Who This Is For

This course is for anyone who guides couples toward marriage.

Licensed therapists, marriage counselors, couples coaches, ministers, chaplains, mentors, and premarital educators.

If you are building a structured practice around the year before the wedding.

This course gives you the framework to organize it.

Licensed clinicians can use this course as the entry point of the CPMS™ credential pathway.

Also you would earn 11 NBCC clock hours.

Take Control of Your Clinical Practice Future

Thousands of couples have discovered that intentional premarital work transforms their entire relationship. You'll gain clarity on values, learn conflict resolution skills, and build skills, all at your own pace with 24/7 support. Your strongest training starts here.

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About This Course

▫️ Most people who guide couples toward marriage do it without a structured framework for the year before the wedding. Most were never trained on this. This introduction changes that. ▫️ Built on The Before I Do Method™ framework, this course walks you through the beginning of premarital preparation work: what to assess, what to ask, how to structure the arc of preparation, and how to hold space for heterosexual, LGBTQIA+, and polyamorous couples with equal care. ▫️ Every lesson pairs teaching with the evidence behind it. You will learn what the research supports, what it does not, and what you may not claim to the couples in front of you. ▫️ Whether this is your first couple or you have been sitting with couples for years, this is where you begin. ▫️ This course is the entry point of the Certified Pre-Marital Specialist™ (CPMS™) credential pathway for licensed clinicians. Coaching and clergy specialization coming soon.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: - Describe the foundations of premarital preparation as a distinct kind of work, separate from couples therapy. - Identify the cultural, relational, and structural factors that shape a couple's readiness for marriage. - Apply core assessment tools grounded in The Before I Do Method™ framework. - Demonstrate how to frame premarital preparation with heterosexual, LGBTQIA+, and polyamorous couples in a way that is inclusive and grounded. - Outline the arc of premarital care from first conversation through the year before the wedding. - Evaluate when to refer, when to hold, and when to name a rupture.

Start Building Stronger Clinical Relationships Today - Your Premarital Skills Await

Your clinical relationship with your clients deserves intentional preparation. Gain the communication skills, conflict resolution techniques, and emotional tools that set successful marriages up for lasting happiness and deeper connection.

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What's Included:

✔️ Self-paced modules covering the beginnings of premarital preparation work ✔️ Case examples across heterosexual, LGBTQIA+, and polyamorous couples ✔️ Practical assessment prompts you can bring into your next conversation with a couple ✔️ Pre-test and post-test so you can measure your own learning gain ✔️ Certificate of completion issued automatically ✔️ 12 months of unlimited access from date of enrollment ✔️ Licensed clinicians: 11 NBCC clock hours through an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP #7739) ✔️ Entry point of the Certified Pre-Marital Specialist™ (CPMS™) credential pathway for licensed clinicians. Coaching and clergy specialization coming soon.

Instructor Bio

Olivia L. Baylor, LCPC, NCC, BC-TMH, CFMHE, is the founder of My Mental Health University® and creator of The Before I Do Method™. She developed the Method through years of premarital clinical practice, and it now anchors her books, her couples courses, and the Certified Pre-Marital Specialist™ credential pathway. Her work serves heterosexual, LGBTQIA+, and polyamorous couples with equal care.

What You'll Learn

14 Chapters · 339 Lessons

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      Introduction

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      About Your Instructor

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      Course Overview

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      Course Policies

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      NBCC Continuing Education, Terms and Conditions

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      Disclosure Statement

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      Pre Test. Take this as your PRE-TEST before you begin (baseline, not graded). After you finish all modules, take the same test as your POST-TEST (graded, 80% to pass). The difference is your learning gain.

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      Module 1: Marriage Preparation

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      Part A: Pre-Assessment. Complete this before reading the chapter. A low score is a baseline, not a failure. The same statements are rated again at the end of the chapter.

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      Learning Objectives

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      PART ONE - How to Frame the Work

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      The Premise That Is Never Satisfied

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      The Problem Is Not Disagreement

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      Disclosure, Not Resolution

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      What Marriage Is, Historically

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      What Marriage Is, Legally

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      Dedication and Constraint

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      The Asymmetry of Accrual

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      Why Before the Wedding

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      PART TWO: How to Read the Evidence

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      The Largest Study Ever Conducted

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      What the Study Found

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      What Actually Predicts Relationship Quality

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      The Chart: What Predicts Relationship Quality

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      What the Same Study Could Not Do

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      An Independent Body of Evidence

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      The Claim That Does Not Survive

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      No Defensible Source

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      What the Candidate May Not Claim

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      What Premarital Education Actually Does

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      The Chart: Divorce at Two Years, Higher-Risk Site

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      PART THREE: How to Run the Session

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      The Opener

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      The Research Page

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      The Case Scenarios

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      In the Room: The Worked Script

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      PART FOUR: How to Use the Tools

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      The Standing Protocol

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      The Pledge

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      The Scored Instrument

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      PART FIVE: How to Stay in Scope

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      Four Common Mistakes

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      Scope and Referral

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      The Scope Issue Specific to Chapter One

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      Culture and the Definition of Marriage

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      When the Couple Pushes Back

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      Fitting Chapter One Into a Session

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      Summary

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      Complete the Questionnaire

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      References

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      Questionnaire

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      Part A: Knowledge Check. Choose the single best answer.

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      Part B: Applied Reflection. Respond in 400–600 words. This is scored on a competency rubric.

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      Module 2: Attachment Styles

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      Learning Objectives

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      PART ONE: How to Understand Attachment

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      A Documented Phenomenon

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      Where the Theory Comes From

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      Two Dimensions, Not Four Boxes

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      The Chart: Two Dimensions, Not Four Boxes

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      PART TWO: How to Read the Evidence

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      Moderately Stable, and It Changes

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      The Chart: Moderately Stable, and It Changes

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      Security Can Be Earned

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      A Modest Predictor, Not a Destiny

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      The Chart: A Modest Predictor, Not a Destiny

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      What You May Not Claim

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      PART THREE: How to Run the Session

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      The Four Styles

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      The Pursue-Withdraw Cycle

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      The Self-assessment

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      In the Room: The Worked Script

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      PART FOUR: How to Use the Tools

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      The Assessments and the Map

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      Secure Base, and Past Patterns

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      PART FIVE: How to Stay in Scope

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      Four Common Mistakes

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      Scope and Referral

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      Summary

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      References

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      Complete the Questionnaire

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      Questionnaire

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      Part A: Knowledge Check. Choose the single best answer.

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      Part B: Applied Reflection. Respond in 400–600 words. This is scored on a competency rubric.

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      Module 3: Modern Dating & Relationship Readiness

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      Learning Objectives

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      PART ONE: How to Understand Modern Dating

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      How Couples Meet Has Genuinely Changed

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      The Chart: How Couples Meet Has Changed

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      The Paradox of Choice

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      Ghosting, Breadcrumbing, and Love Bombing

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      PART TWO: How to Read the Evidence

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      Apps Did Not Break Love

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      The Claims That Need Careful Wording

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      What You May Not Claim

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      PART THREE: How to Run the Session

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      Normalize, Then Examine

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      From App to Altar

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      The Readiness Self-assessment

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      In the Room: The Worked Script

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      PART FOUR: How to Use the Tools

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      The Self-assessment and the Inventory

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      The Checklist and What We Skipped

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      PART FIVE: How to Assess Readiness and Stay in Scope

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      The Three Domains of Readiness

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      Choosing Versus Settling

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      Four Common Mistakes

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      Scope and Referral

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      Summary

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      References

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      Complete the Questionnaire

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      Questionnaire

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      Part A: Knowledge Check. Choose the single best answer.

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      Part B: Applied Reflection. Respond in 400–600 words. This is scored on a competency rubric.

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      Module 4: Exes & Past Entanglements

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      Learning Objectives

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      PART ONE: How to Understand the Past a Partner Brings

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      Baggage Versus Experience

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      Relational Schemas the Template Underneath

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      When the Past Shows up in the Present

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      PART TWO: How to Read the Evidence

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      Boundaries and Co-parenting: What Holds Up

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      Grief Is Not a Five-stage Sequence

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      What You May Not Claim

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      PART THREE: How to Run the Session

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      Baggage, Experience, Schemas

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      Boundaries With Exes

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      The Grief Self-assessment

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      In the Room: The Worked Script

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      PART FOUR: How to Use the Tools

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      Mapping the Past and the Boundaries Agreement

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      The Grief Tools and the Ending Letter

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      PART FIVE: How to Stay in Scope

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      Four Common Mistakes

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      Scope and Referral

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      Summary

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      References

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      Complete the Questionnaire

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      Questionnaire

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      Part A: Knowledge Check. Choose the single best answer.

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      Part B: Applied Reflection. Respond in 400–600 words. This is scored on a competency rubric.

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      Module 5: Situationships

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      Learning Objectives

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      PART ONE: How to Understand Situationships

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      The Premise You Are Not in One Now

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      Why the Patterns Stick Attachment Under Stress

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      The Pursue-withdraw Loop and What a Partner Brought In

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      PART TWO: How to Read the Evidence

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      Fear of Being Single and Choosing From Security

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      Decide, Do Not Slide and Change Is Possible

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      What You May Not Claim

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      How to Run the Session

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      Why the Patterns Stick

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      How to Overcome

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      The Security & Clarity Reflection

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      In the Room: The Worked Script

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      How to Use the Tools

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      The Three Worksheets Past, Patterns, Future

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      Asking Directly and the Scored Reflection

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      PART FIVE: How to Stay in Scope

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      Four Common Mistakes

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      Scope and Referral

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      Summary

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      References

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      Complete the Questionnaire

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      Questionnaire

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      Part A: Knowledge Check. Choose the single best answer.

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      Part B: Applied Reflection. Respond in 400–600 words. This is scored on a competency rubric.

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      Module 6: Self-Esteem & Self-Worth

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      Learning Objectives

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      PART ONE: How to Understand Self-Worth in Marriage

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      Why Self-worth Belongs in a Marriage Book

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      What Self-esteem Is and Is Not

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      How Low Self-esteem Shows up in Love

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      How to Read the Evidence

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      Self-compassion a Steadier Place to Stand

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      What You May Not Claim

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      How to Run the Session

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      How Low Self-esteem Shows Up

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      Two Ways to Stand

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      The Self-worth Reflection

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      In the Room: The Worked Script

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      PART FOUR: How to Use the Tools

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      The Story and the Couple Worksheet

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      The Practices and the Reflection

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      PART FIVE: How to Stay in Scope

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      Four Common Mistakes

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      Scope and Referral

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      Summary

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      References

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      Complete the Questionnaire

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      Questionnaire

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      Part A: Knowledge Check. Choose the single best answer.

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      Part B: Applied Reflection. Respond in 400–600 words. This is scored on a competency rubric.

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      Part B: Post-Assessment. Rate the same statements again and compare with your pre-assessment. The difference is your learning gain for this module.

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      Module 7: Infidelity

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      Learning Objectives

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      PART ONE: How to Understand Infidelity

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      There Is No Agreed Definition

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      What the Numbers Actually Say

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      The Chart: What the Numbers Say

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      The Forms It Takes

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      PART TWO: How to Read the Evidence

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      Microcheating Is Not a Research Construct

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      Financial Infidelity Defined by Concealment

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      Why It Happens Risk Factors, Not Destiny

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      Which Hurts More and Why It Does Not Matter

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      What You May Not Claim

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      PART THREE: How to Run the Session

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      The Numbers and Forms

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      Where Couples Disagree

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      Our Shared Definition of Fidelity

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      In the Room: The Worked Script

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      PART FOUR: How to Use the Tools

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      The Definition, The Line and the Trust Inventory

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      The Tools for Repair Forgive, and the Letters

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      PART FIVE: How to Support Recovery and Stay in Scope

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      If It Has Already Happened Recovery Is Possible, and Fragile

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      Four Common Mistakes

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      Scope and Referral

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      Summary

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      References

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      Complete the Questionnaire

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      Questionnaire

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      Part A: Knowledge Check. Choose the single best answer.

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      Part B: Applied Reflection. Respond in 400–600 words. This is scored on a competency rubric.

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      Module 8: Communication

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      Learning Objectives

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      PART ONE: How to Understand Communication

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      Communication Is Feeling Heard

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      Listening Is a Researched Skill

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      Conflict Is Not the Enemy Flooding Is

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      PART TWO: How to Read the Evidence

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      I-statements and NVC Tools That Lower the Guard

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      Men and Women Communicate More Alike Than Different

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      The Chart: More Alike Than Different

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      The Gender-communication Myth

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      Phubbing the Phone on the Table

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      What You May Not Claim

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      PART THREE: How to Run the Session

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      True Listening and I-statements

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      The Two Tools: I-statement and NVC

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      The Communication Reflection

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      In the Room: The Worked Script

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      PART FOUR: How to Use the Tools

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      Styles, and the Listening Drill

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      The Agreement, and Cooling Down

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      PART FIVE: How to Stay in Scope

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      Four Common Mistakes

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      Scope and Referral Flooding Versus Fear

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      Summary

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      References

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      Complete the Questionnaire

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      Questionnaire

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      Part A: Knowledge Check. Choose the single best answer.

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      Part B: Applied Reflection Respond in 400–600 words. This is scored on a competency rubric.

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      Module 9: Conflict Resolution

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      Learning Objectives

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      PART ONE: How to Understand Conflict

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      Conflict Is Not the Enemy Unrepaired Conflict Is

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      The Cycle Is the Enemy Not Your Partner

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      The Demand-withdraw Pattern

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      PART TWO: How to Read the Evidence

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      How Big Is the Demand-withdraw Effect?

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      The Chart: The Demand-Withdraw Effect, to Scale

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      Flooding, and Why the Break Matters

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      Repair the Skill That Predicts Lasting Love

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      Some Differences Get Solved Others Get Managed

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      What the Research Does, and Does Not, Settle

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      What You May Not Claim

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      PART THREE: How to Run the Session

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      The Cycle Is the Enemy

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      Healthy Conflict and Red Flags

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      The Conflict Resolution Reflection

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      In the Room: The Worked Script

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      PART FOUR: How to Use the Tools

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      Cycle-mapping, and the Repair Toolkit

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      The Flooding Plan, the Rules and the Letter

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      PART FIVE: How to Stay in Scope

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      Four Common Mistakes

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      Scope and Referral Flooding Versus Fear

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      Summary

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      References

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      Complete the Questionnaire

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      Questionnaire

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      Part A: Knowledge Check. Choose the single best answer.

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      Module 10: In-Law & Extended-Family Conflict

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      Learning Objectives

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      PART ONE: How to Understand In-Law Dynamics

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      It Is About Loyalty Not the Relatives

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      Culture Frames What Counts as a Boundary

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      PART TWO: How to Read the Evidence

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      Triangulation and Differentiation Bowen's Lens, Not a Prediction

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      What the Research Does, and Does Not, Settle

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      What You May Not Claim

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      PART THREE: How to Run the Session

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      Five Strategies, and the Red Flags

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      Loyalty Mapping

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      The Readiness Reflection

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      In the Room: The Worked Script

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      PART FOUR: How to Use the Tools and Stay in Scope

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      The Tools

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      Four Common Mistakes

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      Scope and Referral

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      Summary

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      Complete the Questionnaire

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      References

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      Questionnaire

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      Part A: Knowledge Check. Choose the single best answer.

    24. Part B: Applied Reflection Respond in 400–600 words. This is scored on a competency rubric. Free preview

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      Module 11: Political & Values Differences

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      Learning Objectives

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      PART ONE: How to Understand Disagreement Styles

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      Agree on How You Disagree Not on Everything

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      Affective Polarization Has Raised the Load

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      The Chart: The Load Has Risen

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      The Three Kinds of Disagreement

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      What the Research Does, and Does Not, Settle

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      What You May Not Claim

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      PART TWO: How to Run the Session

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      The Three Types

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      Healthy Navigation and Red Flags

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      The Political Readiness Reflection

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      Summary

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Gain the practical tools and clinical frameworks you need to guide couples toward healthier, more fulfilling relationships. This course provides you with strategies that clients can use daily in their relationship.

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NBCC Compliance:

Continuing Education ▪️ This program offers 11 NBCC continuing education clock hours. ▪️ My Mental Health University® has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7739. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. My Mental Health University® is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. ▪️ Instructional Level: Introductory ▪️ Format/Delivery: Self-Paced, On-Demand ▪️ Content Areas: Counseling Theory/Practice and the Counseling Relationship; Assessment; Social and Cultural Foundations; Human Growth and Development. ▪️ Program Cost: $497.00 ▪️ How to Earn CE Credit: (1) complete all lessons in order, (2) pass the Post-Test with a score of 80% or higher, (3) complete the Participant Evaluation, (4) download your certificate of completion, which is issued automatically in your Thinkific account. ▪️ State Board Acceptance: Licensing boards vary. Please check with your state licensing board to confirm that NBCC continuing education clock hours are accepted for your license.

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✔️ 12 months of unlimited access from date of enrollment. ✔️ Certificate of completion issued automatically at 100% completion. ✔️ Self-paced. ✔️ 11 NBCC clock hours for licensed clinicians (Clinical Track). ✔️ Culturally responsive premarital preparation training.

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1.  What is the refund policy? This course is a final sale and does not offer refunds. 2. What is the grievance policy if I have a concern about the course? Participants with concerns or complaints should submit them in writing to My Mental Health University® at [email protected]. All grievances will be reviewed and addressed in a timely and fair manner, with appropriate remedies provided when necessary. 3. What is the accommodations policy? My Mental Health University® is committed to creating inclusive and accessible learning experiences. If you require accommodations due to a disability or other need, please contact us in advance at [email protected] so that reasonable efforts can be made to support your participation.