FOCCUS is a self-diagnostic inventory designed to help couples learn more about themselves and their unique relationship. It is a tool to help couples name and work through issues before marriage. (A curriculum resource)
The Active Living Seminar combines some of the best ideas and exercises from the fields of positive psychology and psycho-education. The ideas and exercises expressed in this work were influenced by a variety of professionals who have contributed profoundly to the realization that we can all master our own well-being, regardless of external circumstances. How […]
FOCCUS is a self-diagnostic inventory designed to help couples learn more about themselves and their unique relationship. It is a tool to help couples name and work through issues before marriage. (A curriculum resource) FOCUS es un inventario de auto diagnóstico diseñado para ayudar a las parejas a aprender más sobre sí mismas y su […]
The “”Active Money Personalities: for Healthy Marriages and Healthy Relationships”” is an innovative curriculum that combines the best practices (ideas and exercises) from the fields of marriage education, relationship skills, positive psychology and conflict resolution. This program helps bridge financial planning and the willingness to work together as a team. Money management in marriage happens […]
This report is based on a study commissioned in 2002 by Dana Reichert, who was then Director of Louisiana’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The study was envisioned as a tool for assessing needs and developing policies affecting the state’s many fragile families. This investigation was particularly salient because Louisiana has more fragile families […]
The His Needs, Her Needs curriculum is designed to change the course of a marriage. Dr. Harley helps couples understand why their best intentions are not enough to prevent marital incompatibility. Couples must do more than want to meet each other’s needs–they must actually meet them! (A curriculum resource)
Young people spend a great deal of time thinking about, talking about, and being in romantic relationships (Furman, 2002), yet adults typically dismiss adolescent dating relationships as superficial. Young people do not agree: half of all teens reporthaving been in a dating relationship and nearly one-third of all teens said they have been in a […]
This book addresses married couples’ failure to care — failure to meet each other’s most important emotional needs. Men and women have great difficulty understanding and appreciating the value of each other’s needs. Men tend to try to meet needs that they would value and women do the same. The problem is that the needs […]
By nearly every measure the culture of Black marriage in America is in crisis. Declines in rates and quality of Black marriages have profound, well-documented negative effects on Black adults and children, their communities, and the broader society. But in the midst of crisis there are manifold reasons for hope. Large majorities of African Americans […]