The workshops consist of experiential hands on learning, feedback, personal and group exercises and teaching sessions. Working in groups is a powerful method of helping individuals develop their skills while gaining support, encouragement, and understanding from other attendants on similar life journeys. Attendants each receives a manual to take away which can be referred to time and time again as they put new skills into practice.

Who is The Course For?
The course has been designed for women who want to learn how to build positive relationships and/ or who recognise they would like to change their experiences of relationships.

Who Can Attend?
The course appeals to women of all backgrounds and experiences, aged 16 and over.

Aim
This course has been designed to educate women about safe dating and how to break the cycle of unsafe relationships.

Objectives Understand personal attractions and choices in dating relationshipsIdentify the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationshipsUnderstand how unsafe relationships developIdentify and create a personal list of relationship valuesLearn how to build safe dating relationships Learn how to break the cycle of repetitive unhealthy relationshipsRebuild self esteemHow to set boundaries and enforce themBuild assertiveness and communication skills

By the end of the course participants will be able to: Understand the early warning signs of an unhealthy relationship and how to confront and deal with the behaviours as they appear.Demonstrate their individual patterns and ways they get stuck in a cycleRecognise how people lose themselves/personal power in relationships and how they can maintain their autonomyHave a list of personal values in relationships to guide relationship choicesDevelop new communication skills so that they relate confidently and assertivelyDeveloped new ways of dealing with conflict and those difficult conversations so that they can set boundaries on people that try to resist their new boundaries.

** Additional Workshops on the Abuse Mentality are available

The workshops are creative and interactive, which means they consist of experiential hands on learning, role play, group exercises, feedback, personal exercises and teaching sessions.

Sessions 12 sessions lasting three hours. This can be shortened to two hour sessions.Weekly sessions (day or evening)Weekend courses available – please ask for more detailsEach participant receives their own manual

Pricing Please contact Joanne Robinson for more information