What's New: Workshops in Denver - 3/6/07

[Smartmarriages]

New workshops in 2006.

Friday Workshops, June 29, 10­11:30am
 
201
The Future of Marriage
Howard Markman, PhD, Marcie Pregulman
Understand the six compelling trends that provide a basis for optimism and
the three big challenges ­ and how to deal with them in your community
marriage work. 
 
202
Love: What Everyone Needs To Know ­ TOOB
Pat Love, EdD, Jon Carlson, PsyD, Kathleen McFadden
This engaging 23-part, DVD & research based series provides everything you
need to teach marriage from A to Z. Multi-cultural. Experience segment #1:
Why Marriage is Worth it.

203
Secrets of Happily Married Women
Scott Haltzman, MD
Help wives become energized and find contentment in the face of the
challenges of balancing feminist ideals, traditional roles, work, self,
kids, and well-intentioned advice about having it all.
  
204
Your Time-Starved Marriage ­ TOOB
Les Parrott, PhD
This program helps couples manage one of their biggest complaints: lack of
time together with practical guidelines to identify, maximize and combine
their two unique ³time styles².
 
205
Life Coaching With Couples
Lisa Kramer, MSW   
Life Coaching helps couples move forward into extraordinary ³conscious²
relationships. Learn how to add the Coach designation to your resume and a
4-phase model to incorporate in your work with couples.
  
209
Active Parenting in Stepfamilies ­ TOOB
Michael Popkin, PhD, Elizabeth Einstein, MA
Teach the 5 keys of effective stepparenting, how to handle the predictable
challenges that include loss, loyalty, & discipline, and how these proven
skills will strengthen the marital bond.
   
212
Undoing the Dance of Depression
Susan Heitler, PhD 
Depression is in many ways a two-people disorder. Learn how couples can
prevent and/or alleviate depressive episodes with communication and conflict
resolution skills. 
  
214
MFTs: What¹s In It For You?
Carolyn Curtis, PhD, Patty Howell, EdD
Besides a bunch of CEUs, this conference offers a whole new way to expand
your wisdom and passion from one-couple-at-a-time to the village. Increase
your impact and effect cultural change.
  
218
Beyond Budgets: Active Money Education ­ TOOB
Kelly Simpson 
Teach a new financial education program for couples that assesses values and
power struggles and helps couples reach new insight & cooperation. Teaching
tools & booklet included.
 
220
Marriage & Family Wellness: Corporate America¹s Business?
Jeff Fray, PhD, David Olson, PhD, Gary Oliver, PhD, Matthew Turvey, PsyD
Research makes the case: employees with healthy marriages are more
productive. Learn what HR executives say they need and how marriage
educators can deliver. Corporate examples.
 
Friday Workshops, June 29, 2:15-3:45pm
  
302
PREPARE to Last ­ TOOB
David Olson, PhD, Peter Larson, PhD
This comprehensive program for premarital and newlywed couples includes a
new online Couple Checkup & comedic DVDs by the McElroys. Use in groups,
retreats or with individual couples.
  
307 
Ecstasy Without Guilt
Joe Beam 
Understand the inherent causes of ³low² and ³no² sex marriages and an
approach to help more ³conservative² couples find excitement and
fulfillment. 
 
314
Tackling the Myths
Mark Gungor
Reexamine many of the concepts ­ soul mate, romance, benefits of delayed
marriage ­ accepted as fact by our culture ­ and even many in the marriage
movement.
 
315
The 7 Stages of Marriage
Rita DeMaria, PhD
Give couples a roadmap to help them understand the journey, anticipate the
stages, and succeed at the mission with commitment and passion intact. Use
with any marriage ed program.
  
317
Marriage in the Wilderness
Fred Dodini, PhD, MSW, Michael Merchant
Learn how to conduct an outdoors program to provide couples and/or families
with unforgettable memories, insights, and practical tools to develop &
sustain loving, committed relationships.
 
318
Eharmony Marriage
Les Parrott, PhD, Galen Buckwalter, PhD
Use this private, convenient, engaging, on-line marriage-strengthening
program as an adjunct to your community work or practice. Assessment,
exercises, knowledge, skills.
 
319
Lessons from the Field
Sharon Rowser, MA, Jennifer Miller, MPP
The HHS Supporting Healthy Marriages (SHM) project shares lessons about
adapting programs, and recruiting and retaining diverse, low-income married
couples in long-term marriage education.
 
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Saturday Workshops, June 30, 10:15­11:45am
  
402
The New Rules of Marriage
Terry Real, MSW
Teach a new art form of relationship empowerment ­ akin to ju-jitsu ­ in
which you build on each other¹s momentum and get what you need by empowering
your partner to give it to you.
 
403 
The Collaborative Marriage Model
Sherod Miller, PhD, Daniel Lord, PhD, MDiv
This new model adds attachment and neuroscience concepts and the new THRIVE
assessment to classic Couple Communication skills to accelerate couple
interaction and collaboration.
  
405
Basic Training: Men, Women and Marriage ­ TOOB
Nisa Muhammad, Rozario Slack, DMin
Two straight-talking curricula developed in the crucible of the Black
experience. Teach Black men and women the principles and skills to create
and sustain successful marriages.
   
415
Rewiring Premarital Preparation
Jason Krafsky
Less than a third of engaged couples avail themselves of our services. How
to update what you offer and, how you offer it, to fit the needs of, and
appeal to, 21st century ³wired² couples.
 
416
7 Secrets of Effective Fathers
Carey Casey, DMin, Ron Nichols
Help fathers become measurably more effective with this engaging program
from the National Center for Fathering. Includes pre-post assessment tools.
 
420 
It¹s All About Teamwork
Jennifer Baker, PsyD, MFT, Julie Baumgardner, MA, CFLE
Staff and Board missteps can sink your community marriage ship. Learn key
strategies to recruit, select, manage, and inspire (paid or volunteer) team
members, avoid the pitfalls, and reach your goals.
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Saturday Workshops, June 30, 2:45­4:15pm
 
501
10 Great Dates for Black Couples ­ TOOB
Rozario Slack, DMin, Angela Slack, MD
This program combines fun dates and marriage skills ­ and appeals to men!
Based on the proven insights of the Arp¹s 10 Great Dates program. Teach in
your church or community.
 
502
Love and Respect ­ TOOB
Emerson Eggerichs, PhD
This 7-hr DVD-based course helps couples learn how to break the "Crazy
Cycle² with unique tools, like c.h.a.i.r.s, gender glasses, air hoses, and
"unconditional respect".
 
513
Marriage Mentoring ­ TOOB
Les Parrott, PhD
Learn everything you need to know to launch and sustain an effective mentor
program in your church or community. Recruitment, training, and the 10
essential skills for mentors.
  
516
One, TwoŠI Do and the Art of Loving Well ­ TOOB
Char Kamper, MA, Nancy McLaren, MAT
Learn tips for teaching three of the most widely used, research-validated
relationship and marriage education programs for grades 7-12 in schools and
youth groups.
  
518
Recruitment: Lots of Pot and Food!
Kelly Roberts, MS, Brandt Gardner, PhD
You¹ve built it; they aren¹t coming. Hear what people said on a national
survey when asked about the decision to attend marriage ed classes. Learn
how to maximize attendance ­ legally!.
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Sunday Workshops, July 1, 8:30-10am
 
603
Marriage Education Ethics Part I (See 703)
Kelly Simpson, MA 
Incorporate important protocols to provide quality control, attendee safety
and privacy, avoid pitfalls and maintain the highest marriage education ­
and government ­ standards.
 
604
Spiritual Partnership Groups
Susan Page, MDiv 
Teach Spiritual Partnership Groups using the ³Talking is Not Enough² Loving
Actions skills that lead to rapid, permanent change, even when working with
only one spouse.
 
605
Marriage @ Work
Tim Gardner, MA, DMin
Innovative, practical, proven strategies for adapting marriage education
principles to the business environment. Learn what one committed educator
can do ­ and how to do it. Multiple examples.
  
608 
Staying Together When Affairs Pull You Apart
Stephen Judah, PhD
21 steps facilitate resolution through revelation, crisis, realignment,
rebuilding, and flourishing using skill-building for character development,
communication, conflict resolution, and calling.
 
609
InsideOut Dad ­ TOOB
Ken Gosnell, MDiv, MA
This National Fatherhood Initiative program is being used across the country
to help reunite inmates to their spouses and families to reduce recidivism.
 
612
Partner With Cooperative Extension: Create Capacity
Francesca Adler-Baeder, PhD, Ted Futris, PhD
This vast network of educators and researchers offers free to low-cost
programs and information and obvious partners for your community,
marriage-strengthening, coalition-building efforts.
 
615
Intentional Harmony for Dual Earner Couples ­ TOOB
Angela Wiley, PhD
Help couples take a team approach to balancing work, household tasks,
childrearing (including a new arrival), and romance! Tools, red flags and
practical strategies.
 
616
Scenario Role Play
David Abbott, PhD
Use ³Scenarios² (contrived conflict situations) to allow couples to
experiment with/practice more effective responses to difficult relationship
issues. Allows insight without invading privacy.
 
617
Friends First: Quinceañera
Lisa Rue, PhD, MEd, Gina Harris
Hispanic high school students, mothers and grandmothers mentor middle school
girls in this relationship, abstinence and character-based program. Learn
how to get started.
 
619
Where Are the Men?
Neil Chethik
Learn practical marketing steps to encourage men to attend classes by
creating a male-friendly atmosphere that will keep them engaged and working
on their marriage. 
 
Sunday Workshops, July 1, 10:30am ­12noon
 
701
Attachment: The Dance of Love
Sue Johnson, EdD
Attachment theory provides the first clear evidence-based model of adult
love. Use the Emotionally Focused approach to help couples see their dance
and to guide them into loving ²interdepen-dance².
  
703
Ethics, Part II ­ (See 603)
Kelly Simpson, MA
 
705
Tell Me No Lies
Ellyn Bader, PhD, Peter Pearson, PhD
The four predictable stages of marriage each has its own set of lies. Teach
couples how to avoid inviting the lies and, instead, build emotional muscle
for long-term, truth-telling intimacy.
 
706
Genograms & Cutoff
Robert Mathis, PhD
Help couples identify the intergenerational influences of their family
system, understand the effects of cutoff on marriage, and, using their
genograms, give them a broad view for change.
 
707
The Marriage Garden ­ TOOB
Wallace Goddard, PhD, James Marshall, PhD
Easy to teach, innovative, flexible, FREE (!) and based on new discoveries
in positive psychology and Appreciative Inquiry. Includes commitment,
nurture, and communication activities.
 
708
Infidelity: Healing Broken Hearts
Rob Scuka, PhD
Understand the challenges and learn how the Relationship Enhancement (RE)
program¹s deep empathy and dialogue processes can help couples heal from the
trauma of infidelity.
  
710
Knee-to-Knee
Jane Ives, MS, Renee Hinson, PhD
Learn how to coach ACME-style Couple Dialogue and teach pairs of couples to
coach and support each other to increase learning and promote behavior
change. Guided practice.
 
711
Taking Space
Robert Buchicchio, MSW
This 10-step guide provides rules and structure for marital separations
(physical or emotional) to help couples resolve impasses and make better
decisions. Plus a Relationship Commitment scale.
 
713
MarriageTeam Couple Coaching
Autumn and Alan Ray, MS
This effective new team approach uses marriage coaching skills, and provides
training and support to mentor coach couples working together on a
community-wide, coordinated basis.
 
715
Transform Your Practice
Karen Sherman, MEd, PhD
Frustrated practicing traditional marital therapy? Learn how to integrate an
educational model into your work with couples to achieve incredible results.
 
717
Active Learning 
Fred Piercy, PhD, Susan Perkins, MA
Learn to engage and inspire participants in your classes with lively
activities including fishbowl, imagery, role play. Create enthusiasm &
confidence with all classes and ethnic groups.
 
718
The Business of Love
John Curtis, PhD 
Apply 9 proven "best practices" from business ­ branding, job descriptions,
funding, mergers, etc. ­ to marriage. Great practical appeal to men.
 
719
Parle Vu Marriage? 
Katherine Robredo, MSW, Masha Teverovsky, MSSA
There are 35 million foreign-born people in the US. Learn
culturally-targeted strategies to effectively market marriage ed services to
this under-served population.
 
720
Private Fundraising 101: Beyond the Feds
Kay Reed
Learn the basics for successful fundraising with individuals and
foundations: who, when, and how to ask. Develop a strategic plan, chose your
targets, hone your message, create perpetuity.
 
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Sunday July 1, 3 ­ 4:30 pm
 
814
Safety First: Rapid Relationship Repair
Ellyn Bader, PhD, Peter Pearson, PhD
Even the best communication guidelines can be useless when discussing hot
topics and feeling upset. Learn two techniques that manage the emotional
brain and melt grudges.
 
815
Skills 101
Ron Deal, MMFT
It¹s not just what you teach, but how you teach it that creates behavioral
change. Learn a whole new tool bag full of fun, engaging techniques to
improve your effectiveness as a marriage & family educator.
 
817
The Spiritual Dimensions of Marriage
Star Silverman, MA, Ray Silverman, PhD
Learn how to understand everyday marriage advice about commitment,
communication and conflict in a faith-based framework that will enable you
to work together on spiritual growth.