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Disque, J. Graham. "Marriage Enrichment Workshop." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1997. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2847.

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Moore, Ronald D. "Marriage enrichment improving stability and satisfaction /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Cash, Bryan R. "Developing a marriage enrichment ministry team." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Olsen, Eric R. "Marriage Enrichment: Does it Make a Difference." DigitalCommons@USU, 1986. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2423.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if participation in a marriage enrichment program had an impact on couple's relationships in the areas of regard, empathy, congruence, dyadic adjustment and self esteem. Seven independent variables were also analyzed to see if they had any impact on the five outcome measures. A survey was given at four different time periods (pretest, immediately before the enrichment experience; posttest, immediately after the enrichment experience; three months following; and six months following the enrichment experience) to determine if change did occur and if it was maintained over time. There was no control group and the experimenta l group had an N of 36 , or 18 couples . The results showed a significant increase in regard , empathy, congruence, and dyadic adjustment from pretest to posttest. Self esteem increased slightly but not 8t a significant level. From posttest to the three-month followup, regard, empathy, congruence and dyadic adjustment declined significantly and self-esteem increased significantly. From the three-month followup to the six-month followup there was no significant difference indicating a stablizing effect. A~e and dyadic adjustment were significantly related. The older the coup le, the better the mari tal adjustment. (Number of child ren approached significance in explaining level of re~Sar d .) This relationship was negati ve , meaning the l ower the number of the children the higher the level of rega rd. None of the other independent variables had any impact on the outcome measures. Although the mean scores for the five outcome measures signif icantly declined from posttest to six- month followup, they were still hi gher t han pretest mean scores .
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Sullivan, Crystal. "Catholic marriage education and enrichment in Chicago a resource manual /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2006. http://www.tren.com.

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Thesis (M.A.P.S.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2006.
Vita. "The Marriage Resource Manual has been designed to gather the information needed to successfully implement a Marriage Education/Enrichment Program within a parish."--leaf 57 Includes bibliographical references (leaves [112-113], 140-142).
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Cooper, David C. "Couples in covenant a pastoral resource for marital enrichment /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Hickmon, William Adrian Jr. "Analysis of an adventure-based marriage enrichment program." Diss., This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-170540/.

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Havens, Bob. "A marriage enrichment plan for East Point Christian Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

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Lawson, Thomas Joseph. "A marriage enrichment program for new college student couples." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.

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Melel, George. "A new perspective on marriage enrichment in independent Baptist churches in India /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

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Ramsay, Annetta. "Marriage Enrichment: the Use of Computers to Teach Communication Skills." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1989. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331913/.

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In this study, a computerized marriage enrichment program that gave couples instruction on communication skills and problem-solving was developed and tested. Couples completed the marriage enrichment courseware together on a computer. Forty couples from a metropolitan area in North Texas volunteered to complete the marriage enrichment courseware. Ten couples were randomly assigned to each of the following four groups: an experimental group that received the pretest followed by treatment and a post-test, a control-wait group that completed pre- and post-tests, an experimental group that received treatment followed by a post-test, and a post-test only control-wait: group. Three hypotheses were generated predicting that experimental subjects would significantly increase their marital communication skills following the treatment and that wives in the pre-test and experimental groups would achieve higher marital communication scores than would husbands. The dependent variable was the score on the Marital Communication Inventory (Bienvenu, 1970). Analyses of variance did not reveal any differences between husbands, wives, and couples at the pre- or post-tests. A three way analysis of variance revealed a significant main effect for treatment (p < .04), but no interaction effects were found. In related findings, a t-test on the post-test minus pre-test difference for wife's scores was significant beyond the .005 level of confidence. Pearson product-moment correlations between the amount of time spent on the marriage enrichment courseware and posttest scores suggested that couples who spent more time completing the program were more likely to achieve higher scores. A regression analysis confirmed the significance of time spent on increased post-test scores (p < .0085). Based on these findings, it seems appropriate to conclude that computerized marriage enrichment courseware is a promising approach for couples who spend at least two hours completing the material.
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Berg, Amy Michelle. "Qualitative evalution of the Passionate Marriage couple enrichment weekend(TM) /." Diss., ON-CAMPUS Access For University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Click on "Connect to Digital Dissertations", 2000. http://www.lib.umn.edu/articles/proquest.phtml.

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Lane, Terry. "An evaluation of a self-instructional marital enrichment training programme." Thesis, McGill University, 1993. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=41120.

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This study is an evaluation of a self-instructional version of the Couples Communication Programme (CCP) in terms of its effect on marital and parent-child communication. Twelve families completed self report measures of marital and family life (the Marital Communication Inventory and the Family Environment Survey). As well an audio tape of a family discussion was rated by observers using the Sequential Analysis of Verbal Interaction. The mothers and fathers in each family then completed the self-instructional CCP over a one month period, following which the same measures were repeated. Fourteen additional families served as a wait-list control group, completing the same measurements with CCP training. Analysis of variance indicated no differences between the groups for the selected variables. These results suggest that self-instructional methods for couples communication may have limited usefulness. It is possible that this type of training could be improved by designing programmes which take into consideration gender differences in attitudes and learning styles.
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Davis, Walter H. "The development and implementation of a biblical curriculum for marital and family enrichment." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Price, Richard D. "A ministry of marriage enrichment through the process of individual affirmation." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Lambert, Dan L. "What are the comparative advantages in using the Baptist expression of "The marriage encounter," Urban Steinmetz's tapes on marriage enrichment "Our marriage is you and me," or, a personally constructed marriage enrichment week-end entitled "Highway of happiness," at a retreat setting?" Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.

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Gordon, Joseph George. "An investigation into the practice of premarital counseling and marriage enrichment within the Church of God movement in Jamaica, West Indies." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.

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Zweitzig, Jerry W. "A new program for marriage enrichment in Calvary Bible Church, Lewistown, Pa." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Bath, Kara B. "A qualitative study of couples'experience of the Preventative and Relationship Enhancement Program." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35142.

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This study explores the experience of couples, married five or more years, of the Preventative and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). This study examined specific skills the couplesâ gleaned from the workshop, as well as, the relational impact that PREP had on the couplesâ marriage. Six couples were surveyed, ranging in age from mid-forties to mid-fifties and ranging in years married from 8.5 to 29 years. Content analysis was employed to examine the data. Two themes emergedâ motivation and impact, and results were organized under these themes. Clinical implications were identified concerning working with couples married five or more years in therapy and future research is discussed.
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Burleson, Ted D. "Facilitating marriage enrichment among couples in the West Seventh Street Church of Christ." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Wilson, Donald L. "A plan for marriage and family enrichment for an Army Light Infantry Battalion." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Hatcher, Raquel B. O. "Psychology and Community Collaboration| Hope-Focused Marriage Enrichment Leader's Manual for Brazilian Community." Thesis, Regent University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3577319.

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Although Hope-Focused Couple Approach (HFCA) has been extensively researched in the United States, and demonstrated efficacy as an empirical supported couple enrichment intervention (Jakubowski, Milne, Brunner, & Miller, 2004), there are not enough studies with different populations. This project attempts to implement the HFCA with Brazilian Christian couples in collaboration with local churches in Brazil. In order to accomplish this goal, the author developed a hope-focused couples workshop leader's manual that is sensitive to the Brazilian cultural and social context.

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Al-Mughairy, Asila Juma. "Evaluating a marriage enrichment programme for newly married couples in Sultanate of Oman." Thesis, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10369/6409.

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In Oman and Arab Gulf countries, rising rates of divorce and family breakdown have increased public concern about the severity of marital and family problems. According to the ministry of justice (2002-2009), the rates of divorce increased from 1661 in 2002 to 2698 in 2009. The ministry of social development reported that the number of divorce cases provided by the Ministry according to 2003 was 7822 while in 2009 the number increased to 8199 cases, the money spent on these cases reached 4461,414 Omani Rials (Ministry of Social Development, 2003-2009). Some researchers from Gulf countries reported that the average length of some gulf countries marriage is only five to seven years (Al qashan, 2007). The main purpose of the present study was to develop, deliver and evaluate an Arabic version of the marriage enrichment programme in Omani context. In order to determine whether this programme could effectively improve the marital relationship and marital satisfaction of Omani couples. In addition, the majority of previous studies which focused on marriage enrichment, have been conducted in predominantly white, Western population (Yelsma, 1988). The current study will contribute insight into the ways couples from other cultural backgrounds interact with each other in achieving marital satisfaction, specially couples from Muslim countries. In this study, 83 newly married couples participated; 46 couples completed the six-week Marriage Enhancement Programme (MEP), completing assessments directly before, on completion and at six-months follow-up. There were 37 couples as a comparison group for measuring the impact of the programme on the experimental group. The results show that couples who completed the programme reported higher levels of satisfaction, in the form of a broad and significant improvement in their relationship on the six dimensions, than those of comparison group, all increases remained significant at six-month follow-up. These positive findings suggest the potential effectiveness of the MEP and the importance of future longitudinal outcome studies to validate its enhancement utility. It seems to warrant other culturally tailored studies to test the worth of this programme with different samples.
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Goodroe, James D. "A program of marriage enrichment at the First Baptist Church, Sumter, South Carolina." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Burleson, Ted Douglas. "Facilitating marriage enrichment among couples in the West Seventh Street Church of Christ." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Wexler, Steven M. "Interaction and comparison between a marriage enrichment seminar and small group dynamics as they effect couples' marital satisfaction." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Strahan, Lawrence Paul. "A mentoring program in marriage enrichment for selected couples at the First Baptist Church, Petal, Mississippi." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Choi, Kyung-Boo. "A family study comparative analysis of theories of Nathan W. Ackerman and marriage enrichment /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Peterson, Richard Duane. "A marriage enrichment workshop that facilitates the spiritual growth and relational interaction of couples in each phase of the developmental marriage-cycle." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Rodriguez, Victor M. "Bowen's family systems theory applied to intimacy needs in a marriage enrichment program for clergy." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Waters, John. "Enhancing the interpersonal communication skills of selected young adult couples at Rehoboth Baptist Church, Perry, Georgia through the use of a marriage enrichment program." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Senesi, Dino J. "The development of a marriage enrichment program for men through accountability relationships at the First Baptist Church of Marrero, Louisiana." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Erasmus, Tertius. "Die rol van rituele in huweliks– en gesinspastoraat / deur Tertius Erasmus." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4576.

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Marriages and families are currently under tremendous pressure. Many marriages and families battle to adapt to changing life circumstances. They have become ignorant about the Divinely intended substance of relationships and are barely surviving. These marriages break up and end up in unhappiness and many times in the breaking up thereof. During the past 40 years there have been many attempts by state and church to stop the deterioration of marriages and family relationships and to put back the essential qualities of life. Many marriage enrichment programmes have been initiated and many couples and families have been encouraged to participate. Social programmes have been discussed and marriage and family initiatives have been launched during these programmes. This has brought hope in many communities. In this confused world of relativism and adaptation people have found some anchor points for their relationships and have found new meaning in their existence. However the question still remains: Do these programs just give a temporary surge of enthusiasm? To move from one program to another and to attend the one course after the other, does not bring a lasting solution. Courses and programs cannot function as crutches from which to get support for wavering marriages and family life. Couples and family members must be equipped in an integral way to revive their marriage and family life. They must be taught to become aware of the richness of happenings and memories that make relationships special and integrate these into their relationships. Rituals (for example: Baptism and Holy Communion) have helped church and humanity through the ages, to look past stale relationships and circumstances, to discover anchors in life and get through traumatic events. These rituals have been the reason for so many unique outcomes in stale relationships and have opened a new future for individuals and groups where none was evident. During this study these rituals have been seen as long–term assistance for marriages and families for the maintenance, extension and dynamics thereof. Rituals with the help of the development line of narrative research methodology, have been put in place to help couples and families to a better understanding and support of each other. They put new life into relationships, to build attainable future dreams and have given the opportunity for partners to move away from stale relationships to more hopeful relationships. The value of the local enrichment program as a safe environment for growth, adaptation and the integral implementation of meaningful rituals in marriage and family life, cannot be stressed enough. Within this enrichment program, with its relevant rituals, relationships are dynamically turned to the future. Believe in the existence of relationship has been found. Energy has been given to couples and families to live more purposefully. They are more creative and have a better understanding of each other. They can face the future together.
Thesis (Ph.D. (Practical Theology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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Chung, Sang-Kyun. "Developing a marriage enrichment seminar for those who have marital conflicts related to neo-Confucian values of husband and wife in the Samil United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Gilliland, Tamara. "Marriage Moments: A New Approach to Strengthening Couples' Relationship Through the Transition to Parenthood." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2003. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1131.

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Strengthening marriages is important to the well-being of individuals, families and communities. The transition to parenthood brings with it particular risks and opportunities for marriage relationships, yet no interventions have been successful in accessing a large number of couples during this critical time prepare and strengthen them for the challenges of becoming parents. The healthcare system has an established education infrastructure (childbirth education) that interacts with a significant number of couples during the transition to parenthood and has become increasingly open to incorporating relationship strengthening efforts into existing programs. The Marriage Moments program was designed to access couples through this system. This new approach to marriage education employs a program design unique in three ways: the context of childbirth education, a low-intensity content based on a model of marital virtues, and a simple, self-administered format of materials that gives the program great flexibility and transportability that can be implemented in a variety of existing systems. Initial formative program evaluation data show that the program is well received by participating couples. Marriage Moments is currently being pilot tested to evaluate its effectiveness in strengthening marriage through the transition, but it is expected the program will be disseminated widely and reach numerous couples as they transition to parenthood.
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Laureano, Cynthia Marisa da Silva. "The evaluation of a premarital enrichment programme for second marriages / Cynthia Laurean." Thesis, North-West University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/556.

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The aim of the research was to evaluate the premarital enrichment programme designed by Pretorius (1997) for couples who wish to remarry. The study was motivated by literature, which shows a high likelihood of divorce among divorcees who remarry. Three interested couples responded to advertisements placed in a local Potchefstroom newspaper and announcements made in churches. A qualitative (case study method) research design was used. The programme consisted of six two-hour sessions. The programme was conducted over two weekends. The first three sessions were held with all three couples and the last three sessions with each couple separately due to conflicting schedules. The effect of the programme was assessed by five measuring instruments, participants' metaphoric drawings of their relationships, semi-structured interviews, and the researcher's observations of the interaction between the participants. The assessment took place a week before and four weeks after the programme presentation. The results obtained indicated that two of the couples experienced changes whilst the other couple experienced minimal change. The change that occurred in the two couples were with regards to their communication and conflict management, their implementation of boundaries, intimacy, security in their relationship, growth, and dyadic adjustment. It was concluded that the premarital enrichment programme prepared two couples for remarriage, specifically with regards to their adjustment in the relationship.
Thesis (M.A. (Clinical Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.
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Emanuel, David Michael. "Marriage enrichment for Jewish couples." Thesis, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/22718.

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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Humanities in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the subject Social Wok at the University of the Witwatersrand May 1991.
The declining seate of marriage in modern society is a phenomenon acknowledged by professionals and laymen alike. One of the major efforts to counter this state of events was made by the marriage enrichment movement. It focuses on helping healthy marriages consolidate their positive qualities and strengthen their weaknesses, thus achieving greater marital satisfaction for the participants in courses. [Abbreviated Abstract. Open document to view full version]
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Govender, Vidiya. "A description of content for a marriage enrichment programme." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/793.

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The divorce rate in society today seems to be reaching alarming proportions. Every individual has experienced the effects of divorce in some way or another, either through relatives, friends, parents or through their own marriages ending in divorce. Social workers and other social service professionals need to find new and creative ways to address the problem of maintaining and sustaining marriages. Marriages need support in order to survive. This support is essential and necessary as healthy marriages form the basis of healthy families and healthy families help to create a healthy society. The implication thus is a need for a proactive and preventative approach to assist married couples. Marriage enrichment (ME) provides a solution to helping couples maintain marital happiness and satisfaction. ME focuses on sustaining, nurturing, strengthening and enriching marriage relationships. It is an approach that generally refers to weekend retreat programmes and other group settings in which married couples with reasonably healthy marriages learn how to improve their marriage and increase pleasure and success. Marriage enrichment uses an educational and skills training perspective that encourages and enhances good communication and interpersonal relations between spouses. The aim of this study is to identify and describe the content of a marriage enrichment programme. The objectives of the study are as follows: to explore the need for a marriage enrichment programme by means of the perusal of available literature and an empirical study; to explore the elements that will comprise the content of an enrichment programme by means of qualitative research using different focus groups; to provide themes and guidelines for the development of an enrichment programme; to formulate conclusions and recommendations based on the results obtained from the study. The study was conducted with 12 social workers from two different government organisations in the Johannesburg area. The research findings provided positive results. Themes and guidelines on the content for a marriage enrichment programme were identified.
Dr. Emmerentie Oliphant
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Hinckley, Megan. "A marriage enrichment program based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5777.

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The divorce rate in South Africa has reached alarming proportions. In 1994 alone, 29 878 divorces were reported in South Africa, and a total of 38 367 children were traumatised by these divorces. Despite this, most people still marry, or want to marry. Marriage is one of the most important and meaningful relationships we can have as human beings. It enriches our lives and provides fulfillment and companionship. Many couples entering into the marital relationship are not aware of the demands of marriage, and especially of the demands of modern marriages where marital roles are new and different. Marriage enrichment is a movement to help couples.to respond to these demands. Enrichment programs teach partners interpersonal skills and build empathetic respect between individuals within the marital relationship. Although there are many marriage enrichment programs currently in use, there seems to be not one in South Africa that is based on the concepts of personality type differences. The aim of this study was to develop a marriage enrichment program based on the concepts of personality type, as indicated by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The focus was to educate couples in personality type differences, thereby creating self-awareness and awareness of others, and enabling them to better understand themselves and their spouses. The program was designed and developed and then trial-tested on two groups of volunteers consisting of two couples in each group. Feedback received yielded positive results, and the participants found the program to be useful and valuable in their own relationships.
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Swart, Elsje Viviers. "The needs of young Afrikaans speaking married couples for marriage enrichment programmes / Elsje Viviers Swart." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/12043.

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Marriages in South Africa in today’s times were found to be in a critical situation. Statistics have proven that most marriages end in divorce within the first five years of marriage. Although marital preparation and enrichment courses are available in South Africa, no specific course exists that is specifically designed for the needs of young married Afrikaans speaking couples. On the grounds of available information it was decided to determine the needs of young Afrikaans speaking married couples whom are married for 1-5 years. By doing this it will enable us to design a marital enrichment programme that will focus on their specific needs. Young married couples will be encouraged to attend marital enrichment programmes. It will assist the couple not to be overwhelmed by the difficult adjustments married life brings and will provide for positive growth within their relationship. It is encouraging to note that all couples who participated in the research previously attended marital enrichment and/or preparation courses and they all acknowledged that it made a positive contribution to their marriage life. The greatest need that is currently not addressed by marital courses is “The different phases within the marital relationship”. Most couples indicated that they had difficult times during the adjustment phase and specifically after the birth of their first child. Most couples indicated that they are still interested in continuous enrichment to ensure growth and development within their relationship.
MSW, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014
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Sigaba, Avis Lumka. "A marriage enrichment programme : a study of the proposed contribution of a modern pastoral care and counselling model to urbanised Xhosa communities with special reference to the congregants at Umtata Methodist Church, Eastern Cape." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3359.

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This study was done to explore how modern Pastoral Care and Counselling models could be in dialogue with some valuable Xhosa traditional practices in the urbanised context around Umtata in the Eastern Cape. The intention is to provide a marriage enrichment programme to the congregants of the Methodist Church in this region. This has been offered in response to increase in the rate of divorce, separation and emotional distress experienced by many couples in the area. Chapter one offers the methodological framework for the entire theoretical and practical study. The second chapter explores various concepts of the family systems theory with particular focus on Murray Bowen's systems theory. This should bring forth a clear understanding of behavioural patterns which manifest in marriage when the system loses equilibrium. Grounded in the family systems theory is the concept of normal family processes. The third chapter looks into the understanding of normal family processes as brought across by various American authors. The chapter takes the interpretation further by looking into normal family processes in the original Xhosa cultural communities. The reason for the exercise is to bring awareness about what is normal before one can address what is abnormal. This is for widening the horizons so that what is culturally normal should not be labelled as abnormal. The fourth chapter prepares groundwork for the establishment of intervention and counselling strategies specifically within the Xhosa communities around Umtata. This chapter is field work done through interviews so as to gain an awareness about what the people of this region presently think, feel and say about marriage and family life experiences. The fifth chapter looks into the minister's uniqueness in marriage enrichment in comparison with his or her colleagues in medical, social work and family therapy or psychotherapy fields. A theological exploration is dealt with in the sixth chapter with a view to contend with biblical principles applicable to marriage. Chapter seven discusses a training model for a lay team of twelve members to promote the concept of the priesthood of all believers. The views of authors like Switzer, Clinebell, Colilns, Herbert Otto and others are consulted and opened to dialogue with Xhosa Traditional practices offered by oral sources. Chapter eight focuses on premarital education. Within this eduGative counselling, a hand-out on marriage contracts is prepared in both English and the vernacular language. Interdisciplinary work has been included through the engagement of resource personnel from the medical, financial and legal fields. Chapter nine actually presents the Marriage Enrichment Programme in a workshop form. Within the programme, theoretical and practical work is done in contextual bible study, communication and conflict resolution exercises as well as conscietisation about valuable Xhosa traditional marriage practices. The contextual model on marriage enrichment is offered to a group of forty-four congregants. The evaluation forms provide a positive result of this marriage enrichment model. The results express a need to address marital problems in our communities. This does give support to the Hypothesis that was tested. Modern pastoral care and counselling models can be adapted to traditional context with positive results. Lay involvement promotes maximum participation of the People of God in care giving. However, further results will be achieved with more workshops or retreats. More effectiveness will also come with the training of more lay teams. This demands large sampling in lay training, more interviewing and more involvement of the rural community elders for more information on traditional practices.
Thesis (M.Th.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2000
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Sigaba, Avis Lumka. "A pastoral marriage and family wholeness programme: a contextual cross-cultural contribution to enrichment, growth and healing through pastoral care and counselling in the South African context, with particular focus on Methodist families in the community of KwaNdengezi in KwaZulu-Natal." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4944.

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Following decades of political struggle in South Africa, the 27 April elections in 1994 offered many people a long-awaited chapter in their lives as democracy was ushered in. The researcher has observed that the result of this political change has had a profound impact on the people of South Africa, especially for the Black constituency, in many ways. The political changes caused thousands to move from the rural areas to live in the peri-urban or township areas for economic reasons. The uprooting of families from their original rural homes has had a negative effect on the new generation with respect to principles and values about marriage and family. The researcher has further observed that in the area of research at KwaNdengezi, as well as surrounding areas, the social, political and economic changes have contributed to an increase in separation and divorces and a general weakening of the moral fibre of families. The marriage and family system is under a lot of strain. There is a critical need for enrichment, growth and healing. As an ordained Methodist minister, the researcher has been fortunate to witness the development of various milestones of the Methodist Church, which has been an instrument of change in the Southern African context in the past decades. In the context of transition into “a New Land” (Olivier 1996: 1), the mission statement of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa has created a relevant message. The vision in the mission statement as declared in the MCSA Year Conference book is “A Christ-healed Africa for the Healing of Nations” (2010: 2). This is achieved by fervently “proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ for healing and transformation” by both ministers and laity (L & D 2010: 3). This study seeks to align and broaden the above MCSA vision through pastoral care and counselling. The intention is to precipitate the work done by clergy training laity in basic Christian care giving and counselling skills. This will hopefully address the apparent brokenness in marriages and families in the various contexts in the communities and precipitate healing and transformation. ii The approach of this thesis, whilst predominantly pastoral, is ecclesiological as well as missiological. Elements of contextual theology bring forth the cultural perspective of the community in the area of research as hermeneutical tools of reading scriptures are applied. A cross-cultural dialogue between existing Western pastoral care and counselling models and African care giving and counselling practices plays an important role in this study. Through fieldwork, data was collected via questionnaires, interviews, recording, transcribing, participant observation and empathetic listening to the responses of the participants in the communities of KwaNdengezi. Valuable themes emerged from the process of assessment and analysis through theological reflection on the data. The various themes emerged through engagement with married couples, single parents and families. These include communication skills, scriptural values in marriage, Zulu cultural values and customs in a Christian household, the parent-child relationship, family health matters, family finance matters, teenager problems, resolving conflict, forgiveness and healing. Emanating from the themes, the study seeks to publish a contextual booklet or manual on “marriage and family wholeness”. In an effort to bring about enrichment, growth and healing to marriages and families, the new programme intends to use the lay team trained in basic Christian counselling as resource people when marriage and family retreats are offered by the local church. The programme also emphasizes partnership and interdisciplinary engagement with other disciplines through engaging with, for instance, social workers, clinical psychologists, medical doctors, local congregations, ethical theologians and financial accountants. This study presents the programme as a new tool or model relevant for a specific cultural context. The context encompasses the Methodist people of KwaNdengezi near Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal. However, because of its cross-cultural dialogue, the model can be adapted for use in any cultural context as an enrichment, growth and iii healing tool for all people of God as they struggle with the complexities of marriage and family life in a changing world.
Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2011.
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