Utah MED Approved Relationship Education Providers
Utah State University Extension Weber County
USU Extension in Weber County offers a free Marriage Survival course that meets MED requirements. Click HERE to visit their website.
Utah State University Extension Washington County
USU Extension in Washington County offers a Marriage Survival course that meets MED requirements. Click HERE to visit their website.
Weber State University Marriage & Relationship Education
Weber State University teaches a variety of marriage and relationship education classes in Weber and Davis counties. Classes are available in English and Spanish. Click HERE to visit their website.
Salt Lake Community College
SLCC offers Passport to Love, a FREE date night series for engaged or married couples utilizing PREP curriculum. Click HERE to visit their website and register for their marriage education course.
Utah Valley University Stronger Families Project
The Stronger Families Project (SFP) is a nationally and internationally recognized parenting and family strengthening program for families and is taught through UVU at locations throughout Utah County. Click HERE to see upcoming classes and events.
ePREP Online Relationship Education Course
Engaged Utah couples can email utahprep@utah.gov to receive a link for free access to the ePREP online relationship education curriculum. This course qualifies for the Utah Marriage Education Discount.
Building a Lasting Connection
Based on the latest attachment and education research the Building a Lasting Connection® Program is designed to provide couples with the essential components their relationships need to build a lasting love that will stay strong to weather the storms of life.
Topics include building a secure attachment, effective communication, dealing with differences, developing a healthy intimate and sexual relationship, making and supporting each other's goals.
Utah Date Night Gottman 7 Principles Workshops
Utah Date Night facilitates workshops utilizing Dr. John Gottman's 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work curriculum. Workshops are led by certified Gottman Educator, Nate Bagley, and Certified Gottman Therapist, Laura Heck. CLICK HERE to visit their website.
Before We Say "I Do": Seven Essential Principles to Building Your Forever Together
This online course is designed to help couples who are engaged to be married prepare for their married life together. Couples will explore a variety of topics such as expectations for marriage, managing finances as a newlywed couple, managing conflict, transitioning to marital sexual intimacy, and keeping your love alive.
Note: This approved premarital course is designed for couples affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and it uses religious references.
CLICK HERE to enroll in this online course.
Creating a Lasting Love: BYU Premarital Workshop
This workshop focuses on four themes:
- What does a healthy relationship look like?
- Communication and handling conflict positively: Do you want to be right or do you want to be married?
- Healthy sexuality in marriage: The talk your parents wanted to have with you
- Unity: Equal partnership and defining dreams of what you both want your marriage to be about
CLICK HERE to learn more about this premarital workshop.
Approved MED Curriculum
Marriage Survival
Marriage Survival
Marriage Survival
The Marriage Survival educational curriculum includes a series of lessons that are taught in an interactive way to help couples strengthen their relationships.
PREP 8.0
Marriage Survival
Marriage Survival
The first edition of this PREP curriculum was developed in the early 1990's. PREP Version 8.0 is the most current version of that flagship curriculum for couples.
Within Our Reach
Marriage Survival
The Strongest Link
Within Our Reach” is a curriculum designed to help couples overcome barriers and develop positive communication skills. It is based on extensive testing and feedback from couples and those in the community who worked with them.
The Strongest Link
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
The Strongest Link
The Strongest Link curriculum is intended for use in many ways that can serve to teach skills and provide support for Couples.
Couple LINKS
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
The LINKS (Lasting Intimacy through Nurturing Knowledge & Skills) Program is a five-session secular curriculum that certified instructors can teach. Each session is based on a two-hour teaching time frame, but is designed to be adapted to many different time frames and group settings.
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
This curriculum leads couples through Dr. John Gottman's groundbreaking book The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. It integrates research from the book and educates couples through relationship enhancing exercises.
Prepare/Enrich
Building a Lasting Connection
Building a Lasting Connection
Prepare/Enrich is a dynamic, research-based assessment that highlights couples' strengths and uncovers opportunities for growth across core and customized relationship topics. Through Facilitator feedback sessions, couples strengthen relationship skills, increase satisfaction, and build resilience.
Building a Lasting Connection
Building a Lasting Connection
Building a Lasting Connection
The Building A Lasting Connection couples workshop was designed by Dr. Debi Gilmore, EFT Supervisor and Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen, EFT Supervisor and Trainer. This program is designed to build on strengths, prevent relational conflict and utilize the power of attachment to lay a foundation for relationship improvement and deepening the connection bond across the lifespan.