Iraq/CFLE/RE Phone training/OC Opportunities - 6/05

Fri Jun 3 00:04:04 EDT 2005

- HOTEL 
- IN IRAQ
- FREE RELATIONSHIP ENHANCEMENT TELECONFERENCE TRAINING: JUNE 14 9PM EST
- ON BECOMING A CERTIFIED FAMILY LIFE EDUCATOR
- MARRIAGE EDUCATION IN ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA

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- HOTEL 
If you have a room at the Adams Mark that you won't be using, puleeze call
and cancel it.  800-444-2326. Conference registrations are still coming in
and we need all the sleeping rooms we can get. If you forget to cancel,
you'll be charged for one room night when you don't show up.  - diane

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- IN IRAQ

> Diane,
> thanks for including the article on military
> marriages in today's post .... plan to share it w/ the
> Chaplains here on our fwd operating base here in Iraq
> to see if we can do some joint marriage strengthening
> briefings over the next few months to prepare our guys
> to go home.
> 
> Cpt Gary L. Murvin, MA, MSW,LCSW
> gmurv at yahoo.com

I get to read messages like this all day long and should share more of them
with the list.  This is the kind that keeps us going.  - diane

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- FREE RELATIONSHIP ENHANCEMENT TELECONFERENCE TRAINING: JUNE 14 9PM EST

The Significance of Mutual Love by Maryhelen (Mel) Snyder and Rob Scuka
Freud recognized that love was an essential component of any healing (or
nurturing) relationship. Explore how Relationship Enhancement skills and the
methods by which they are taught foster love and intimacy between couples
and family members.  This is accomplished in part by the facilitator's
behavior in modeling the authenticity, transparency, non-judgmental
acceptance and empathy it is hoped family members will begin to experience
with each other as a form of mutual love.
To participate call 1-646-519-5800, PIN:  6307#. Unable to make the call?
Listen to a recording an Audiopodium by calling 1-918-222-7201, code 359
beginning on June 15. For call or audiorecording, your long distance charges
are your only cost.

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- ON BECOMING A CERTIFIED FAMILY LIFE EDUCATOR

> Hi Diane, 
> Just a quick note requesting more detailed information on how to become
> certified as a Certified Family Life Educator. You mentioned in a recent
> newsletter that I would need a transcript, vita, and someone associated with
> CFLE would interview applicants. Is this accurate? Should I bring the
> transcript & vita to Dallas in June? What do I need included on these
> documents (i.e.- specific approved CFLE course work, PREP Level III Training,
> etc.)? 
> Greg Thiel
> Relationship Coach

I took this question to Dawn Cassidy.  Here is her answer which I'm sure
many will find interesting:

Hi Greg! Thanks for your interest in the Certified Family Life Educator
(CFLE) designation. The ideal situation is for you to order the CFLE
Application Packet ($12 for non-members of NCFR) prior to coming to Dallas.
The application packet has all the forms and directions needed to apply. If
possible, complete the application as thoroughly as you can and submit that
to me in Dallas at the NCFR booth. I can then do a free preliminary review
of your application and let you know if there are any areas that need
strengthening or clarification. This will increase the likelihood that
everything is in order when you submit the application officially.

If that isn¹t possible you can bring your vita/resume and transcript with
you to Dallas and drop it off at the NCFR exhibit. I can still give you a
pretty good idea as to how close you are based on that information.

The application process involves documentation of your preparation and
experience in ten family life content areas. This includes academic
preparation, professional development and work experience. PREP training and
teaching would certainly be appropriate. While we don¹t require proof or
documentation for everything you list, you should provide some course
completion certificates, outlines, etc. More information on CFLE can be
found on the NCFR website at www.ncfr.org <http://www.ncfr.org/> where you
can also order the packet.  Or you can contact me by phone or email.

Dawn Cassidy, M.Ed., CFLE
Certification Director
National Council on Family Relations
(888-) 781-9331 X 12
(763) 231-2882 direct
(763) 781-9348 fax
dawn at ncfr.org
www.ncfr.org

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- MARRIAGE EDUCATION IN ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA

Alert everyone you know in Southern Calif to take advantage of these
opportunities which I'm sharing by way of inspiration to remind you what you
can do if you eat your Wheaties and write winning grants. - diane

1) Sun, June 5th - Los Angeles - 5pm to 9pm -  Guest speakers include: Bill
Coffin, Special Assistant for Marriage Education at ACF (Administration for
Children and Families), Pastor Dion Evans from CSHMI, and Dennis Stoica.
Information: www.kccd3300.org or Hyepin Im at hyepin at yahoo.com.

2) Monday, June 6th - Los Angeles - 1pm to 4pm - "Strategy Planning Meeting"
of the California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC) at the West Los Angeles
Campus of Pepperdine University (3 miles from LAX).  Bill Coffin, ACF's
Special Assistant for Marriage Education, will be our guest speaker, and we
will discuss the following topics: Strategic direction for CHMC; review of
recent/current grant applications as strategic planning documents, and
feedback and input from Bill Coffin on "how what we are doing in California
fits within the broader picture of the overall National Marriage Movement".
The California Healthy Marriages Coalition is a "coalition of marriage
coalitions" within California - and its mission is to make
marriage-education accessible to ALL couples in ALL parts of the state - in
a culturally sensitive manner that is consistent with each couple's faith
expression. All California "marriage movers" who are interested in
participating in meetings of the California Healthy Marriages Coalition may
do so either in person or over the phone. For more information, contact me
at Dennis at OCMarriage.org

3) Tuesday, June 7 - Los Angeles - 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. The Alliance for
Latino Marriages (ALMA) will be conducting a full-day seminar on the
Hispanic Healthy Marriages Initiative (HHMI) at Tamayo Restaurant in East
Los Angeles. Guest speakers will include Frank Fuentes - Deputy Commissioner
for ACF and Director of the Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative at ACF,
Bill Coffin - Special Assistant for Marriage Education at ACF, Bob Tures
from the Dibble Fund, and Dennis Stoica.  For more information or to
participate in this event, please send an e-mail to ALMA at TELACU.com .

4) Thursday, June 9th - Hear Mike McManus speak on "Community Marriage
Policies". From 8:30 to 10:30 at Catholic Charities in Santa Ana; at noon he
will preside at a signing of a Community Marriage Policy in Riverside; from
3:00 to 5:00 pm he will present at the First Evangelical Free Church of
Fullerton; and from 6:30 to 8:30 pm he will present at Mariners Church in
Irvine.  Contact Dr. Guy Grimes at (909) 343-5010.

5) Sunday, June 12th - Yorba Linda Friends Church in Orange County - Drs Les
& Leslie Parrott.  From 12:15 to 2 pm they will conduct a "Mentoring Couple
Training" for those who want to invest in the lives of other couples through
pre-marital mentoring.  Topics include: three most common myths of marriage;
how marriage mentoring provides a boomerang effect; and a step-by-step guide
to improve your mentoring/coaching skills. $15 per couple includes lunch.
If you are with a church that does not currently have a marriage mentoring
program, or if your church has one, but might consider hearing about a great
way to make it even better, come to this training.  For more information,
contact DawnW at ylfc.org or call 714/777-7365.  From 2:30 pm - 6 pm they will
teach their "Love Talk Seminar" for couples.  "Love Talk will transform the
way you communicate with the love of your life.  International experts Les
and Leslie Parrott teach with biblical insight and practical advice.  In
just one day you will see your relationship renewed as you learn to speak
each others' language like never before."  $30 per person. information,
JanetK at ylfc.org or  714/777-7340.

Dennis Stoica
Orange County Marriage Resource Center
www.OCMarriage.org
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