Time for a Better Marriage: Training in Marriage Enrichment
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Overview
Drs. Jon Carlson and Don Dinkmeyer, Sr. (deceased) first developed this systematic, practical model for building marriage skills in the early 1980s. Now Jon Carlson has brought this classic book up to date, and readers will once again have access to these invaluable tools to help make their marriages rewarding, effective, and satisfying. Time For A Better Marriage shows couples how to encourage each other, resolve conflict, communicate effectively, maintain equality in the marriage relationship, and make better choices. Packed with useful examples and exercises -- including communication exercises, "marriage meetings," self-evaluation questionnaires, planning charts, review questions, and lists of key "points to remember" -- Time For A Better Marriage is a self-contained skill-building course -- available in book form for every couple that wants a more satisfying and lasting intimate relationship.
Included in the book are dozens of practical, helpful exercises to help build skills in communication and conflict resolution; self-evaluation measures help readers stay on track toward their marriage goals. A special feature: twenty-four wallet-size "Daily Focus" and "Marriage Skills" cards are bound into the book, giving partners all-day-long access to the skill-building tools they're using to improve their marriages.
Time For A Better Marriage is a book for couples who want to enrich their relationships, for couples planning to be married, and for couples classes in churches, schools, community groups. Professionals who work with couples -- e.g., marriage and family therapists -- will find this a particularly valuable resource as a supplement to couples counseling.
About the Author
Jon Carlson, Psy.D.,Ed.D., ABPP is a distinguished professor in the Division of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University and a psychologist at the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He is past president of the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors and founding editor of THE FAMILY JOURNAL. He has authored 30 books, including the popular THE MUMMY AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE (with Jeffrey Kottler), 120 professional journal articles and produced 130 trade and professional video programs. Don Dinkmeyer, Sr., Ph.D., ABPP was president of Communication and Motivation Training Institute in Coral Springs, Florida. He authored 35 books and hundreds of articles. He is best known for his development educational training programs in life skills. DUSO (Developing Understanding in Self and Others) and STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) touched the lives of millions of children and parents. Dr. Dinkmeyer died in 2001.
Synopsis
Drs. Jon Carlson and Don Dinkmeyer, Sr. (deceased) first developed this systematic, practical model for building marriage skills in the early 1980s. Now Jon Carlson has brought this classic book up to date, and readers will once again have access to these invaluable tools to help make their marriages rewarding, effective, and satisfying. Time For A Better Marriage shows couples how to encourage each other, resolve conflict, communicate effectively, maintain equality in the marriage relationship, and make better choices. Packed with useful examples and exercises -- including communication exercises, "marriage meetings," self-evaluation questionnaires, planning charts, review questions, and lists of key "points to remember" -- Time For A Better Marriage is a self-contained skill-building course -- available in book form for every couple that wants a more satisfying and lasting intimate relationship.
Included in the book are dozens of practical, helpful exercises to help build skills in communication and conflict resolution; self-evaluation measures help readers stay on track toward their marriage goals. A special feature: twenty-four wallet-size "Daily Focus" and "Marriage Skills" cards are bound into the book, giving partners all-day-long access to the skill-building tools they're using to improve their marriages.
Time For A Better Marriage is a book for couples who want to enrich their relationships, for couples planning to be married, and for couples classes in churches, schools, community groups. Professionals who work with couples -- e.g., marriage and family therapists -- will find this a particularly valuable resource as a supplement to couples counseling.
About the Author
Jon Carlson, Psy.D.,Ed.D., ABPP is a distinguished professor in the Division of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University and a psychologist at the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He is past president of the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors and founding editor of THE FAMILY JOURNAL. He has authored 30 books, including the popular THE MUMMY AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE (with Jeffrey Kottler), 120 professional journal articles and produced 130 trade and professional video programs. Don Dinkmeyer, Sr., Ph.D., ABPP was president of Communication and Motivation Training Institute in Coral Springs, Florida. He authored 35 books and hundreds of articles. He is best known for his development educational training programs in life skills. DUSO (Developing Understanding in Self and Others) and STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) touched the lives of millions of children and parents. Dr. Dinkmeyer died in 2001.