A strong, healthy, long-lasting relationship does not just happen by chance but, instead, through deliberate and conscientious decisions to be committed, intentional, proactive, and strengths-focused.
| CHS-F1 | Choose: Making Relationships a Priority Brief summary for professionals about the importance of deliberate action in couple relationships. (For a copy of the full chapter, see the National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Model) |
| CHS-F2 | Putting Effort into Your Relationships Fact sheet that will help clients understand specific ways to make their relationship a priority. |
| CHS-T1 | Choosing to Make a Commitment Clients will become aware of factors to consider when deciding to commit to a new relationship. |
| CHS-T2 | Making Decisions Clients will be able to use a basic problem-solving approach when making decisions in their relationship. |
| CHS-T3 | Do You Avoid Hurtful Thoughts and Behaviors? Clients will become more aware of thoughts and behaviors that can help or harm their relationship. |
| CHS-T4 | Ways to Show Commitment Clients will identify ways they and their partner demonstrate their commitment to each other and to the relationship. |
| CHS-T5 | Focus on Strengths Clients will better understand the benefits of focusing on the positive qualities of their partner and the relationship. |
| CHS-T6 | Envision a Healthy Future Together Clients will identify relationship goals and reflect on ways to reach goals together with their partner. |