Upper South Island: Group Learning

"Crossing this river is difficult: it means leaving behind some of your own ideas" Dick Raymond

Family Works provides a number of Group Learning programmes in which people with similar concerns can gain support and encouragement to face their individual challenges and improve their life skills.

Group learning for young people and their families focuses on relationships, violence related issues, depression, grief, loss, inappropriate behaviour, feeling good about yourself and being part of a family.

Young people’s courses focus on:

• Anger awareness
• Coping with grief and loss
• Increasing assertiveness
• Developing self confidence and communication skills
• Coping with bullying behaviour
• Enhancing self-esteem

Adults' courses focus on:

• Anger awareness
• Practical parenting
• Understanding and caring for teenagers
• Feeling confident about yourself and your role as a parent
• Dealing with the effects of violence
• Parenting styles and the likely effects on children

Grandparents as Parents

Grandparents raising their grandchildren are often in a difficult situation - financially, emotionally, socially and physically. Many are unaware what assistance they are entitled to and struggle to cope. Grandparents as Parents support groups for grandparents, who have the care and responsibility for their grandchildren, meet monthly in central Christchurch and several suburbs.
Contact: Group Organiser phone: 363 8219. Click here to view a brochure.
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Programmes vary from term to term and some programmes available for schools and other community venues on request.To find out about courses in your area click on the following links:

Ashburton/Mid Canterbury
Christchurch
Nelson
Rangiora/North Canterbury