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Babies

Course Description

This 8-week program offers a chance to socialize with other parents while gaining a better understanding of how babies develop. Topics: feeding & sleep issues, communication techniques & stimulating your baby to their full potential.

Dates & Fees

Not This Spring

Facilitator

NA

 

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Parenting Your Children

Course Description

This 8-week program is for 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

Dates & Fees

Jan 11 to March 1, Mondays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm
$ 80/person, $130/couple

Objectives

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.

Topics Presented

  • 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

Format (methods)

  • Group discussion and exercises, films, mindful stories of parenting
  • Assigned tasks between classes
  • Workbook and handout format

Facilitator

Kelli Etheridge

 

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Nurturing Self-Esteem

Course Description

This 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.

Dates & Fees

April 6 to May 25, Tuesday,  6:30 - 9:00 pm
$ 85/person, $150/couple 

Objectives

  • To define self-esteem
  • To grow in awareness of issues concerning self-esteem
  • To learn practices that enhance self-esteem

Topics Presented

The six components of good self-esteem and how to practice them.

Format (methods)

  • Large and small group discussions
  • Lectures
  • Home assignments (these will be based on actual practices to enhance self-esteem)

Facilitator

Gloria Bradley

 

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STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting)

Course Description

This 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.

Dates & Fees

April 12 to June 7, Mondays 6:30 to 9:00 pm, $80/person $130/couple

Facilitator

Kelli Etheridge

 

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STEP / TEEN

Course Description

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.

Dates & Fees

Jan 14 to March 4, Thursdays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm
$ 80/person, $ 130/couple

Objectives

  • 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

Topics Presented

  • 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

Format (methods)

  • 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.

Facilitator

Maria Desroches

 

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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Course Description

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.

Dates & Fees

Jan 20 to Feb 24, Wednesdays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm
$95/person, $150/couple (Cost includes CD's)

Facilitator

Simonne Preston

 

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As Parents Grow Older

Course Description

This 7-week program is designed for adults children concerned about their aging parents. Topics: the aging process, dealing with feelings, decision-making and community resources.

Dates & Fees

April 1 to May 13, Thursdays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm
$20/person $35/couple (Subsidized by Department of Social Development)

Objectives

To increase participants' knowledge and awareness of:

  • The aging process
  • The needs of the elderly
  • Community resources available

Topics Presented

  • 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

Format (methods)

  • Group discussions
  • Guest speakers
  • Videos/slides
  • Role playing
  • Group support
  • Group activities

Facilitator

Terrance Trites

 

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The Grief Recovery Outreach Program

Course Description

The Outreach program will guide those who wish to resolve their loss issues and move beyond their grief to a richer quality of life. This 12 week program will e conducted by Gabrielle Gaudet, Certified Grief Recovery Specialist.

Dates & Fees

Jan 13 to March 31 and April 7 to June 8, Wednesday 6:30 to 8:30, $150/person $250/couple

Facilitator

Gabrielle Gaudet

 

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Becoming Assertive

Course Description

You will learn ways to express your wants and needs and to stand up for your legitimate rights without violating the rights of others

Dates & Fees

Not This Spring

Facilitator

Gloria Bradley

 

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Parenting the Explosive Child

Course Description

This 6 week program for parents will help parents teach their children to identify feelings, make better choices and implement important problem solving skills.

Dates & Fees

Jan 14 to Feb 18, Thursdays 6:30 to 8:30, $70/person $120/coup.e

Facilitator

Ashley Cavanaugh

 

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Simplify Your Life

Course Description

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.

Dates & Fees

Not This Spring

Facilitator

Gloria Bradley

 

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Anger Management for Adults

Course Description

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.

Dates & Fees

Jan 19 to March 23 and April 13 to June 15, Tuesdays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm
$125/person

Objectives

  • 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

Topics Presented

  • Expressions of anger
  • Identifying and expressing feelings
  • Attitudes, thinking patterns, beliefs
  • Stress reduction
  • Self-care
  • Communication
  • Conflict resolution
  • Letting go of anger

Format (methods)

  • Open discussion; Videos

Facilitator

Terrance Trites

 

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Anger Management for Teens

Course Description

An 8 week program for teens to explore their emotions, including anger. You will learn new ways to manage and express your feelings, which can help you get along better with others.

Dates & Fees

Jan 11 to March 1, Mondays 5:00 - 6:30 pm, $75/person

Objectives

  • 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.

Topics Presented

  • Expressions of anger
  • Identifying and expressing feelings
  • Attitudes, thinking patterns, beliefs
  • Stress reduction
  • Self-care
  • Communication
  • Conflict resolution
  • Letting go of anger

Format (methods)

  • Open discussion; Videos

Facilitator

Érica Vienneau

 

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Parents Taking Charge of ADHD

Course Description

This 8 week program will increase your understanding of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It will offer strategies to help improve parenting skills.

Dates & Fees

April 1 to May 20, Thursdays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm
$20/person, $35/couple  (Subsidized by Community Mental Health)

Objectives

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.

Topics Presented

  • 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

Format (methods)

  • Theory, handouts, overheads, videos
  • Questions and Answers at end of each class
  • Your questions will be answered

Facilitator

Crystal Lawrence

 

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Assertive Communication

Course Description

In this 4-hour workshop, we will look at an overview of communication styles and you will learn various examples of effective assertiveness techniques.

Dates & Fees

Not This Spring
$25/person $ 45/couple

Objectives

Overview of methods to improve communication skills.

Topics Presented

  • Verbal and non-verbal communication styles
  • Dealing with conflict and difficult people
  • Reference materials and suggestions for further development

Format (methods)

  • Large and small group discussions
  • Handouts
  • Videos and reference materials.

Facilitator

NA

 

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The Healing Journey Through Grief

Course Description

(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.

Dates & Fees

Not This Spring
$65/person, $110/couple

Facilitator

NA

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Managing Your Income

Course Description

Money management is more than working with numbers! This 2-hour workshop will enable you to look at budgeting in a different way.

Dates & Fees

March 11, Thursday, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
$20/person, $35/couple

Objectives

  • To enable you to look at budgeting in a different way

Topics Presented

  • 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

Format (methods)

  • Open discussion
  • Budgeting forms

Facilitator

Natalie Lawrence

 

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ACA: Growing through letting go (Adult Children of Alcoholics)

Course Description

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.

Dates & Fees

April 8 to June 3, Thursday 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm, $110/person $185/couple

Objectives

  • 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

Topics Presented

  • 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

Format (methods)

  • Large and small group discussions
  • Home assignments and exercises
  • Booklet for reference, articles, videos, overheads
  • List of reference materials

Facilitator

Gloria Bradley

 

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Empowering Couples: Building on Your Strengths

Course Description

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.

Dates & Fees

Not this Spring

Objectives

The overall goal of this program is to help couples build a more vital and satisfying relationship.

Topics Presented

  • 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

Format (methods)

  • Lectures
  • Discussion and sharing
  • Experimental learning
  • Videos
  • Mutual support

Facilitator

NA

 

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Managing Personal Stress

Course Description

Live a more balanced life! In this 4 week program, you will learn stress management techniques which can lead you to a healthier and more satisfying way of living.

Dates & Fees

Not This Spring
$ 40/personne,

Facilitator

Susan Lunney

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Teaching Children About Money

Course Description

This 2-hour workshop for parents will help you tach children the basics of spending and saving money wisely.

Dates & Fees

March 25, Thursday, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
$20/person, $35/couple

Facilitator

Natalie Lawrence

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Estime de soi

Course Description

Au cours de cette rencontre, on verra ensemble ce qui nous amène à une forte estime de soi et l’importance de développer une confiance en soi-même dans la vie de tous les jours. À l’aide d’exercises (focusing) nous découvrirons nos forces, nos qualités et des stratégies pour accéder à notre propre pouvoir.

Dates & Fees

Le 6 mars, samedi 10h00 à 14h00, $30/personne $50/couple

Facilitator

 Alice Thébeau-LeBlanc

 

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Gestion de la colère (adolescents)

Course Description

Ce cours de 8 sessions a pour but d'aider les jeunes à mieux se connaître pour mieux gérer leur colère en utilisant des stratégies gagnantes.

Dates & Fees

12 avril au 7 juin, jeudi 17:00 - 18:30, $70/personne

Facilitator

Érica Vienneau

 

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Stress in Children: How to Recognize it

Course Description

This workshop will explore how and why children feel stress, how to recognize the signs and help them cope to enable them to become healthier individuals.

Dates & Fees

Not This Spring

Facilitator

NA

 

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À l'écoute de son corps

Course Description

Pour s'adapter aux situations stressantes de tous les jours, on se coupe parfois de notre ressenti, de nos émotions. À l'aide d'exercices en focusing et en programmation neurolinguistique (PNL) venez apprendre à relâcher les tensions et à contacter vos émotions.

Dates & Fees

Le 6 février, samedi 10h00 à 14h00, $30/personne, $45/couple

Facilitator

Alice Thébeau-LeBlanc

 

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Believe in Yourself

Course Description

An 8 week program for teens designed to help them learn new skills and gain confidence through fun activities and discussion.

Dates & Fees

Not This Spring

Facilitator

NA

 

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Parenting Young Children

Course Description

This 8 week program is for parents of children from 18 months to age 5. It will enable you to build healthy patterns of beliefs and behaviours in your young child - patterns which can form the foundation for a lifetime of positive growth. Includes book.

Dates & Fees

Not This Spring, $80/person, $130/couple

Facilitator

Kelli Etheridge

 

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Gestion de Stress: Méditation pleine conscience

Course Description

Ce cours est d’une durée de 6 semaines. Les participants et participantes seront encouragés à mettre en pratique les technqiues de méditation pleine conscience ainsi que d’autres outils complémentaires pour la gestion du stress.

Dates & Fees

Le 31 mars au 5 mai, mercredi 18h30 – 21h00,
$95/personne $150/couple (inclus CD)

Facilitator

Simonne Preston

 

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Gestion de la colère (adulte)

Course Description

Les participants auront une meilleure compréhension de soi en relation à la colère. La formation permettra d’acquérir les connaissances nécessaires afin d’identifier les éléments qui déclenchent la colère et comment adresser la colère de façon constructive

Dates & Fees

Le 13 janvier au 17 mars, mercredi 18h30 – 21h00, $125/personne

Facilitator

Melissa Hébert

 

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Active Parenting for Stepfamilies

Course Description

This 8 week program for parents will increase their skill in dealing with stepfamily challenges to provide opportunities for growth and satisfaction.

Dates & Fees

Jan 19 to March 9, Tuesday 6:30 – 9:00 pm,
$80/person $130/couple.

Facilitator

Sandra DeVink

 

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Registration and Fees

For information regarding registration and fees, or to arrange specific workshops or presentations, contact us at (506) 857-3258.

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Programs' List

Babies

Parenting Your Children

Nurturing Self-Esteem

STEP

STEP / TEEN

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

As Parents Grow Older

The Grief Recovery Outreach Program

Becoming Assertive

Parenting the Explosive Child

Simplify Your Life

Anger Management for Adults

Anger Management for Teens

Parents Taking Charge of ADHD

Assertive Communication

The Healing Journey Through Grief

Managing Your Income

Adult Children of Alcoholics

Empowering Couples: Building on Your Strengths

Managing Personal Stress

Teaching Children About Money

Estime de soi

Gestion de la colère (adolescents)

Stress in Children: How to Recognize it

À l'écoute de son corps

Believe in Yourself

Parenting Young Children

Gestion de Stress : Meditation pleine conscience

Gestion de la colère (adulte)

Active Parenting for Stepfamilies

 

Registration and Fees

For information regarding registration and fees, or to arrange specific workshops or presentations, contact us at (506) 857-3258.

Registration & Cancellation Policy

·         Registration fee includes the cost of course materials

·         Registrations are limited -- please register early!

·         A $10.00 administration fee will be charged for cancellations (received 
before the starting date of the program)

Download the Registration Form

 

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