Links

The following are resources that I have found useful in my research and beneficial to my clients.

www.pamrc.com
The Philadelphia Area Marriage Resource Center (PAMRC) is a web-based resource that has been created to help couples in the Delaware Valley strengthen their relationships. Their primary focus includes:

• Increasing public awareness for relationship education;
• Increasing the number of couples who participate in structured pre-marital and marriage education programs each year
• Supporting the creation of community healthy marriage initiatives throughout the Delaware Valley.

Marriageeducation.org
The purpose of the nonprofit Marriage Education Institute is to make proven strategies for strengthening relationships available in a private, convenient, cost-effective Online environment. In addition, professionals interested in using these strategies in their practices can enroll in the same courses and receive CE Credits. The Institute’s programs are designed to benefit singles, couples and professionals alike.

empathic.homestead.com
empathic coaching associates was founded in 2000 by James Lucoff to provide quality relationship skills education worldwide via private home-based instruction. He has been active in family and relationship skills education for over 20 years and is certified in Relationship Enhancement.

www.wellnessdh.org
Doylestown Hospital Health & Wellness Center 
A new approach to health and wellness: “To create unparalleled health and wellness experience by Understanding, Strengthening and Renewing one individual at a time.” Integrates Doylestown Hospital outpatient medical offices, a health design center, a health information center, a wellness boutique and book shop health, a fitness & physical therapy center, and asame-day surgery center.

Alpha-Divorce.com
The Alpha Center for Divorce Mediation was founded by Keila Gilbert, Esquire to help couples consider how mediation could better serve their family needs. The center provides therapists and accountants to assist during a family’s transition.  The Alpha Center believes that the more informed and educated couples are the better decisions they will make. Committed to this educational focus The Alpha Center has been offering educational seminars and workshops through continuing education departments since 1999. The course topics range from how divorce actually works to divorce’s impact on children to surviving the divorce process.

HealthyMarriageInfo.org
Healthymarraigeinfo.org is a first stop for information, resources, and training on healthy relationships and marriage for experts, policymakers, media, marriage educators, couples and individuals, program providers, and others.

TwoOfUs.org
TwoOfUs.org  provides free relationship resources and expert advice for individuals and couples in all stages of the relationship cycle (dating, exclusive, engaged, married or parents).

www.play-therapy.com
The Family Enhancement and Play Therapy Center, founded and directed by Dr. Risë VanFleet, specializes in the training of clinical professionals in play, filial, and family therapies.

marriagedoctor.com
Marriage Doctor – Established by Rita DeMaria, Ph.D., Dedicated to helping couples strengthen and revitalize their relationships and keep them healthy and pleasurable, regardless of age or stage of life.

smartmarriages.com
The Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education serves as an information exchange and clearinghouse to help couples locate marriage and relationship courses; to help mental health professionals, clergy and lay educators locate training programs and resources; to connect those with an interest in the continuing development of the field; to support community initiatives, legislation and research; and to promote the effectiveness of the courses and increase their availability in the community.

Inspiredparenting.net
a web community providing information and inspiration for everyone who is interested in working with children: grandparents, parents, caregivers, teachers, and others.

StayHappilyMarried.com
A resource for married couples. They have some very useful articles.

lifeinnovations.com
The mission of Life Innovations is to help build strong marriages and healthy relationships. This is achieved through a variety of programs including a comprehensive set of inventories for premarital and married couples, programs and books for individuals, couples, and families.

prepare-enrich.com
Our ultimate goal is to help couples prepare for marriage (PREPARE Program) and to enrich the marriage of those already married (ENRICH Program). Life Innovations works with counselors and clergy to provide premarital counseling and marriage enrichment using the PREPARE/ENRICH Program.

skillswork.org
IDEALS of Kentucky is a nonprofit whose mission is to: “teach people methods of communicating with others, of dealing with emotions, and of solving problems.” IDEALS as an organization was founded in Pennsylvania in 1972 and continues to this day with a new center in Frankfort and Lexington, Kentucky, the National Institute of Relationship Enhancement (NIRE) in Bethesda, Maryland, and a small publishing house, IDEALS offers training in Relationship Enhancement® programs and therapies, Child-centered Play, Filial Family Therapy,Mastering the Mysteries of Love, Mastering the Mysteries of  Step families,  Ready for Love and the Parenting Skills Program.

nire.org National Institute of Relationship Enhancement^® and Center for Couples, Families and Children (NIRE), a non-profit educational corporation, was founded by Bernard Guerney, Jr., Ph.D. in 1992 as a branch of its parent organization the Institute for the Development of Emotional and Life Skills (IDEALS), which Dr. Guerney had previously founded in 1972. The mission of NIRE is… To contribute to the advancement of honesty, compassion, and understanding in relationships by developing, teaching, and disseminating relationship enhancement skills for the benefit of the individual, the family, the community, and the workplace.

cb-cares.org To serve as a community catalyst in building upon our community’s assets and strengths by engaging, empowering, and linking the various community sectors through programs, resources and activities to create a healthier community- one with positive attitudes, behaviors, and values. CB Cares is a nonprofit organization, working as a coalition with community leaders, agencies, businesses, schools and families for the purpose of improving the quality of life in Central Bucks. A healthier community is one in which every person experiences a remarkable sense of community community, resulting in a feeling of well-being. All programs are based on the 40 Assets philosophy, developed by the Search Institute in Minneapolis. This research-based framework identifies 40 critical factors for young people’s development: the more assets a child possesses, the more likely he/she will become a caring, competent, and responsible adult.

Organizations

apa.org – American Psychological Association

aamft.org – American Association for Marital & Family Therapy

Centralbuckschamber.com – The Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce Parenting & Family Committee

If you wish for Ginsberg Associates to review your Web site and link exchange with your organization or program, please e-mail contact@relationshipenhancement.com