Family
Wellness is offered to individuals, couples and families from
all walks of life and many cultures. It is an enrichment program
that communities can provide for their couples and families. Schools,
churches, hospitals, industry, day care centers, mental health
professionals, business and interested individuals couples and
parents conduct programs all over the world.
Survival
Skills for Healthy Families is
a quickly learned and easily adapted family
education program, which has proven effective
in a variety of communities, cultures, and
languages. As a certified Family Wellness instructor,
you will work with groups of individuals and
families as you teach new ways of living and
working together in a strength-based workshop. Each of the
six sessions is organized around practical guidelines for
healthy family interactions – building
on the positive, healthy habits that exist
within a family. More
The
Strongest Link: The Couple has
been used for Couples Retreats, marital therapy,
couples enrichment, and for series dedicated
just to couples. More recently the focus on
couples and marriage in the United States brings
new resources and emphasis on strengthening
couples and especially helping low income couples.
Our experience in this field and our dedication
to bringing the skills and concepts of counseling
and the therapeutic profession to the community
led to our writing this Handbook. More
The Families
Affected by Domestic Violence curriculum
is offered for those who wish to provide families
and adults with the skills, concepts and resources
to prevent domestic violence. It also provides
for those working with perpetrators and victims
along with the mandated programs in most United States cities.
We are including concepts and strategies that are of particular
use for families in military and law enforcement – where
special circumstances make it even harder for
a victim to be safe and for perpetrators to
be stopped and directed to help. The content
is adaptable for a 10 week prevention program
from 20 to 30 hours in length and it can be used for perpetrators
either subsequent to the California mandated 52 week perpetrator
course or concurrent with any other treatment.
The theory, content, skills and resources included here have
been used successfully for over 23 years through our Family
Wellness Program. More
The The
Wellness Way For Healthy Step Families curriculum
offers resources for those who work with
Step Families. There
are wonderful examples in every community
of stepfamilies that have worked well and
produced skilled and healthy children. There
are also many stepfamilies in every community looking
for the path towards health while feeling
overwhelmed, discouraged, or disorganized. The materials
in this Handbook are offered as additional
resources for Stepfamilies along with the
skills to use them effectively. The concepts
and skills presented in this Handbook are
based on the research of what works for families
to be successful and, most specifically,
for stepfamilies. More
Survival
Skills for
Healthy Christian Families This
Handbook is a collaborative effort and could
not have been completed without the encouragement,
support, ideas and feedback from so many. First
of all, to my Family Wellness partners and
friends, George, Mike, Erin, Joe, and Ana.
Thank you for your patience, encouragement,
support, and understanding. I honor and applaud
your enthusiasm and creativity.
Much gratitude and respect goes to George Doub
and Virginia Morgan Scott for the original
Survival Skills for Healthy Families curriculum upon which
this work is built. Your efforts have served thousands of
families in the United States and around the world. May your
legacy continue to encourage, support and strengthen families
everywhere. More
