The Administration for Children and Families is in the process of updating Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education programs to address the unique needs of individuals who are (or may eventually be) in same-sex relationships. The project is identifying practices that address the unique needs of LGBT populations, such as encouraging programs to adopt policies that […]
Many couples find that their sexual desire has dwindled over time. It's not unusual for partners who could not keep their hands off each to gradually lose interest. But new research indicates that there are ways that couples can sustain — or relight — their passion. Gurit E. Birnbaum, Harry T. Reis, Moran Mizrahi, […]
Joe was at the NARME Summit doing what he loved, teaching others about Family Wellness. Joe was a constant source of creativity, enthusiasm, professionalism, wisdom, and dedication to Family Wellness Associates, those he trained, the many people and families he served during his life as a clinical psychologist, treasured friends, and most especially, his […]
According to a recent headline in the Washington Post, “Living together is basically the same as marriage, study finds.” Is that true? I do not think so, but it is worth grappling with the study and related findings. Read more.
5th Annual NARME Leadership Summit National Association for Relationship & Marriage Education June 15-17, 2015 in Atlanta, GA NARME is a national association formed in 2010 to represent the interests and serve the needs of Relationship, Marriage and Family Educators by: Providing ongoing professional training opportunities Hosting an annual conference featuring skills-based education programs, […]
Embedding Job and Career Advancement Services in Healthy Marriage Programs: Lessons from Two Programs in PACT How do Healthy Marriage grantees integrate job and career advancement services for parenting couples into their programs? What role do these services play in meeting the needs of couples? Learn more by reading the brief.
Each year the Healthy Marriage grantees serve a diverse group of participants across the United States. Since the beginning of the OMB approved data collection in 2012, HM participants have been characterize by a high degree of diversity in all of the demographic variables – age, sex, marital status, employment status. Read more.
The U.S. Census Bureau launched a newly designed website for the ACS on June 23. The website contains terminology consistent with census.gov, allowing users to quickly find information. http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Excerpt from the A Notice by the Commerce Department on 04/28/2015 …"Regarding the marital history questions, the Census Bureau received 1,361 comments from researchers and professors, professional associations that represent marriage and family therapists, the Social Security Administration (SSA), and many individuals interested in retaining these questions. SSA commented that it uses the marital history […]
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of evidence-based relationship and marriage education(RME)programs. Readers are introduced to the best practices for designing, implementing, and evaluating effective RME programs to better prepare them to teach clients how to have healthy intimate relationships. Read more.