Healthy Marriages Grand Rapids

To help couples overcome common problems in miscommunication, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is hosting the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). PREP is a skills building program designed to help committed couples of any status (married or unmarried) and any age learn to communicate more effectively, manage conflicts, and solve problems without damaging intimacy and trust. It has been featured on national shows such as Oprah, 20/20, and 48 Hours. This seminar will help couples learn valuable information such as: • The 4 Relationship “Danger Signs” • Relationship Ground Rules for Handling Conflict • The Speaker-Listener Technique • A Method of Problem Solving • How to Preserve Fun and Friendship in a “busy” culture. An eight-hour program, couples will learn by traditional lectures, watching videotaped examples of other couples, participating in larger group discussions, and private practice sessions coached by mental health professionals trained to help participants apply what they learn to real-life situations. “It is a very valuable program because the skills couples learn can be used for the rest of their lives,” said Remi Rakipi, the course facilitator. Rakipi received a master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of Michigan. She also holds a certificate in marriage and family therapy, specializing in couples and sex therapy, from the PENN Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. She is the monthly relationship expert on WZZM 13's Take 5 program and has been published in the Journal of Couple and Sex Therapy. “A satisfying relationship takes work. When I worked in Philadelphia, I watched couples really absorbing the information they learned in the PREP workshops. I found it so helpful I wanted to bring it back to Grand Rapids,” said Rakipi.

Additional Dates for the workshop are:

• June 3 & June 10, 5:30 to 9:30pm

To help couples overcome common problems in miscommunication, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is hosting the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). PREP is a skills building program designed to help committed couples of any status (married or unmarried) and any age learn to communicate more effectively, manage conflicts, and solve problems without damaging intimacy and trust. It has been featured on national shows such as Oprah, 20/20, and 48 Hours. This seminar will help couples learn valuable information such as: • The 4 Relationship “Danger Signs” • Relationship Ground Rules for Handling Conflict • The Speaker-Listener Technique • A Method of Problem Solving • How to Preserve Fun and Friendship in a “busy” culture. An eight-hour program, couples will learn by traditional lectures, watching videotaped examples of other couples, participating in larger group discussions, and private practice sessions coached by mental health professionals trained to help participants apply what they learn to real-life situations. “It is a very valuable program because the skills couples learn can be used for the rest of their lives,” said Remi Rakipi, the course facilitator. Rakipi received a master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of Michigan. She also holds a certificate in marriage and family therapy, specializing in couples and sex therapy, from the PENN Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. She is the monthly relationship expert on WZZM 13's Take 5 program and has been published in the Journal of Couple and Sex Therapy. “A satisfying relationship takes work. When I worked in Philadelphia, I watched couples really absorbing the information they learned in the PREP workshops. I found it so helpful I wanted to bring it back to Grand Rapids,” said Rakipi.

Additional Dates for the workshop are:

• April 26, 1pm to 9pm
• June 3 & June 10, 5:30 to 9:30pm

To help couples overcome common problems in miscommunication, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is hosting the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). PREP is a skills building program designed to help committed couples of any status (married or unmarried) and any age learn to communicate more effectively, manage conflicts, and solve problems without damaging intimacy and trust. It has been featured on national shows such as Oprah, 20/20, and 48 Hours. This seminar will help couples learn valuable information such as: • The 4 Relationship “Danger Signs” • Relationship Ground Rules for Handling Conflict • The Speaker-Listener Technique • A Method of Problem Solving • How to Preserve Fun and Friendship in a “busy” culture. An eight-hour program, couples will learn by traditional lectures, watching videotaped examples of other couples, participating in larger group discussions, and private practice sessions coached by mental health professionals trained to help participants apply what they learn to real-life situations. “It is a very valuable program because the skills couples learn can be used for the rest of their lives,” said Remi Rakipi, the course facilitator. Rakipi received a master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of Michigan. She also holds a certificate in marriage and family therapy, specializing in couples and sex therapy, from the PENN Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. She is the monthly relationship expert on WZZM 13's Take 5 program and has been published in the Journal of Couple and Sex Therapy. “A satisfying relationship takes work. When I worked in Philadelphia, I watched couples really absorbing the information they learned in the PREP workshops. I found it so helpful I wanted to bring it back to Grand Rapids,” said Rakipi.

Additional Dates for the workshop are:

• March 29, 1pm to 9pm
• April 26, 1pm to 9pm
• June 3 & June 10, 5:30 to 9:30pm

To help couples overcome common problems in miscommunication, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is hosting the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). PREP is a skills building program designed to help committed couples of any status (married or unmarried) and any age learn to communicate more effectively, manage conflicts, and solve problems without damaging intimacy and trust. It has been featured on national shows such as Oprah, 20/20, and 48 Hours. This seminar will help couples learn valuable information such as: • The 4 Relationship “Danger Signs” • Relationship Ground Rules for Handling Conflict • The Speaker-Listener Technique • A Method of Problem Solving • How to Preserve Fun and Friendship in a “busy” culture. An eight-hour program, couples will learn by traditional lectures, watching videotaped examples of other couples, participating in larger group discussions, and private practice sessions coached by mental health professionals trained to help participants apply what they learn to real-life situations. “It is a very valuable program because the skills couples learn can be used for the rest of their lives,” said Remi Rakipi, the course facilitator. Rakipi received a master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of Michigan. She also holds a certificate in marriage and family therapy, specializing in couples and sex therapy, from the PENN Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. She is the monthly relationship expert on WZZM 13's Take 5 program and has been published in the Journal of Couple and Sex Therapy. “A satisfying relationship takes work. When I worked in Philadelphia, I watched couples really absorbing the information they learned in the PREP workshops. I found it so helpful I wanted to bring it back to Grand Rapids,” said Rakipi.

Additional Dates for the workshop are:

• February 23, 1pm to 9pm
• March 29, 1pm to 9pm
• April 26, 1pm to 9pm
• June 3 & June 10, 5:30 to 9:30pm