Parenting and other course calendar - Term 1 and 2, 2020
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Date |
Course name |
Description |
Venue |
Time |
Contact |
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10 February to 30 March Eight Monday evenings |
Parent Effectiveness Training |
P.E.T. is an experiential, skills based course, teaching effective communication skills between children and parents, based on mutual respect. P.E.T. does not use rewards and punishment. Instead, it promotes consideration, resilience and emotional intelligence. Parents find they yell less and enjoy their children more. For cost enquiries please contact the course provider. |
Weston Community Hub |
6:30pm-9:45 pm |
Larissa Dann |
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10 February to 2 March Four Monday evenings |
Circle of Security |
This relationship-based program is designed to enhance attachment between parents and children. Participants will learn how 1. to establish a secure base that gives children a sense of safety; 2. develop observational skills to strengthen relationships. The eight week COS program will be run over a four week period with two weeks combined for each night. Cost – $40 per person. |
Woden Community Service Callam Offices |
5:30pm-8:00pm |
Mary Ford Phone: 6234 6821 or 0475 987 513 |
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10 February to 16 March Five Monday evenings (no training on the 9th of March – Canberra Day) |
Understanding Teens |
Understanding Teens aims to assist parents of teens in gaining insight into the changes that their teens may be experiencing. The Understanding Teens Program can assist the Parent with strategies and techniques that will help the Parent to manage “those troublesome years” by assisting the Parent to find the balance between supporting their teen’s desire to be independent and keeping them safe. The parents will learn about some basic physiological changes during the teen years and how the changes in technology are impacting on their relationships with their children. The program focuses on improving communication within the family and will increase the parent’s sensitivity to their child’s emotional signals and to increase their ability to reflect on their own behaviour and how it influences that of their child. For cost enquiries please contact the course provider. |
Erindale PCYC |
7:00pm-9:00pm |
Canberra PCYC Phone: 6296 7822 or Pam 0412 449 999 |
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12 February to 11 March Five Wednesday evenings |
Understanding Teens |
Understanding Teens aims to assist parents of teens in gaining insight into the changes that their teens may be experiencing. The Understanding Teens Program can assist the Parent with strategies and techniques that will help the Parent to manage “those troublesome years” by assisting the Parent to find the balance between supporting their teen’s desire to be independent and keeping them safe. The parents will learn about some basic physiological changes during the teen years and how the changes in technology are impacting on their relationships with their children. The program focuses on improving communication within the family and will increase the parent’s sensitivity to their child’s emotional signals and to increase their ability to reflect on their own behaviour and how it influences that of their child. For cost enquiries please contact the course provider. |
Melba Copland (PCYC) |
7:00pm-9:00pm |
Canberra PCYC Phone: 6296 7822 or Pam 0412 449 999 |
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13 February to 12 March Five Thursday afternoons |
Understanding Teens |
Understanding Teens aims to assist parents of teens in gaining insight into the changes that their teens may be experiencing. The Understanding Teens Program can assist the Parent with strategies and techniques that will help the Parent to manage “those troublesome years” by assisting the Parent to find the balance between supporting their teen’s desire to be independent and keeping them safe. The parents will learn about some basic physiological changes during the teen years and how the changes in technology are impacting on their relationships with their children. The program focuses on improving communication within the family and will increase the parent’s sensitivity to their child’s emotional signals and to increase their ability to reflect on their own behaviour and how it influences that of their child. For cost enquiries please contact the course provider. |
Erindale PCYC |
12:00pm-2:30pm |
Canberra PCYC Phone: 6296 7822 or Pam 0412 449 999 |
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13 February to 2 April Eight Thursday mornings |
Working With Strong Emotions |
Working With Strong Emotions is a group for women, hoping to better understand their strong emotions; by learning the origin and purpose of their emotions, building self-awareness, and learning mindfulness and other strategies to manage and express how they are feeling. Cost – $80 (full cost), or $40 (concession), please discuss options if there are financial difficulties (a light morning tea provided). |
Marymead |
10am to 12pm |
Ph. 6162 5859 |
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February to March Saturdays |
The Cool Kids with ASD |
Cool Kids is a world renowned program that uses CBT and other therapeutic processes to teach young people how to better manage their anxieties. Parents/carers are supported to help their children on this journey. Sanctuary Aus specialises in providing the Cool Kids program to young people who face the additional challenges of life on the Autism Spectrum and whose every day experiences can cause them high levels of anxiety. Sanctuary Aus is an approved NDIS Agency. The cost for the entire program, for the child/young person and their parent/carers, as well as the cost of workbooks for all involved, is $1,500. |
Sanctuary Aus Grace Canberra |
TBA |
Kim Hefren-Webb: |
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20 March to 3 April Three Fridays |
Face Your Anger |
An anger management program for young people aged 12-18 years who are struggling to manage their emotions. |
PCYC |
8:30am-2:30pm |
Referrals can be made via Supportlink, Onelink or by calling PCYC on 6296 7822 |
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4 May to 25 May Four Monday evenings |
Circle of Security |
This relationship-based program is designed to enhance attachment between parents and children. Participants will learn how 1. to establish a secure base that gives children a sense of safety; 2. develop observational skills to strengthen relationships. The eight week COS program will be run over a four week period with two weeks combined for each night. Cost – $40 per person. |
Woden Community Service Callam Offices |
5:30pm-8:00pm |
Mary Ford Phone: 62346821 or 0475 987 513 |
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7 May to 25 June Eight Thursday evenings |
Parent Effectiveness Training |
P.E.T. is an experiential, skills based course, teaching effective communication skills between children and parents, based on mutual respect. P.E.T. does not use rewards and punishment. Instead, it promotes consideration, resilience and emotional intelligence. Parents find they yell less and enjoy their children more. For cost enquiries please contact the course provider. |
Weston Community Hub |
6:30pm-9:45 pm |
Larissa Dann: |
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9 May to 6 June Five Saturday afternoons |
Club Mojo: Managing My Emotions and Building Self-Esteem |
Helping young people (8 to 12 years old) to recognise their emotions; and to understand how to deal with their feelings in a safe and healthy way. Children will explore how they react to feelings and how they might be able to gain more control for a better outcome. Young people are assisted in finding strategies to build self-esteem and encourage healthy expression of thoughts and feelings. Club Mojo uses a range of creative and therapeutic techniques. Cost: $350. |
Sanctuary Aus Grace Canberra |
TBA |
Kim Hefren-Webb: |
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10-week program, held once a week (Wednesdays or Thursdays) |
Transform Parenting |
Transform Parenting is unlike other programmes in that it focuses on the parent rather than the child. It is a safe circle of mothers and facilitated by Tracey Anderson Askew in Canberra. Each week explores a different theme and completes with a weekly relaxation exercise. This is typically a class for babies from 0 to 8 months old. Cost $250. |
Calmbirth training room, 12 Kett Street, Kambah |
See the website |
0414 267 791 hello@transformparenting.com.au
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