COUPLE COMMUNICATION II builds on the skills and tools introduced in COUPLE COMMUNICATION I as you continue to create a healthy, happy, and fulfilling marriage. It includes:
The Relationship Map — a framework for:
- Understanding your relationship better and appreciating it more
Collaborative Communication — an approach for:
- Initiating and responding effectively to change
- Increasing capacity for handling important situations
Managing My Anger — with guides for:
- Recognizing 4 unhealthy ways of expressing anger
- Creating a personalized strategy for putting anger to work constructively
Reponding to My Partner's Anger — with cues for:
- Being alert to your own typical reactions to your partner's anger
- De-escalating tension and acting in positive ways for your relationship
Phases of Relationship — a map for:
- Assessing the seasons of your relationship
- Aligning your values, goals, and actions
In COUPLE COMMUNICATION II, you:
- Develop greater ability to use skills for bridging to one another
- Make more mutually satisfying decisions
- Enjoy deeper intimacy
- Build a more committed and confident future together
Learning Formats and Methods
You and your partner participate in one of two formats:
- In a group with an instructor and several other couples
(in five sessions totaling 10 hours) - By yourselves as a couple with an instructor
(often eight 50-minute sessions)
Enjoy Continued Learning Through:
- Presentations
- Demonstrations
- Practice and Exercises
- Skill and Process Coaching
- Applications
Your Privacy is Respected
You choose together privately, as a couple, the issues you discuss and practice.
User Friendly Couple Materials
As a couple, you use a COUPLE COMMUNICATION II Couple Packet containing:
- 2 Thriving Together workbooks
- 2 Laptop/Tabletop Skills Mats
- 2 Awareness Wheel pads
The materials are for:
- Use during sessions
- Practice at home between sessions
- Application after the course to reinforce skills when negotiating issues
The workbooks in the Couple Packet are softcover, 8 x 10 inches, 182 pages, 2000.
The COUPLE COMMUNICATION II Couple Packet is $37.00.
All materials are copyrighted by Interpersonal Communication Programs, Inc. (ICP), Evergreen, CO
To Receive Materials
You receive your Couple Packet through your instructor, or he or she may ask you to purchase it directly from ICP. To purchase it from ICP, you may use our online order form, or contact us via one of the methods below. In either case, be sure you have your instructor's name.
| Interpersonal Communication Programs, Inc. | ||
| 30772 Southview Dr. #200 | ||
| Evergreen, CO 80439 USA | ||
| Toll-free: 800-328-5099 | Phone: 303-674-2051 | Fax: 303-674-4283 |
| Email: icp@comskills.com | ||