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Marriage Article by Bill Coffin
Skills-Based Model of Marriage Enrichment by Bill Coffin
What is specific and unique about Skills-Based approach to marriage enrichment? Skills based marriage enrichment combines cognitive instruction and behavioral instruction. Couples learn in two stages. First, cognitive/didactic instruction is provided to introduce principles, attitudes or values. Second, behavioral change is prompted by rehearsal of new relationship building skills. A skills based program will set forth learning objectives, model desired behaviors (skill), have a couple practice the skill followed by reinforcement and feedback.