The sessions below were recorded live at the
12th Annual 2008 Smart Marriages Conference and are available
on CD or MP3 at 800-241-7785 or at
http://www.iplaybacksmartmarriages.com
CDs $15.95 each or order 12 or more and they're $12.50 each.
Downloads are $9.95 each (no shipping!) Keynotes avialable on DVD - $29.95:
The California Campaign
Dennis Stoica, MBA
As California goes, so goes the nation! California has set a goal of reducing its
divorce rate by 15%. Learn the steps it's taking to implement a state-wide Marriage
Education saturation model, to make programs and services accessible throughout the
state, and to carefully track the results. Californians: learn how to get involved.
Everyone else: learn strategies to transform your own state, community, or setting.
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P-6 Fri, July 4, 12:45pm
Breaking Through: Tools of the Trade
Julie Baumgardner, MS, CFLE
Instead of jackhammers and chisels, we use jumbotrons and billboards,
PSAs and games, quizzes and surveys, pamphlets and parades – everything under the sun,
to break through into a new era of Smart Marriages and Happy Families.
The Couple Checkup
David Olson, PhD
People get a dental checkup annually and get the oil changed on their
car every 3,000 miles, but almost never get a checkup on their marriage.
The Couple Checkup helps couples identify their strengths and growth
areas and primes them to attend marriage education programs.
Institutes: - not recorded
903 One Day - Sunday, July 6
First Things First: Marketing Marriage Education to the Community
Julie Baumgardner, MS, Rozario Slack, DMin
Implement educational, media-savvy strategies using both paid and free
advertising that will increase participation, change attitudes and behaviors
and reverse the epidemic of family breakdown in your community.
$50 spouse discount. Click for more information:http://www.smartmarriages.com/firstthings.htm
Workshops on CD or MP3:
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The Marriage Course - TOOB
Nicky & Sila Lee
This practical, DVD-based dinner format is easy for
lay couples to teach, transforms & strengthens any
relationship (married or cohabiting), and draws couples
in “like magic”. Based on the famed Alpha course.
214
Married and Loving It – TOOB
Barbara Petty, PhD
This 5-week, skill-based program always has full classes
and waiting lists. Learn what makes the program so successful
and how to replicate it in your community.
217
Strengthening Marriage in the Black Community
Diann Dawson, JD, MSW, Nisa Muhammad,
La Grande Mason, PhD, MBA, Charles Lee-Johnson, MSW
Black Marriage Day, community leadership, getting denominations
and organizations on board, fatherhood, kids, special curricula
– brainstorm ideas for revitalizing Black marriages.
______________________________ Thursday Workshops, July 3, 2:15-3:45pm
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Rewiring Premarital Preparation
Jason Krafsky
Less than a third of engaged couples use our services.
Update to fit the needs of, and appeal to, 21st century
“wired” couples. Plus how to tap into Youtube, Myspace
and Facebook.
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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.
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HHS: Lessons from the Field
Sharon Rowser, MA, Robin Dion, MA, Jay Otero
The Supporting Healthy Marriages (SHM), Building Strong
Families (BSF), and Oklahoma Family Expectations projects
share lessons about adapting programs and engaging diverse,
low-income, unmarried and married couples in marriage education.
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Friday Workshops, July 4, 10–11:30am
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411
Children in the Middle – TOOB
Don Gordon, PhD
Use this award-winning online divorce education program to
maximize community divorce prevention efforts. Plus how
to recruit parents in failing marriages and form partnerships
with pastors, schools, physicians.
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Cultura y Valores: Marketing to Hispanics
Frank Fuentes, Lisa Trevino Cummins, MBA,
Rolando Diaz-Loving, PhD, JoAnne Eason
Understand Hispanic cultural values and develop
effective marketing messages to attract Hispanics,
our largest minority group, to marriage education
services. National examples.
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Friday Workshops, July 4, 2:30–4pm
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Healthcare Connection Strategies
Jennifer Baker, PsyD, Duane Nelson, MS,
Carolyn Curtis, PhD, Don Ferguson, PhD, Jana Staton, PhD
Learn how to provide marriage & relationship education
in health care settings – Relationship First Aid Kits, ob-gyn
connections, PPT for busy docs, and training health care
providers for brief interventions.
518
Recruitment: Lots of Pot and Food!
Kelly Roberts, MS, Brandt Gardner, PhD
You’ve built it; they aren’t coming. Hear what people
said on a national survey when asked about the decision to
attend marriage education classes. Learn how to maximize attendance
– legally!
__________________ Saturday Workshops, July 5, 12:45-2:15pm
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10 Great Dates – TOOB
Claudia and David Arp, MSW
Teach this proven, widely-used program in your
church and community. Combines fun with marriage
skills and opens the door for other programs. Bonus:
new Latino version!
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The Couple Check Up
David Olson, PhD, Ron Deal, MMFT, Peter Larson, PhD
Using research from 100,000+ couples, understand the
unique differences between biological and stepfamilies
and learn to use the Check-Up to create dynamic Couple
Positioning Systems for premarital, married, and remarried couples.
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Hit Your Targets
Jennifer Baker, PsyD, Derek Gwinn, MA
Learn to adapt marriage/relationship programs to reach
a range of populations: good ole boys, newlyweds, stepfamilies,
couples owning a business, planning a wedding, having a baby, etc.
Saturday July 5, 2008, 4 – 5:30pm ______________________
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Marriage Rally: Teach In
Transforming Communities Grassroots Style
Julie Baumgardner, MA, Nisa Muhammad, Jim Sheridan, JD, MBA
Learn what communities across the country are doing
to strengthen marriage and how you can get started. Brainstorm
about opportunities – free media, the web, funding, volunteers,
creating buy-in – and how to avoid the stumbling blocks.<>
The sessions listed below was recorded live at the
12th Annual 2008 Smart Marriages Conference and are available
on CD or MP3 at 800-241-7785 or at
http://www.iplaybacksmartmarriages.com
CDs $15.95 each or order 12 or more and they're $12.50 each.
Downloads are $9.95 each (no shipping!)
Keynotes avialable on DVD - $29.95.
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757-010
P-8 Sunday, Luncheon Plenary, July 1, 12:15
Tools of the Trade: Showcase
Julie Baumgardner, MS, CFLE, Dennis Stoica, MBA
Explore everything under the sun - billboards, PSAs, websites, games, quizzes,
brochures - all kinds of tools and strategies to help us float our Marriage Education
boat.
757-220
Marriage & Family Wellness: Corporate America’s 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.
757-317
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.
757-520
Harness the Internet: Marriage Resource Centers
Dennis Stoica, MBA
Learn to build a website for your marriage project or
Community Marriage Resource Center to market
local marriage programs. Includes FREE templates and instructions.
757-605
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.
757-614
Marriage Education for Good Ole Boys
Jennifer Baker, PsyD, MFT
Learn to supplement existing marriage programs with
film clips, Country music, humor and stories to engage
often neglected low-income white couples.
757-815
Skills 101
Ron Deal, MMFT
It’s 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.
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