The Challenges and Opportunities of Pre-Marriage Counselling in Hungary: A Flexible Model

Authors

  • Katalin Horváth-Szabó Sapientia College of Theology of Religious Orders, Department of Psychology, Piarista köz 1., H-1052 Budapest, Hungary
  • Krisztina Somogyiné Petik Sapientia Szerzetesi Hittudományi Főiskola, Pszichológia Tanszék; Hungary
  • Anikó Herczeg-Kézdy Sapientia Szerzetesi Hittudományi Főiskola, Pszichológia Tanszék; Hungary
  • Szende Elekes Sapientia Szerzetesi Hittudományi Főiskola, Pszichológia Tanszék; Hungary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5708/EJMH.10.2015.2.7

Keywords:

premarital counselling, skill-based program, facilitator training, marriage

Abstract

A Flexible Model: The article offers an overview of the obstacles, challenges and opportunities of pre-marriage counsellor and facilitator training in Hungary. It presents the first institutionally affiliated pre-marriage counselling program and the corresponding facilitator training. It summarises the feedback from the test course participants (eight couples and nine priests), and reviews options for development.

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Published

2015-12-10

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

The Challenges and Opportunities of Pre-Marriage Counselling in Hungary: A Flexible Model. (2015). European Journal of Mental Health, 10(2), 212-221. https://doi.org/10.5708/EJMH.10.2015.2.7