• Training objective 
  • Increase satisfaction and effectiveness between partners
• Benefits  
  • Increase understanding
  • Improve your ability as a couple to accomplish life challenges
  • Enhance your communication skills with people outside your primary relationship
  • Decrease stress and anger
• Content 
  • Talking skills for understanding and communicating ideas with effectiveness
  • Listening skills for reaching far greater understanding of another’s ideas
  • A process for achieving conflict/problem resolution using the talking and listening skills
  • Skillful use of different styles of communication
  • A process to identify and manager my anger and my partner's (Couple Communication-II)
  • Detailed description at Interpersonal Communications Program, Inc. 
• Training formats 
  • Workshops are most effective with six to ten couples
  • Time requirement is approximately nine hours plus time between sessions for reading and practicing
  • Workshops can be scheduled for an intensive two-day session or spread out over three or four successive weeks
• Sheduled workshops at Chantilly Bible Church (map to Church)
  • Couple Communication-I (2008)
    March 14, 7:00-9:30pm and March 15, 9:00 - 4:00
    July 18, 7:00-9:30pm and July 19, 9:00 - 4:00
    September 28, October 5, and October 12, 2:00 - 5:00
  • Couple Communication-II (2008)
    TBD 2008 
  • Core Communication (2008) - for individuals attending alone
    February 10, 17, and 24 (Sundays) 2:00 - 5:00
• Training costs 
  • Generally we charge $120 per couple for couple workshops; $60 per person for Core
  • Facility and transportation expenses might be higher if the workshops were to be held at a location other than the Chantilly Bible Church
  • Grants may be available for those who need financial assistance
• Getting started 
  • We desire to meet privately with each couple prior to the workshop to clarify goals and learn of special wants     
  • Contact Jim or Sue at couples@jimandsue.org     
  • Call Jim or Sue at (703) 231-7095
• Related scripture references 
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