101099: The Alabama Marriage Handbook

About the Course:

This course is based on a marriage handbook prepared for the lay public. The information presented is intended to be of use to professionals as a guide for educating and counseling married couples. Many helpful checklists, exercises, and resources are provided. Topics include managing a marriage effectively, remarriages, issues that negatively effect marriages (including domestic violence), and learning to recognize and express emotions in a productive manner.

Journal/Publisher:

Alabama Cooperative Education System, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Publication Date:

January 2006

Author

U.S. Department of Agriculture (producer)

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about successful marriage strategies for clients and others in the general public. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Explain how the ways people think and act can profoundly affect the quality of a marriage.

2. Summarize suggestions presented regarding ways to manage day-to-day issues experienced in almost all marriages.

3. Use suggestions offered to help remarried clients and others with whom you work.

4. Identify and be able to offer helpful suggestions regarding issues that hurt relationships, especially domestic violence.