What is the PICK Program?
The PICK Program is a five-session non-religious curriculum that certified instructors can teach. Each session is based on a two-hour teaching timeframe, but is designed to be adapted to many different timeframes and group settings. The program is an elaboration of the Relationship Attachment Model (RAM) and can easily be divided into two major sections: the head and the heart. Session 1 is an overview of the RAM that explains the importance of building safe relationships while knowing what to look for in a dating partner. Session 2 and 3 develop the five key areas to explore in a partner in order to have an accurate understanding of what that person would be like in a long-term relationship. This is referred to as “head knowledge” in the RAM. The last two sessions, 4 and 5, explain the “heart knowledge” of the RAM- the dynamics of trust, reliance, commitment and sexual touch.
What are the PICK videos?
The PICK Educational Program on video (either DVD or VHS) is a live presentation by Dr. Van Epp- kind of like a standup- to a diversified audience of about 600 at the Regent Theater in Virginia Beach. This was filmed in the spring of 2004. The five sessions of the PICK curriculum are presented in forty to fifty minute timeframes. These lively and humorous presentations follow the power point outlines that are also contained in the PICK workbook. The video can be purchased at the PICK Products page online and is suitable for all ages. It can be used by an individual as a self-study course, or by parents with their teens, or within a group setting. It is included in the Instructors Certification Packet and is used in part or whole by some instructors when they teach the PICK curriculum.
What are the PICK Workbooks?
The PICK workbooks are designed to be used either by individuals who are watching the PICK videos in a self-study format, or are part of a group being taught by a certified instructor. This workbook contains the outlines of the five sessions of the PICK Program, the graphics used in the videos and power point, many discussion and self-reflection questions, and the 99 questions to answer before marriage. They are forty-two pages long and come in one of two covers- the no-jerks logo or the love thinks logo.
What are the C-PICK Workbooks?
The PICK Program is a non-religious curriculum that is used in many settings including educational, military, and social agencies. It is also taught in church settings. The C-PICK workbook contains the entire PICK workbook, but has an additional Bible study on each of the five sessions. These five Bible studies supplement the PICK curriculum and show the harmony between the PICK Program and Christian principles. Many certified instructors in churches use this workbook when they teach PICK.
How do I become a certified instructor?
Certification can occur in one of two ways. First, Dr. Van Epp conducts live certification seminars that you can attend. These training seminars require the purchasing of the Instructor’s Certification Packet. The second way that you can become certified is by purchasing the Instructor’s Certification Packet (ICP) from the PICK Products page online. This packet includes a DVD live presentation of the instructor’s course. After viewing the DVD you must take an online test, and then you will be added to the certified instructors list. This list gives you access to the instructor’s section of this website where you can obtain discounts on the purchase of workbooks, download supplements to the PICK curriculum, enter into forums with other instructors and much more.