Parenting
Your Children
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Course Description
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This 8-week program will be of interest to
parents of children from birth to age 5. It will enable you to build
healthy patterns of beliefs and behaviors in your young child - patterns which
can form the foundation for a lifetime of positive growth. Includes Book
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Dates & Fees
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Sept24 - Nov 19, Mondays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm
$ 80/person, $130/couple
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Objectives
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To provide parents with:
- A look at the long term
goals of parenting
- Information on how young
children think, feel, act
- Skills that increase your
enjoyment and effectiveness as a parent and a person
- Skills that can develop
your child's self-esteem and confidence
- Effective ways to teach
cooperation and discipline.
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Topics Presented
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- Understanding children's
developmental stages
- Understanding children's
behaviors and misbehaviors
- Building self-esteem in
the early years
- Listening and talking to
young children
- Helping children to
cooperate
- Discipline and
problem-solving for your children
- Children's social and
emotional development
- Mindfulness in parenting -
how to be in the present moment with your feelings and needs and those
of your children
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Format (methods)
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- Group discussion and
exercises, films, mindful stories of parenting
- Assigned tasks between
classes
- Workbook and handout
format
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Facilitator
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Kelli Etheridge
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Nurturing
Self-Esteem
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Course Description
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A 8-week program is designed to help you
discover your own personal power to build self-esteem. A positive step
towards a more joyful, satisfying life.
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Dates & Fees
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Sept 18 - Nov 6, Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
$ 85/person, $150/couple
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Objectives
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- To define self-esteem
- To grow in awareness of
issues concerning self-esteem
- To learn practices that
enhance self-esteem
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Topics Presented
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The six components of good self-esteem and
how to practice them.
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Format (methods)
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- Large and small group
discussions
- Lectures
- Home assignments (these
will be based on actual practices to enhance self-esteem)
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Facilitator
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Gloria Bradley
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STEP
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Course Description
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This is a 8-week program for parents of
children aged 6 to 12, who want to raise responsible children and
feel more adequate and satisfied as parents. It provides a practical
approach to parent-child relations. Includes book.
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Dates & Fees
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Sept 26 - Nov 21, Wednesdays, 7:00 to 9:30 pm
$ 80/person, $130/couple
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Facilitator
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Susan Lunney
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STEP / TEEN
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Course Description
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This 8-week program is designed
specifically for parents with teenagers. The goal is to give parents
practical skills in problem-solving and improving communication. Includes
book.
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Dates & Fees
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Sept 20 - Nov 8, Thursdays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm
$ 80/person, $ 130/couple
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Objectives
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- To learn how to encourage
independence with responsibility; mutual respect and cooperation;
self-confidence and self-esteem; democratic relationships
- To improve communication
skills
- To develop skills of listening,
resolving conflicts and exploring alternatives
- To learn a form of
discipline called natural and logical consequences
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Topics Presented
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- The goals of Teen
Misbehavior
- Personality Development
- Emotions (support or
frustration)
- Encouragement to Build
Self-Esteem
- Communication (Listening
and Expressing)
- Discipline (Natural and
Logical consequences)
- Family Meeting
- Special Challenges
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Format (methods)
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- Group format where the
facilitator guides and keeps the group goal oriented and focused, and
models the skills taught in the program. The collective experience and
skills of the group are drawn upon to promote co-operation and
cohesiveness.
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Facilitator
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Maria Desroches
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Mindfulness
Based Stress Reduction
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Course Description
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This 6-week program offers an
experiential learning opportunity whereby the participants are
involved in the process of stress reduction. The
emphasis is on moment to moment awareness, which helps you to become more
in touch with life and what is happening in your mind and body.
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Dates & Fees
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Sept 19 - Oct 24, Wednesdays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm
$95/person, $150/couple (Cost includes CD's)
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Facilitator
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Simonne Preston
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As Parents
Grow Older
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Course Description
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This 7-week program is designed for adults
children concerned about their aging parents or relatives living in their
homes, with a family or in the care of others. Topics include : exploring
the aging process; dealing with feelings; decision-making; and community
resources.
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Dates & Fees
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Oct 22 - Dec 3, Mondays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm
No Fee (Sponsored by Family & Community Services)
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Objectives
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To increase participants' knowledge and
awareness of:
- The aging process
- The needs of the elderly
- Community resources
available
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Topics Presented
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- The aging process
- Medical, legal and social
concerns
- The stress of care giving
- Dealing with loss, grief,
loneliness
- Health concerns of the
elderly
- Effective communication
techniques
- Decision-making strategies
- The importance of
reminiscence
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Format (methods)
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- Group discussions
- Guest speakers
- Videos/slides
- Role playing
- Group support
- Group activities
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Facilitator
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Deborah Odell
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Becoming
Assertive
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Course Description
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This 6-week program will enable
you to learn ways to express your wants and needs and to stand up for you
legitimate rights without violating the rights of others.
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Dates & Fees
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Sept 19 – Oct 24, Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.,
$85/person
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Facilitator
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Gloria Bradley
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Simplify Your Life
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Course Description
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It is possible to live a simpler, less
hectic life. This 3-hour workshop explores areas where we can all simplify
in order to live life more meaningfully.
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Dates & Fees
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Not this fall
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Facilitator
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Gloria Bradley
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Anger Management for Adults
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Course Description
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Understand yourself and others better.
Improve your strategies for dealing with anger. Learn how to recognize when
you are in danger of "losing it". This 10-week program is for men
and women who have a problem in expressing anger constructively.
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Dates & Fees
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Sept 11 – Nov 13, Tuesdays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm
$125/person
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Objectives
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- To gain awareness in
regards to the dynamics of anger
- To explore the
cost-benefit of anger and distinguish between appropriate and
inappropriate anger responses
- To gain awareness of the
signs that precede an angry response and to identify our own typical
pattern of response
- To learn skills that will
help manage our emotions and our thoughts
- To encourage participants
to take personal responsibility for their own thoughts, feelings and
behaviours
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Topics Presented
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- Expressions of anger
- Identifying and expressing
feelings
- Attitudes, thinking
patterns, beliefs
- Stress reduction
- Self-care
- Communication
- Conflict resolution
- Letting go of anger
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Format (methods)
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Facilitator
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Terrance Trites
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Anger
Management for Teens
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Course Description
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Anger! Frustration! What do I do with it?
You will find out more about managing and expressing your emotions. You will
also learn effective communication and stress management skills in this
8-week course.
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Dates & Fees
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Not this Fall
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Objectives
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- To gain awareness in
regards to the dynamics of anger
- To explore the
cost-benefit of anger and distinguish between appropriate and
inappropriate anger responses
- To gain awareness of the
signs that precede an angry response and to identify our own typical
pattern of response
- To learn skills that will
help manage our emotions and our thoughts
- To encourage participants
to take personal responsibility for their own thoughts, feelings and
behaviors.
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Topics Presented
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- Expressions of anger
- Identifying and expressing
feelings
- Attitudes, thinking
patterns, beliefs
- Stress reduction
- Self-care
- Communication
- Conflict resolution
- Letting go of anger
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Format (methods)
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Open discussion; Videos
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Facilitator
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Judy Cyr
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Parents
Taking Charge of ADHD
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Course Description
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This 8 week program will increase your understanding
of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It will offer strategies to
help improve parenting skills. Research shows education is the most
effective treatment in the long term.
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Dates & Fees
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Oct 11 – Nov 29, Wednesdays, 7:00 to 9:30 pm
$10/person, $15/couple (Subsidized by Community Mental Health)
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Objectives
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To educate parents and the public about
this hidden, complex disability named ADHD. Armed with an understanding of
ADHD and its implications, ADHD people can succeed.
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Topics Presented
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- Definition of ADHD
- The causes, the treatment
- When do medications become
necessary?
- How does ADHD affect their
functioning at home and at school
- How does their management
differ from other children
- Strategies and more
strategies to improve their performance
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Format (methods)
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Theory, handouts, overheads, videos.
Questions and Answers at end of each class. Your questions will be
answered.
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Facilitator
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Dorine Fleming
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Assertive
Communication
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Course Description
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In this 4-hour workshop, we will look at
an overview of communication styles and you will learn various examples of
effective assertiveness techniques.
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Dates & Fees
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Not this fall
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Objectives
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Overview of methods to improve
communication skills.
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Topics Presented
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- Verbal and non-verbal
communication styles
- Dealing with conflict and
difficult people
- Reference materials and
suggestions for further development
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Format (methods)
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- Large and small group
discussions
- Handouts
- Videos and reference
materials.
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Facilitator
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Gloria Bradley
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The Healing
Journey Through Grief
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Course Description
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(12 hrs) This 6-week program is intended
for people who have experienced significan loss. It will familiarize you
with the healing process, give you the opportunity to identify and
understand the feelings and issues involved in loss. Work through the related
tasks of letting go, and recreate a life after the death of a loved one.
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Dates & Fees
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Not this fall
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Facilitator
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Barbara Rombough
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Managing Your
Income
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Course Description
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Money management is more than working with
numbers! This 2-hour workshop will enable you to look at budgeting in a
different way.
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Dates & Fees
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Nov 21, Wednesday, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
$15/person, $25/couple
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Objectives
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- To enable you to look at
budgeting in a different way
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Topics Presented
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- Basic principles of money
management
- How to have a realistic
budget
- The budgeting process
- To explore other factors
that may contribute to mismanagement of money
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Format (methods)
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- Open discussion
- Budgeting forms
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Facilitator
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Natalie Lawrence
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ACA: Growing through letting
go (Adult Children of Alcoholics)
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Course Description
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(22 hrs) How do the personality traits and
roles we develop while growing up in an alcoholic family impact our daily
lives? This 9-week program will familiarize you with the basic issues
common to adult children of alcoholics and will offer suggestions for
change.
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Dates & Fees
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Not this fall
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Objectives
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- To provide a structural
and supportive environment where participants can learn the effects of
parental alcoholism
- To explore the impact on
adult lives
- To become aware of the
connection between past and present behavior
- To engage in a process of
recovery
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Topics Presented
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- Family Systems - Rules and
Roles
- Reshaping and changing
roles and patterns
- Characteristics of Adult
Children of Alcoholics parents
- Making peace - acceptance
and personal growth
- Process of Recovery
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Format (methods)
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- Large and small group
discussions
- Home assignments and
exercises
- Booklet for reference,
articles, videos, overheads
- List of reference
materials
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Facilitator
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Gloria Bradley
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Empowering
Couples: Building on Your Strengths
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Course Description
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A 6-week program is for couples who want
to improve their relationship with one another. You will learn skills which
will enhance your everyday living as a couple.
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Dates & Fees
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Not this Fall
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Objectives
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The overall goal of this program is to
help couples build a more vital and satisfying relationship.
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Topics Presented
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- The path of the strong -
Building your couple's strengths
- Communication - Improving
your communication skills
- Conflict Resolution -
Resolving your couple conflicts
- Managing Finances
- Role Relationship
- Personal, Couple &
Family Goals
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Format (methods)
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- Lectures
- Discussion and sharing
- Experimental learning
- Videos
- Mutual support
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Facilitator
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