with the Guerneys and those who have followed in their footsteps, video clips demonstrating each of them working with clients, research and publications, and descriptions of local and worldwide outreach by others. Implications for the enormous possibilities

for the future by means of prevention and positive change are envisioned.

 

           

“…What the Guerneys did that was so special was to show that, with the right training and the right follow-through and support, families are capable of great things.”

Risë VanFleet, Ph.D.,

Family Enhancement and Play Therapy Center, Inc.

 

“…the Guerneys had a real belief that the clients had the ability to learn, to make lasting changes and to acquire the skills that traditionally, the therapists had for themselves.”

William Nordling, Ph.D.,

Founding Faculty Member of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences

 

“…an excellent tribute to the Guerneys and quite a strong representation of the

power of their methods.” 

Steven L. Herb, Ph. D., Head of Education and Behavioral Sciences Library in the University Libraries

Affiliate Professor of Education, Penn State University

 

“…Yes You Can… recounts the remarkable contributions of Drs. Bernard and Louise Guerney. Their emphasis on skill-training has transformed the fields of

mental health and child, couple and family therapies. This DVD includes

excerpts of their work and historical recounting by their colleagues.

A fascinating listening experience.” 

Barry G. Ginsberg, Ph.D.,

The Center of Relationship Enhancement (CORE)

 

 

 

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“…Yes You Can… recounts the remarkable contributions of Drs. Bernard and Louise Guerney. Their emphasis on skill-training has transformed the fields of

mental health and child, couple and family therapies. This DVD includes

excerpts of their work and historical recounting by their colleagues.

A fascinating listening experience.” 

Barry G. Ginsberg, Ph.D.,

The Center of Relationship Enhancement (CORE)

Appendix F - Healthy Marriages

Author(s): Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, U.S. Children's Bureau Rosenberg, Jeffrey., Wilcox, W. Bradford.
Year Published: 2006

Appendix F - Healthy Marriages

Parenting can be rewarding, but it also can be a difficult and demanding responsibility. Particularly with all of the demands facing busy families, it perhaps is not surprising that children tend to thrive best in two parent households, providing that it is not a high-conflict marriage. There are numerous factors that can impact a healthy marriage, but those factors should be assessed differently for different populations. For instance, the challenges and concerns of couples with a partner away on a military deployment or because of incarceration are different than those of a couple living together. In addition, it is important to recognize that couples do not either have a healthy marriage or not—healthy marriages exist in varying degrees along a continuum. The quality of the marriage and the contentment of each person involved are likely to vary over time.1

There is a growing consensus that it is not just marriage in and of itself that matters, but healthy marriage.2 There are 10 components instrumental in building a healthy marriage, based on decades of research on marriage and the perspectives of researchers working in the field.

  1. Commitment of the couple—taking a long-term perspective toward the relationship, being willing to persevere when difficulties arise, and committing to caring for the other person.
  2. Satisfaction—being contented and happy with various aspects of and with the marriage overall.
  3. Communication—involving just not the sheer volume of communication in the marriage, but also the quality and nature of it.
  4. Conflict resolution—having the ability to address and resolve conflict that can otherwise undermine the relationship.
  5. Lack of domestic violence—experiencing conflict is a normal part of marriage, but physical assaults and psychological abuse are markers of an unhealthy marriage.
  6. Fidelity—being faithful to one's spouse is an important component and many relationships do not survive this betrayal of trust.
  7. Interaction and time together—having positive interactions and enjoying time together is as important as the amount of time spent together.
  8. Intimacy and emotional support—experiencing feelings of trust, caring, and love, as well as physical affection, represent important dimensions of a healthy marriage.
  9. Commitment to children—being committed to the development and well-being of all children born to or adopted by either spouse is an important element for couples with children.
  10. Duration and legal marital status—remaining married, as long as it is not characterized by violence or high conflict, contributes to the stability of the children and family.3

1 McLanahan, S., & Sandefur, G. (1994); Amato, P. R. (2000); Coleman, M., et al. (2000); Amato, P. R., et al. (1995); Jekielek, S. M. (1998). back
2 Horn, W. F. (2003, September). back
3 Straus, M. A. (1992). Sociological research and social policy: The case of family violence. Sociological Forum, 7(2), 211-238; Straus, M. A., & Gelles, R. J. (1990). Physical violence in American families: Risk factors and adaptations to violence in 8,145 families. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers; Smock, P. J., & Manning, W. D. (2003). The conceptualization and measurement of relationship quality: Insights from a qualitative study of cohabiting young adults. Unpublished memo commissioned by Child Trends. Washington, DC; Amato, P. R., et al. (1995). back

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