US UT (Unang Sulyap, Unang Tibok)
(formation seminars for teenagers on sexuality, relationships and contemplating on building a family)
It is crucial for every teenager to have a deeper understanding of himself/herself before contemplating on a serious relationship. They need to be equipped with an understanding of love, sex, courtship and marriage to be able to reach mature and Godly decisions about themselves and their relationships.
TUGMAAN ( Tugon sa Magkatipan o May Sumpaan)
(seminar on deciding on marriage)
Marriage is a permanent relationship between a man, a woman and God. This pre-marital counseling is a one-day seminar, which envisions a thorough preparation for this lifetime bonding. It clarifies the values of married life and enriches the idea of commitment and responsibility, to allow participants to discover the possible areas of potential conflict and difficulties. It also gets the couple to discern about the areas that they may not have considered in depth in their relationship.
SUYUAN (Sariwain ang Ugnayang Yumabong Noong Una na Ating Napagkasunduan)
(an enrichment seminar for marries couples)
Suyuan Marriage Enrichment Seminar is a one day seminar conceived in response to the increasing problems brought about by changing norms and modern ideas which tend to undermine and weaken the foundation of Christian Marriage and Family Life.
HAKBANG (Haplos at Kalinga sa Buhay ng Anak at Magulang)
(an enrichment seminar for parents)
This seminar will allow the participants and their children to develop proper communication skills. It facilitates to identify the theories of parenting styles and the negative parenting traits, as long as its effect on children. It opens avenues to create favorable environment for children to grow freely and responsibly.
GROWING UP AS PARENTS
A follow-up to HAKBANG, Growing Up As Parents tackles more sensitive areas of Parenting such as the clash of values across generations, spirituality of parents nd parenting in this technologically advanced age.
TIPANAN NG MAG-ANAK
(Family Enrichment and Dialogue)
This is a family encounter where the participants are given the opportunity to see their family from a distance. Some family games, mapping abd floor planning are used to create a wholesome family atmosphere. Certain skills are taught to promote peace and harmony at home.
DEALING WITH MIDLIFE
A formation seminar for individuals who are in their midage. This seminar tackles individual changes that are to be expected in this life stage and how best to adjust to them. Included are discussions on physical changes, changes in life view, spirituality and needs.
SPOUSING AND PARENTING IN MID-YEARS
A formation seminar for couples and parents in their mid-age. This program tackles the impact of midlife on the marital relationship, a couple's sex life and relationship with children. It is not unusual for couples to be in conflict in this life stage, seek extramarital distractions and clash with their kids commonly in their teens at this time. Tips on how to adjust better in this age are discussed.
GRANDPARENTING
A formation seminar for senior citizens and individuals/couples approaching late adulthood. Special focus on the invaluable contribution of grandparents, especialy in this critical times when most parents are unavailable due to migration , marital difficulties or emotional abandonment.
GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY
A formation seminar for senior citizens who are now dealing with issues of facing death, declining health and loss of mobility. The workshop reinforces the purpose of life and allows older people to reconcile with the decisions that they have made in their lives and prepare what is to be passed to the next generation.
DEALING WITH THE IRRESPONSIBLE SPOUSE
A seminar workshop that aims to assist functional spouses in empowering their partners. The intervention focuses on what to do in the here and now and have a prospective orientation rather than going back to childhood. The systemic sources and reinforcers of irresponsibility are given to make the sposes aware of their contribution. Discussions and workshops on the different kinds of "irresponsible spouses" such as the pull down spouse, manipulative spouses and spouses with low intensity depressions are made and specific interventions for each kinds are taught. May also be conducted as a premarital orientation program.
REINVENTING RELATIONSHIPS: Sleeping with your spouse the stranger
A seminar workshop for couples designed to pinpoint which factors in a marriage are ingredients for success and which are love busters. There is a special emphasis on strategice living together. This means an increased responsiveness to needs that differ through the different developmental stages of couples. Examples include being able to consciously decide which issues are worth fighting over, which sacrifices are really helpful and how to negotiate changes.
COMMITMENT-RECOMMITMENT
A seminar-workshop designed for commitment-phobic singles, couples planning on marriage or marries couples with floundering commitment. There is special emphasis on the hurdles for a good commitment and the resolution of the commitment crisis.
INTERDEPENDENCY: How we live with each others compulsions
This seminar workshop on moving a couple from codepenency to interdependency. This seminar includes workshops on areas in a marriage sensitive to codependency and dealing with control in a marriage.
DEALING WITH LIFE COMPROMISES: Your probable key to Life Happiness
A seminar workshop on evaluating our decisions and the compromises we have made in our life. This contains guided workshops towards not just self-acceptance but self actualization at mid-age.
EXTRAMARITAL FRIENDS
A seminar workshop on how to make friends a resource in marriage and family. Workshop also tackles sensitive bounderies between intrusions and interventions by friends.
