Format:
Two Hour Session
Individual instruction for couples (one or two coaches with one couple)
Materials Needed:
Floor Cards
Ground Rules concept sheet
Problem Solving Steps concept sheet
Preserving Friendship concept sheet
Content:
The booster sessions will consist of the following content: |
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| 20" |
Warm up
How are you doing interview. Content of this from coach's end will be focused on "How are you doing with the content of PREP?"
How is couple doing with conflict? Danger Signs? Discuss each of four key danger signs and how couple is doing with them.
What do they remember what was taught in PREP?
What do they use that was taught in PREP?
Are there specific PREP content areas that they would like to focus on in this session? You can give them range of suggestions from those listed below. |
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| 30" |
Review of Ground Rules from PREP
- Use the Ground Rules to review major conflict managment strategies of PREP.
- How are they doing with Time Out? Do they need to use Time Out more?
- Put particular emphasis on Ground Rule 6, and discuss how they are doing making time for fun, friendship, sensuality, etc., and if they are keeping some key time like this off limits from conflict. Explain how this is the time in marriage when many couples begin to let such things slip, and that it is very important to continue to nurture their positive bond.
Do they use the S/L Technique? Or, do they use parts of what they learned practicing it? The coach needs to be sensitive to the various ways couples may have derived value from the technique. In fact, the dey question is: Do they have a safe and comfortable way to talk about key issues? Here's what we said to them from the program about various ways it can be useful, so roll with where they are at on how they have used or could use the material:
Whether or not you decide to use the full structure of the Technique very often, practicing it regularly for the next few weeks will do two important things for your relationship:
One, you'll know how to communicate well when you really need to--using the technique.
Two, you'll learn solid communication skills that will affect your relationship even when you are not using the full structure. |
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| 10" |
Break |
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| 25" |
Practice with Speaker/Listener Technique.
Even if couple says they do not use the technique formally, the purpose of the practice should be explained as to help them brush up on their communication skills. |
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| 30" |
Individualized focus on areas couple would like to work more on.
Problem solving?
Brainstorming about how to preserve and enhance time for fun and friendship in their marriage. |
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| 5" |
Wrap up: If the couple chose to work on problem solving above, spend the last five minutes reiterating importance of preserving the positive connection times, and ask them to leave with two things they can do in the coming few weeks to enhance this area.
End with simple good bye and strong thanks for their participation in this project. |
For Trained PREP Leaders Only
