Couple Relationship Education in Australia

Halford, W. Kim; Simons, Michele

doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2005.00050.x

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“…At the same time, the one-size-fits-all model presented by Halford and SimonS (2005) is no longer viable. Instead, there is a need for programs that can be adjusted and for facilitators who can adapt to the necessities of the couples.…”

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The Challenges and Opportunities of Pre-Marriage Counselling in Hungary : A Flexible Model

Horváth-Szabó¹,

Petik²,

Herczeg-Kézdy³

et al. 2015

EJMH

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The article offers an overview of the obstacles, challenges and opportunities of pre-marriage counsellor and facilitator training in Hungary. It presents the first institutionally affiliated pre-marriage counselling program and the corresponding facilitator training. It summarises the feedback from the test course participants (eight couples and nine priests), and reviews options for development. Keywords

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The Challenges and Opportunities of Pre-Marriage Counselling in Hungary : A Flexible Model

Horváth-Szabó¹,

Petik²,

Herczeg-Kézdy³

et al. 2015

EJMH

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“…Since the formation of the independent character of a young person is in the young hood along with other members of the family, young people are expected to be determined in choosing a spouse and a family (8 (Halford, Simons ,2005:147 ) -and ( Martin,Specter, Martin, 2003:359).…”

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Studying the Views of the Students of Payam Nour University (PNU) of Urmia İran about Marriage and Engagement.

Davtalab¹,

Tacoglu²

2016

IJAR

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Introduction and purpose: Present study has examined university students' views on marriage and engagement period. Materials and methods:This study was conducted in the first semester of the academic year 2014-2015 in Urmia PNU, humanities college among senior students who were seventy. This study was conducted aimed to evaluate the demographic characteristics of students and their parents by researcher through survey method and using a researcher-developed questionnaire.Research findings: Study population of the study consisted of 58.6% female students and 41.4% male students, of whom 80 percent were 20 to 22 years old and 20 percent were 23 years and more. The engagement period of 88.6% of students was less than a year, 7.1% was between 1 to 2 years, and 4.3% have been engaged for three years and more. Generally, students and their parents' income is average, more than 94.2% see marriage as accountability, and 98.5% of them have understood mutual understanding in life. They consider the age between 25 and 29 as suitable for marriage and more than half them (57.1%) are intended to get married with their current fiancée. About traits of the person to whom they want to get married, being kind (94.2%) and being educated (97.1%) were considered and 82.9 know their decision asprior to their family and 84.3% of the students are not optimistic about online friendship and marriage. Conclusions:The results of this study show that young people generally have a sensitive approach toward marriage, but they are hopeful. Despite the problems of engagement period and not being comfortable, couples have considered elongation of this period and referring to specialized counseling before marriage as essential.Copy Right, IJAR, 2016,. All rights reserved.

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“…Group-based programs can be cheaper to deliver as educators can provide service to multiple couples at once. However some couples who decline to attend RE report that they feel uncomfortable with the idea of discussing their relationship with other couples (Halford & Simons, 2005). RE can be structured as a single intensive intervention, such as a workshop or weekend retreat, or an on-going intervention of regular sessions typically spanning 6 to 8 weeks.…”

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“…Group-based programs can be cheaper to deliver as educators can provide service to multiple couples at once. However this format allows for less privacy, and some couples who decline to attend RE report that they feel uncomfortable discussing their relationship amongst other couples (Halford & Simons, 2005).…”

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“…Wide dissemination of RE is hindered by the barriers that prevent couples presenting for face-to-face interventions, which constitute the most common means to provide RE (Halford, Markman, & Stanley, 2008). For some couples, having to organize childcare and find the time to attend multiple appointments can stop them from participating (Sullivan & Bradbury, 1997), while others are deterred by the thought of discussing their relationship in front of strangers (Halford & Simons, 2005). Perhaps as a consequence, couples are more likely to read books or access a web site on RE than attend face-to-face RE (Doss, Rhoades, Stanley & Markman, 2009 likely particularly relevant for military couples, who face the added challenge of frequently being separated from their spouse, being sent away with little notice, irregular working hours, and privacy concerns related to their service.…”

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Relationship education for military couples: the development and randomised controlled trial of Couple CARE in Uniform

Bakhurst¹

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Military couple relationships have a number of risk and protective factors that set them apart from civilian couples. Financial and job security, subsidised housing and healthcare, and cost-free support services provide advantages to military couples. On the other hand, frequent relocations, separations, and deployments are associated with social and employment difficulties for spouses, emotional disconnection, trauma-related health problems, and relationship distress. These factors give military couples a distinctive risk and resiliency profile that might make them ideal candidates for relationship education (RE). RE programs need to be tailored to address the special needs of military couples, to ensure content is seen as relevant, and delivered in a format that increases access and flexibility within the unpredictable military lifestyle. This dissertation makes the case for military RE, presenting best practice recommendations for tailoring interventions for use with this special population. Cross-sectional research was conducted to investigate the role of communication and dyadic coping in military couple relationships, to test key assumptions that underpin the design and content of military RE. Communication was found to partially mediate the association between trauma symptoms and relationship satisfaction, with findings suggesting that communication normally considered negative might be adaptive in some couples. Common dyadic coping, in which couples work together to develop strategies to cope with stress, was found to be associated with relationship satisfaction. The implications of these findings for military RE are discussed. A military-specific adaptation of the Couple CARE program, Couple CARE in Uniform, was developed and tested by randomised controlled trial with a sample of 32 Australian military couples, against a self-directed reading control. Couples saw reliable improvement in relationship satisfaction and communication, however no difference was found between the two conditions.

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Couple Relationship Education in Australia

Cited by 37 publications

References 42 publications

The Challenges and Opportunities of Pre-Marriage Counselling in Hungary : A Flexible Model

The Challenges and Opportunities of Pre-Marriage Counselling in Hungary : A Flexible Model

Studying the Views of the Students of Payam Nour University (PNU) of Urmia İran about Marriage and Engagement.

Relationship education for military couples: the development and randomised controlled trial of Couple CARE in Uniform

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