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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE WORKSHOP OFFERING

San Diego, November 5, 2001 - Want to make your employees emotionally

smarter? A San Diego organization is now offering a research-based "emotional

intelligence" workshop, Relationship Enhancement, to the San Diego business

community.

James Lucoff, director of Empathic Coaching Associates, explained, "Our

workshop is based on the Relationship Enhancement methodology, a top-rated

program that has been used internationally for the last 30 years. It

teaches essential relationship skills, including focused listening, expressive

empathy, and conflict resolution, and has been proven effective in many

research studies."

According to Cary Cherniss, Ph.D., Graduate School of Applied and Professional

Psychology at Rutgers University, "There now is a considerable body of

research suggesting that a person's ability to perceive, identify, and

manage emotion provides the basis for the kinds of social and emotional

competencies that are important for success in almost any job."

To obtain further information about Relationship Enhancement® workshops,

contact Empathic Coaching Associates at (619) 248-4484 or visit their

web site at http://empathic.homestead.com.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TOP-RATED MARRIAGE WORKSHOP NOW ONLINE

San Diego, August 17, 2001 - Training can improve your marriage, researchers have found. While most marriage workshops take place in a classroom, one San Diego organization is now offering a top-rated program online via the internet.

"Marriage enrichment and problem-prevention education is not just for troubled marriages," according to James Lucoff, director of empathic coaching associates, a San Diego provider of the Relationship Enhancement® program. "Studies show that couples can learn to work out conflict more skillfully, leading to greater intimacy and openness in their relationship. Several states, such as Florida and Minnesota, have passed legislation offering incentives to those who take relationship training before the wedding."

Lucoff's organization has taught this program locally in the San Diego area. Now they are making the same program available to couples anywhere in the United States and Canada over the internet. "From the privacy and convenience of their homes, couples will attend weekly one-hour classes over the internet. They will hear the instructor explain the concepts reinforced with on-screen visual aids. By clicking on a button, a couple can ask a question and receive an immediate response," Lucoff further explained.

In addition to the group classes, couples will receive individual coaching over the telephone and 6 months of support. "Couples wonder if they can hold on to the skills learned in a brief workshop," stated Lucoff. "Our follow-up procedure ensures that couples get the needed continuing help to make newly learned skills a permanent part of their marriage. Any couple who completes all the course exercises over the 6 month period and is not satisfied with the results can request a full refund."

Relationship Enhancement® (RE) is the result of over 30 years of research and development led by Dr. Bernard Guerney, Jr., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Counseling Psychology at Pennsylvania State University. First developed as a form of marriage counseling, it later was adapted for the prevention of marital distress and now is used nationwide in marital and premarital enrichment programs.

RE has received accolades from numerous authoritative sources. In the 1999 Annual Review of Psychology, A. Christensen and C. L. Heavey reported that couples who take the Relationship Enhancement® program "make significant gains in the areas of communication, self-disclosure, empathy, and relationship adjustment." They also found that "extant data comparing programs currently favors RE."

That conclusion about RE's high rating confirmed an earlier 1985 study published in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. Researchers at Purdue University analyzed 23 different marriage enrichment programs and found that RE was the most effective at increasing overall relationship satisfaction.

Besides being the subject of scholarly studies, RE has been featured in Redbook, Psychology Today, and other popular magazines.

"Many of us never learned how to bring up issues in a non-critical way," stated Lucoff. "RE teaches you how to say what's on your mind without starting an argument, how to really listen and empathize with your partner, and how to lead the discussion to a successful solution. RE skills provide couples with a structure they can confidently use to resolve issues in their relationships."

To obtain further information about Relationship Enhancement® training, contact empathic coaching associates at (619) 248-4484 or visit their web site at http://empathic.homestead.com.

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	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE WORKSHOP OFFERING San Diego, November 5, 2001 - Want to make your employees emotionally smarter? A San Diego organization is now offering a research-based "emotional intelligence" workshop, Relationship Enhancement, to the San Diego business community. James Lucoff, director of Empathic Coaching Associates, explained, "Our workshop is based on the Relationship Enhancement methodology, a top-rated program that has been used internationally for the last 30 years. It teaches essential relationship skills, including focused listening, expressive empathy, and conflict resolution, and has been proven effective in many research studies." According to Cary Cherniss, Ph.D., Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University, "There now is a considerable body of research suggesting that a person's ability to perceive, identify, and manage emotion provides the basis for the kinds of social and emotional competencies that are important for success in almost any job." To obtain further information about Relationship Enhancement® workshops, contact Empathic Coaching Associates at (619) 248-4484 or visit their web site at http://empathic.homestead.com. ### FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TOP-RATED MARRIAGE WORKSHOP NOW ONLINE San Diego, August 17, 2001 - Training can improve your marriage, researchers have found. While most marriage workshops take place in a classroom, one San Diego organization is now offering a top-rated program online via the internet. "Marriage enrichment and problem-prevention education is not just for troubled marriages," according to James Lucoff, director of empathic coaching associates, a San Diego provider of the Relationship Enhancement® program. "Studies show that couples can learn to work out conflict more skillfully, leading to greater intimacy and openness in their relationship. Several states, such as Florida and Minnesota, have passed legislation offering incentives to those who take relationship training before the wedding." Lucoff's organization has taught this program locally in the San Diego area. Now they are making the same program available to couples anywhere in the United States and Canada over the internet. "From the privacy and convenience of their homes, couples will attend weekly one-hour classes over the internet. They will hear the instructor explain the concepts reinforced with on-screen visual aids. By clicking on a button, a couple can ask a question and receive an immediate response," Lucoff further explained. In addition to the group classes, couples will receive individual coaching over the telephone and 6 months of support. "Couples wonder if they can hold on to the skills learned in a brief workshop," stated Lucoff. "Our follow-up procedure ensures that couples get the needed continuing help to make newly learned skills a permanent part of their marriage. Any couple who completes all the course exercises over the 6 month period and is not satisfied with the results can request a full refund." Relationship Enhancement® (RE) is the result of over 30 years of research and development led by Dr. Bernard Guerney, Jr., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Counseling Psychology at Pennsylvania State University. First developed as a form of marriage counseling, it later was adapted for the prevention of marital distress and now is used nationwide in marital and premarital enrichment programs. RE has received accolades from numerous authoritative sources. In the 1999 Annual Review of Psychology, A. Christensen and C. L. Heavey reported that couples who take the Relationship Enhancement® program "make significant gains in the areas of communication, self-disclosure, empathy, and relationship adjustment." They also found that "extant data comparing programs currently favors RE." That conclusion about RE's high rating confirmed an earlier 1985 study published in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. Researchers at Purdue University analyzed 23 different marriage enrichment programs and found that RE was the most effective at increasing overall relationship satisfaction. Besides being the subject of scholarly studies, RE has been featured in Redbook, Psychology Today, and other popular magazines. "Many of us never learned how to bring up issues in a non-critical way," stated Lucoff. "RE teaches you how to say what's on your mind without starting an argument, how to really listen and empathize with your partner, and how to lead the discussion to a successful solution. RE skills provide couples with a structure they can confidently use to resolve issues in their relationships." To obtain further information about Relationship Enhancement® training, contact empathic coaching associates at (619) 248-4484 or visit their web site at http://empathic.homestead.com. ###