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Conference on Family Wellness March 9-10 features John Van Epp
The Lipscomb Conference on Family Wellness will consist of training in two of nationally recognized programs: The PICK (Premarital Interpersonal Choices & Knowledge) a Partner, and the Marriage LINKS program. Registation is available for one ($250) or both ($400) of the trainings. Dr. Van Epp will also speak at a "date night" that is free and open to the public on the evening of March 9, at the Hillsboro Church of Christ, 5800 Hillsboro Rd., Nashville. This event will take place from 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Dr Van Epp has conducted numerous seminars and workshops over the past twenty years on topics related to marriage, family, recovery, singlehood, emotional make-up, relationships, and divorce. His popular PICK curriculum, also presented in his video, How to Avoid
Falling for a Jerk, is being taught in ten countries and over 45 states by hundreds of churches, singles organizations, educational settings and agencies. His new book, How To Avoid Falling in Love with A Jerk, is published by McGraw-Hill. He was recently chosen as one of AOL's Love & Sex Coaches.
Dr Van Epp's second program, Marriage LINKS, applies his Relationship Attachment Model to maintaining the closeness and intimacy in marriage. He has presented his program internationally in seminars and conferences, including the Smart Marriages Conference of the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education in Washington DC, Orlando, FL, and Denver CO, Singapore's National Conference on Truth and Relationships, the Eastern Educational Research Association International, and Chapter Conferences for the North American Association for Separated and Divorced Catholics, the Annual Conference of the Ohio Association for Family and Consumer Sciences, the National and International Conferences for Beginning Experience, and the Ohio Christian Education Association, to name a few. Both the PICK and LINKS courses are "teach-out-of-the-box" with an instructor course on DVD and are being taught internationally by over 5,000 instructors in counseling and agency settings, public and private junior and senior high schools, colleges and universities, prisons, military installations, extension classes, coalition and community programs.
Dr Van Epp has worked with many couples in their premarital relationship. His years of clinical counseling experiences and extensive research in premarital, marital and family relations have been enriched by his previous experience as a minister and former position as an adjunct professor teaching advanced graduate coursework in marriage and family studies. He has an M.A. in Pastoral Counseling and Psychology, and a second MA in Church History from Ashland Theological Seminary, and a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Akron.
Dr. Van Epp and his innovative Relationship Attachment Model, book, and relationship courses were awarded the Smart Marriage Impact Award (2008) and have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Psychology Today, O Magazine, and Cosmopolitan. He has appeared on the CBS Early Show, the O’Reilly Factor, Fox News, and Focus on the Family. For more information and registration for the conference, contact john.conger@lipscomb.edu
Welcome
The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is an exciting place for you to study and learn. You can choose from four specializations, or concentrations, and four minor areas of study. In addition to these, the department also sponsors numerous organizations, conferences, and opportunities to learn outside the regular classroom.
The primary purpose of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is to offer you a strong, general Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Consumer Sciences, with an emphasis in one of four areas of specialization. You can specialize in:
In each of these concentrations, we strive to help you develop the breadth and depth of knowledge you'll need to participate in careers which serve individuals and families in a variety of settings. The knowledge base of this discipline includes concepts from the study of human development and social interaction, resource management, food and human nutrition, apparel and textiles, and shelter and design of the near environment. We focus on the interrelationships of people to their near social, economic, and physical environments.