FAMILY LIFE

Spouses' Learning Series

SLS LogoThe Spouses' Learning Series provides Marine Corps spouses the opportunity to further their personal and professional growth through a series of workshops and online courseware.  This program is available to all Marine Corps spouses.  The triad of workshops and online courseware provides skills and educational development in the following areas: Communication, Relationship Building, Personal and Professional Empowerment, Business Management and Leadership, Stress Reduction, Goal Setting, and Life/Work   Balance.

 

Spouses' Learning Series Motivational Workshop 

Two new motivational workshops for 2009 feature Jacey Eckhart, successful author, syndicated columnist, and the creative drive behind the deployment CD "These Boots: A Spouse's Guide To Stepping Up and Standing Tall During Deployment", available through Military OneSource. 

Return of the Spartan: Stride Back Into Family Life is a one hour brief for military members that recognizes that while deployments may leave Marines with some kind of combat stress, it also opens them in a new way to the  meaning of satisfying relationships. Married Marines find out how to purposefully motivate themselves to put their family back onto solid ground. Single Marines recognize how their off-duty life is an important part of a developing adulthood. 

Why Are We Doing This? Get A Meaning Shape For Your Military Life is a workshop for family members where participants learn exercises to help focus their energies and develop skillful ways to turn their military lifestyle into something they want to do, instead of something that they have to do.

Below is the schedule for the 2009 Motivational Workshop 

Location

Date
MCB Hawaii Thursday, February 19
MCB Butler, Okinawa Japan Tuesday, February 24
MCAS Iwakuni Thursday, February 26
MCAS Cherry Point Wednesday, October 21
MCB Camp Lejeune Thursday, October 22
MCAS Miramar Wednesday, June 24
MCB Camp Pendleton Friday, June 26
MCAS Beaufort Thursday, May 21
MAGTF 29 Palms Tuesday, September 8
MCAS Yuma Thursday, September 10
MCB Quantico Tuesday, September 22
Western Recruiting Region (& MCRD SD) Friday, March 13
MCLB Albany, GA Tuesday, October 6
MARFORRES Friday, May 15
Pensacola Thursday, October 8

 

 

 

Spouses' Learning Series - Online Educational Skills Building

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The online Business Management and Leadership Skills training is professional, self-paced and targeted to meet the needs of the Spouses' Learning Series (SLS). SLS Online Courseware is designed to provide spouses with short, effective online learning opportunities to expand their base of knowledge in their personal and professional lives. Courses are available 24-7 and are free. Each of the 80+  courses is intended to be applicable to all levels of education and volunteering  regardless of whether the spouse is new or experienced, management or entry level. The various course topics are listed below. A complete catalog can be accessed here.

Personal and Professional Development Classes cover the following topic areas:

  • Communication Skill Builders

  • Leadership Development

  • Management Skill Builders

  • Personal Skills Development

  • Team Building 

The online courseware is especially important to those spouses who have accompanied their Marine on Independent Duty or to a Remote location and who are not aboard a Marine Corps installation.

If you have taken these courses and enjoy them, recommend them to friends, fellow Volunteers, L.I.N.K.S. team members or other Marine Corps spouses. They are available to everyone and look great on a resume.

Spouses' Learning Series - Leadership Skills Workshop (LSW)

These four hour interactive, educational workshops provide participants the opportunity to improve interpersonal skills, become a more effective communicator and facilitate better team building. Participants are also able to take a self-scored personality assessment and learn how their personality type relates and can interact more effectively with others.

The skills and techniques gained through this workshop will benefit leaders of all experience levels.
  • LSW workshops are available throughout the year at each installation. Contact the installation MCFTB office for more details.

Workshop topics include:

    1. Understanding your personality type and others
    2. Improving Communications
    3. Dealing with difficult people
    4. Improving your team building skills