This course will cover...
Understanding the Dynamics:
Understanding the challenges mixed-faith couples face, such as differing beliefs, values, traditions, and ways of communication, is crucial for decision-making and conflict resolution.
Addressing Family and Community Influences:
Providing mixed-faith couples with strategies to navigate family, cultural, and community influences, manage external pressures, and establish boundaries in a multicultural and multi-faith context.
Enhancing Communication Skills:
Enhance communication and dialogue within mixed-faith couples with tools that include active listening techniques, empathy-building exercises, and conflict-resolution skills tailored to navigating sensitive topics related to faith and religion.
Supporting Conflict Resolution
Navigating conflicts in mixed-faith couples understanding belief differences, handling sensitive issues, and finding mutual respect and common ground while maintaining individual beliefs and autonomy.
Building Resilience and Connection
Building strong relationships for mixed-faith couples by cultivating resilience, fostering connection, trust, and shared values while honoring individual beliefs and identities.
Self-Reflection and Professional Growth
Reflecting on personal biases, assumptions, and beliefs about faith and religion can shape work with mixed-faith couples, offering opportunities for personal growth, self-awareness, and continuous learning in this complex area.