Welcome to National Marriage Centers
If you haven’t visited us before, I am sure
you will find our PreMarriage, Marriage, Relationship Intervention and
Parenting programs insightful and extremely helpful, to you and to those
you may know.
Our intervention programs will prove to be the
answer for couple's and parents encountering difficulties.
Our trained staff and National Affiliates will
provide you with a wide range of service that will be invaluable to your
relationship.
Take your time, browse through the many links
and pages. Discover the many ways we can assist you and your family.
If any area is unclear or
confusing, please
Contact Us
and we will be happy to provide you with additional information.
Thank you
Sal Frasca
Executive Director
To
use the FAQ, simply click on the question in the table of contents.
The question and answer will be displayed.
Is marriage education like therapy?
Is marriage education a recognized human service profession?
Does it work? Is there research to support marriage education's
effectiveness?
What
about people who aren't married and don't plan to be?
What
is Psyco Educational Intervention?
How can Educational
Intervention help me?
How long
is each session?
Is Educational
Intervention right for me?
I
don't have a credit card, how do I purchase your services?
Do You Have Gift Certificates?
How can I
locate an Affiliate Educator office?
Is marriage education like
therapy?
No, not really. It is education that promotes personal and
interpersonal development. It helps to enrich relationships and prevent
problems. The goal of marriage education is to equip couples to prevent
and resolve difficulties on their own.
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Is marriage education a recognized human service profession?
Recently, marriage education has been recognized as a human service
activity that is worthy of government support. The reauthorization of the
welfare reform bill of 1996 which has the provision for funding marriage
education is expected to pass House and Senate approval. This legislation
allows for 300 million dollars to be offered as seed funding for community
organizations to offer marriage education programs in social service,
educational and faith based contexts. These grants will be offered through
regional offices of the Administration for Children and Families and will
be distributed through the states that have marriage education or
initiatives.
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Does it work? Is there research to support marriage education's
effectiveness?
Yes -- there is a considerable and growing body of research that
supports the efficacy of marriage and relationship programs. Recent
research on premarital programs affirms they increase marital satisfaction
and reduce divorce.
Over the past 30 years, researchers have discovered that marital success
is not a matter of good fortune nor are the causes of failure a mystery.
The best practices in marriage education are scientifically based,
regularly refined based on the results of research and field experience,
and have demonstrated positive effects. Studies have shown that couples
can be taught critical skills that are useful for handling common
relationship conflicts (e.g., money, children, chores, and sex). The
evidence that couples can learn to communicate less negatively and more
positively is strong. In some studies, higher risk couples have the best
results.
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What about people who aren't married and don't plan to be?
The knowledge and abilities gained from marriage
education can enhance anyone's romantic partnerships and even their
relations with family and co-workers. Premarital programs can help teens
and young adults develop a more realistic view of love and marriage and
better grasp the role of personal responsibility in relationship building.
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What
is Psyco Educational Intervention?
Psycho Educational Intervention is a
process that alleviates stress and emotional turmoil. It's an evolving
course of action. Some people call it "talk intervention education."
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How can Educational
Intervention help me?
Our relationship actions, thoughts, and attitudes are affected by our
unconscious self. It is that part of us that is normally not always
readily apparent to us. Through psycho educational intervention, our
unconscious thoughts, wishes, needs and motivations become more accessible
to us in a gradual way. As we become more aware of these abilities, we can
gain conscious control of our lives. Psycho educational intervention helps
to free us of the hidden obstacles that hinder our personal and
relationship growth.
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How long is
each session?
Each session is 50 minutes long. As far as the
number of sessions needed, it's different for everyone. The length depends
on how much you want to accomplish. You decide how in-depth you want to go
and how many new relationship skills you wish to master.
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Is Educational
Intervention right for me?
You can contact a Family Life Educator and
Coach at our Headquarters or one of the nationwide affiliates for an
initial consultation. During the consultation, you can talk about the
issues that concern you, ask questions, and we can mutually decide if
working together would be a good fit.
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I don't have a credit card, how do I purchase your
services?
We support PayPal. We have made it easy for you
to purchase any service by simply adding it to your cart. We use uses
PayPal to provide a secure shopping cart. PayPal accepts Checks as well as
Credit Cards. You also can send us your personal check as payment. Click
on to the “Contact Us” link on this site for information on how to contact
us.
Please visit
http://www.paypal.com to set up an account.
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Do You Have
Gift Certificates?
YES, you can purchase any of our services for a
Family Member or Friend. They can take a class or attend a series of
private session at any of our affiliates throughout the country. Use our
Gift Certificates as an engagement, wedding, and anniversary gift or as a
gentle suggestion for those couples who may benefit from our programs.
Best of all, you will not be charged until the certificate is actually
used.
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How can I locate an Affiliate Educator office?
Log on to our Locator Link on the main page. Select your state, then city
and register to view the affiliates full profile.
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