Building Bridges To Serve The Families In Our Communities
Presented by Mario Martinez
Thursday September 15, 2022
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Partnerships between faith-based organizations, secular community organizations, and government agencies have been redefined with the experience of the pandemic. Faith-based organizations can play a vital role in promoting well-being through intentional collaboration, while also advancing the mission of all agencies involved.
In this PDP, Mario will share his unique experience as a diocesan Marriage and Family Life leader who has partnered with various organizations to advance family life care. Some of these organizations are: The National Alliance for Relationship and Marriage Education, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Catholic Marriage Initiative Fund, Safe Harbor Catholic Counseling Institute, RAND Corporation, etc.
With his wife, Paola, Mario Martinez is the founding co-director of the Office of Marriage and Family Life Ministry at the Diocese of San Bernardino, California; they have been married for over 14 years and have four children. They have been involved with Marriage and Family Life ministry for most of their married life.
In addition, Mario is an evidence-based relationship skills instructor and has been involved in many initiatives that provide hope to couples and families. He is a co-founder of Safe Harbor Catholic Counseling, a non-profit organization that accompanies and offers clinical services to low-income and uninsured parishioners in his home diocese. Over the past decade, he and his wife have taught relationship education skills to thousands of engaged and married couples with the goal of helping them achieve and sustain a happy and healthy family environment. Mario holds a master’s degree in Applied Psychology from Sacred Heart University, and he is currently a candidate for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from CalSouthern University.
Con su esposa, Paola, Mario Martínez es el codirector fundador de la Oficina de Pastoral Matrimonial y Familiar en la Diócesis de San Bernardino, California; han estado casados por más de 14 años y tienen cuatro hijos. Han estado involucrados con el ministerio de matrimonio y vida familiar durante la mayor parte de su vida matrimonial.
Además, Mario es un instructor de habilidades de relación basadas en evidencia y ha estado involucrado en numerosas iniciativas que brindan esperanza a parejas y familias. Es cofundador de Safe Harbor Catholic Counseling, una organización sin fines de lucro que ofrece servicios clínicos a personas de bajos ingresos y sin seguro medico en su diócesis. Durante la última década, él y su esposa han capacitado a miles de parejas comprometidas y casadas en habilidades de relación con la meta de ayudarles a lograr un ambiente familiar feliz y sano.
Mario obtuvo una maestría en Psicología Aplicada de la Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, y ahora es candidato para el Doctorado en Psicología de la Universidad CalSouthern.
