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Service Delivery System The Oklahoma Marriage Initiative Service Delivery System provides marriage and relationship education to couples and individuals using social service institutions, education systems and volunteer organizations as modes for disseminating services. The OMI has trained more than 2,600 workshop leaders within these systems to offer services in all 77 counties. The goal of this system is to strengthen, stabilize and increase the quality of marital, premarital or co-parenting relationships. The OMI offers services using two curricula: the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP), which targets couples in a workshop setting; and Within My Reach, with targets singles. Both are research-based and skills-based. OMI workshop leaders are provided training free of charge, in exchange for an agreement to deliver community-based workshops that are also free of charge to participating couples or individuals. Elements of the Service Delivery System Design - Multi Sector Approach
- Workshop leaders and Referral Sources from a variety of disciplines and professional categories
- Services provided in all areas of the state and to multiple and underserved populations
- County-Based Model
- Each unique community given appropriate and county-specific support
- Workshop leaders recruited based on expertise to serve target populations in each area
- Use of Existing Support
- Use of existing community infrastructure to provide workshops in appropriate settings
- Use of natural supports to serve the referral function
- Use of Existing Agency Infrastructure
- Broad-based coalitions with existing government, faith, education and legal entities
- No separate agency formed to support or implement the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative
- Population Specific Services
- Experts have contributed specialized knowledge to create supplemental materials and/or adaptations relevant for varying populations
- Christian, Jewish, African American, Hispanic translations, High school audiences, Low-income audiences, Incarcerated audiences
Who are our workshop leaders?
Requirements for OMI PREP or WMR workshop leaders
Map of workshop leaders
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