Mastering the Magic of Love: An Easy-Reading Relationship Enhancement Program for Couples Couple Pack

The Couple Pack contains all the participant materials needed for the Mastering the Magic program. This includes 4 page elaborations on each RE skill and 20 handouts for couple practice activities. Individual packs are in a folder. Larger orders (12 or more) are packaged in the order used in the program rather than collated to make use easier for group leaders. You may choose to provide couples a 3 ring binder for materials. Use one Couple Pack per couple.

Mastering the Magic of Love: An Easy-Reading Relationship Enhancement Program for Couples Leader’s Guide

This out-of-the-box format Leader’s Guide contains step-by-step instructions for teaching Relationship Enhancement through the Mastering the Magic Program. Organized in 20 one-hour segments, it can be easily used to meet the program needs of a variety of participants. Spiral learning techniques with multiple short practices help reluctant learners be successful quickly. Faster-paced presentations allow you to cover skills quickly for audiences you have for only a short time. Each segment includes an “At-a-Glance” overview, list of materials, behavioral learning objectives, planning notes, detailed explanations of each concept, directions for each activity, estimated time for each activity, and a copy of each handout used. The Leader’s Guide also includes special guides for coaching couples, handling home assignments, and schedules for program variations. The “Blue Pages” for each RE concept include additional information about each RE skill which new leaders can study to develop their own way of explaining each skill. Comes in a 3-ring binder. Approximately 300 pages.

$35.00

Instructional Video to Accompany Love’s Cradle and Mastering the Magic of Love

This 65 minute video provides examples of RE skills and dialogues with an African-American and a Caucasian Couple. Combined with either of the RE Dialogue Demonstration Videos, you will have video demonstrations for all the RE skills except Generalization and Maintenance. Contents include:

• The Difference Skills Make: Unskilled (Dan and Gail)
• The Difference Skills Make: Skilled (Dan and Gail)
• The Difference Skills Make: Unskilled (Jason and Nicole)
• The Difference Skills Make: Skilled (Jason and Nicole)
• Sample Dialogue for Discussion Skill: What It Means to Be a Couple (Jason and Nicole)
• Sample Dialogue: Parenting Stresses and Stretches (Jason and Nicole)
• Sample Dialogue: Parenting Stresses and Stretches (Dan and Gail)
• Name That Feeling (For deeper empathy practice)
• Coaching Skill
• Conflict Management: Decide to Use Skills
• Conflict Management: Use Coaching Skills
• Conflict Management: Show Understanding Until Your Partner Calms Down
• Conflict Management: Stop Talking
• Conflict Management: Talk Again When Ready

RE Dialogue Demonstrations: Working Ordinary Problems Through with Jason and Nicole

This 96 minute video shows a Caucasian couple discussing several ordinary problems using RE skills. It is an excellent tool for demonstrating dialogue and problem solving and for couples to take home to help them improve their own dialogues.

Contents include:

• Extended Family Relationships: Problem Discussion
• Sharing Home Responsibilities: Problem Discussion
• Sharing Home Responsibilities: Coming to an Agreement
• Sharing Home Responsibilities: Working Out the Details
• Continued Complaints: Deepening the Dialogue

RE Dialogue Demonstrations: Escape from Baby-Mama Drama with Dan and Gail

In this 78 minute video an African-American couple work through a single, difficult problem: the stress on their relationship caused by “ex’s.” As they work out a creative solution the complexities of the problem are demonstrated while they use RE skills.

Contents include:

• Problem Discussion
• Coming to Agreement
• Working Out the Details
• Follow-up with Self-Change and Helping Others Change Skills
• Practice of How to Change the Habit

Package Deals:

Get the Instructional video and either Demonstration video for $65 (DVD or VHS format)

Get all three English videos in DVD or VHS format at a $20 savings. With all three you will have a variety of examples to meet the needs of your group members.

Mastering the Magic of Love and Love’s Cradle Learning Aids

Powerpoint Presentation

The Powerpoint Presentation includes colorful slides for each segment of each RE skill. The Powerpoint presentation enables you to keep your group members attention focused on you, rather than on pieces of paper while you explain and discussion the ten RE skills.

Overheads

Colorful overheads of each of the Powerpoint slides present each RE skill. Appropriate for programs that do not have a powerpoint projector.

Expression Skill Practice Cards $7.00

Set of 30 practice cards to help participants learn each aspect of Expression skill. Situation is on one side with examples of good expression on the other.

Mastering the Magic of Love RE Starter Kit

Get everything you need to start presenting the Mastering the Magic of Love RE Program at an $81 savings over the individual price.

Includes:

• Leader’s Guide
• 12 Couple Packets
• Instructional Video on DVD or VHS
• One Demonstration Video of Your Choice
• Powerpoint Presentation of RE skills
• Expression Activity Cards

Mastering the Mastering the Magic of Love RE Starter Kit $179 with Leader’s Guide, $144 without Leader’s Guide