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Schema based Movie Therapy Facilitators Training
in "I Choose Us!" marriage program, and
in "Good Enough Parenting" program
19-24 July 2010 | Kiev | Ukraine
26-30 December 2010 | Bangalore | India
Would you like to help married couples and parents in your church and in your community?

Would you like to get the copyright for a program that is captivating and attractive to visitors, even dads?

Would you be interested in conducting a workshop for your congregation that has a proven track record in:
  1. studies being set up,
  2. couples being baptized, and
  3. relationships improving?
Then join us in Kiev, Ukraine from 19-24 July 2010, or in Bangalore, India from 26-30 December, and get trained to become Certified Facilitators in two life-changing Schema based Movie Therapy programs.
How it came about...
John and Karen Louis feel blessed to have been located in Southeast Asia for over 20 years, and they are grateful for all their friends in the ICOC who have made that possible, including many friends around the world, especially the Southeast Asia Core Group, as well as the amazing staff and lay leadership of the Singapore church.  For the past eight years, the Louis and their staff have been trained in many aspects of counseling and communication, and have been integrating their skills into a unique toolbox of both biblical and therapeutic expertise. In order to meet the needs of their congregation in Singapore, John and Karen put together several workshops for marriage and family, which have profoundly helped their ministries in Asia. "I Choose Us"  (ICU) - a 4-part marriage program, and "Good-Enough Parenting" (GEP) - an 8-module parenting program based on schema therapy, were originally conceived as strengthening programs for their members, but have now evolved into also being evangelistic in nature. As others have heard about the success of these workshops, the Louis have received numerous requests to equip other leaders in the ICOC to be able to replicate these programs.
 
How to sign up...
If you or anyone from your congregation would like to learn how to deliver these programs, John and Karen will be conducting training in Kiev from 19-24 July 2010, and in Bangalore from 26-30 December 2010. Participants will be certified as Facilitators in both programs: "I Choose Us" and "Good-Enough Parenting".
Dates/Venue:
Monday - Saturday, 19-24 July 2010
(9:30am-5:30pm)
Kiev, Ukraine
(exact venue to be advised)   
   
Sunday - Thursday, 26-30 December 2010
(2:00-5:30pm on Sunday; 9:30am-5:30pm Monday-Thursday)
Bangalore, India
(exact venue to be advised)
feesFees:
US $1,600 for the first participant from a congregation
Subsequent participants from the same congregation will only be charged US $600 per participant

US $1,600 is made up of the following expenses (approximate):
  • 45 DVDs (major motion pictures), including shipment & delivery, US $1,000
  • 2 Manuals, US $40
  • 1 CD containing program presentations & movie notes, US $100
  • Copyright for Kiev / Bangalore training week, US $50
  • Administration, US $160
  • Trainers Fee, US $250

Participants will receive:
Certification as facilitators for both "I Choose Us" & "Good-Enough Parenting" programs, complete with a CD containing the program presentations & movie notes, as well as manuals authored by John and Karen Louis, and the complete set of a movies in DVD format (Region 1) that are used in both the ICU and GEP programs.

Please note that only the participant paying the full fee of US $1600 will receive the full set of 45 DVDs; subsequent participants paying US $600 will receive all other items except for the movies.
Reg
To register for the course:
  1. Download and complete the Registration Form and email it back to event@louiscts.com
  2. Upon receipt of your registration, we will send you a confirmation and invoice within 3-5 working days. Payment can be made via telegraphic transfer or credit card.

For full-time church leaders in third world countries,
the trainers fee of US $250 will be waived.

For group arrangements, or for more information / other enquiries
please contact John and Karen at event@louiscts.com
or call mobile phone number: +65 93868630

The following are synopses of the two workshops:
Click on the icon to see a brochure/e-invite used by the members of the Central Christian Church in Singapore to advertize this workshop to their friends.icubook_sm

"I CHOOSE US"

When couples seek help only after emotional wounds have been inflicted, the deep pain makes it difficult for them to have hope that their relationship would ever get any better.  We believe that early education and intervention can make the difference. As grandma said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".

Good healthy marriages have far-reaching consequences. They affect not just their own generation but also their children and grandchildren. Marriages should thrive, not just survive. Marriages built on Love Connection will impart untold benefits on the family, the society and eventually the nation.

This Movie Therapy workshop, along with the corresponding "I Choose Us" book, is meant to be "an ounce of prevention" for some of you, and we hope that for others, it will provide the "pound of cure" that you need. Nothing would make us happier than thinking that couples around the world are taking each other by the hand, looking each other in the eye, and saying, "I Choose Us!"
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"Good Enough Parenting"
Click on the icon to see a brochure/e-invite used by the members of the Central Christian Church in Singapore to advertize this workshop to their friends.


Research has shown that when core needs are not met during the formative years of a child, "Lifetraps" (schemas) will develop. These core needs are:

1) Basic Safety
2) Stable Base & Predictability
3) Reasonable Limits
4) Love, Nurturing & Attention
5) Empathy
6) Validation of Feelings
7) Acceptance & Praise
8) Spirituality

While no one's parenting can ever be perfect, "Good Enough Parenting" offers a step-by-step guide on how parents can learn to meet these core needs, and provide parenting that is "good-enough" to prevent Lifetraps from developing in their children. "Good Enough Parenting" - a series of eight parenting workshops - was developed by John and Karen Louis and is based on Schema Therapy founded by Dr. Jeffrey Young. 



"In a world of too much information, 'Good Enough Parenting' uses movies to teach parents how to MEET CORE NEEDS, and, at the same time, how to avoid passing down their own dysfunctional behaviors. Schema Therapy has been successful with adults, but I have always wanted to see someone do something on preventing schemas, or Lifetraps, in children, and here it is!"

~ Dr Jeffrey Young
Dept of Psychiatry, Columbia University, USA
Founder, Schema Therapy
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)


Q. We wish to come for the training but do not want to purchase the 45 DVD movies (which cost US $1,000) yet. Can we only pay US $600 per person for the training?

A. YES. We understand that for one reason or another, some of you are interested in being trained in the marriage and parenting programs but are not ready to purchase the 45 movie DVDs just yet. Perhaps because you (or your congregation) already have a huge library of DVD titles, or you wish to purchase these at a later time. However, please bear in mind that these movie DVDs will be REQUIRED when you present the marriage and parenting programs to your audience.

Q. We are full time ministry staff from a third world church, what are the fees we need to pay?

A. The training fee of US $250 is waived for full time ministry staff from a third world church. The first/primary participant from a third world church needs to pay US $1,350 (this fee includes the 45 DVDs) and the subsidiary participants pay US $350.

More Questions?
If you have questions about this training program that is not addressed here, please email them to us at event@louiscts.com
   
About the Speakers

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Married for over 22 years with two active teenagers, John and Karen Louis have been in the full-time ministry with the International Churches of Christ since 1985. They both hold a Masters in Counselling from Monash University of Melbourne, Australia, and are members of professional counselling associations in America, Australia and Singapore.  As founders of Movie Therapy in Singapore, John and Karen incorporate the use of multi-media in workshops for ICOC churches as well as for secular organizations and companies in Singapore. They were personally trained by Dr. Gary Solomon, the founder of Cinematherapy.  

John is a certified Schema Therapist and member of the International Society for Schema Therapy (ISST), having been trained by Dr. Jeffrey Young, the founder of Schema Therapy, and Karen is a certified Solution-Focused Therapist.


John and Karen were interviewed by Mr Steven Chia and Ms Suzanne Jung of
Channel NewsAsia in Primetime Morning. Click here to watch >>

We look forward to see you at the training!

John & Karen Louis