"Building Stronger Families" in the Community
We want to see our course reach thousands of couples and so we are offering training to any community organisation that is interested in running a course.
The training course will be two days and will cover everything you need to know to set up and run a BSF course. We will include a CD with all the course material.
We will be running the following training courses:
- 20th-21st January 2010 in York
- 21st-22nd April 2010 in London
The cost depends on the turnover of your organisation.
| Organisation turnover | Discount | Price per person | In-house charge for up to 15 delegates |
| >£500,000 | 0% | £249 | £2,490 |
| £100-500,000 | 28% (£69) | £180 | £1,800 |
| <£100,000 | 36% (£89) | £160 | £1,600 |
We can also run the course at your premises (see fourth column) for up to 15 delegates.
If you would like more information or to book, then please contact Mary Hutchison at info@timeforfamilies.org.uk
Course Content
The course covers both the theory behind the Building Stronger Families course and the practicalities of setting up and running a successful course.
| Theory of couple relationships | The importance of communication. Negative and Positive communication. Commitment and Forgiveness. |
| Theory of parenting | Approaches to parenting. Child development. Types of parenting style. |
| Theory of money issues | Money and personality. Significance of money in a couples' relationship. |
| Delivering a course to couples | Group dynamics with couple dyads. |
| Recruitment of participants | A successful course requires good recruitment. Methods of recruiting and issues around getting men to come to relationship courses |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | TfF's approach to monitoring and evaluation, including use of the TfF database. |
| Using, training and managing volunteers | Volunteers can make a good course great. But they need managing, especially when handling sensitive issues around relationships. |
| Relationship with TfF | We want to support organisations set up and run courses. |
Telephone: 020 8778 8556
London Address: c/o "Here for Good" 17 Sydenham Road, London SE26 5EX
E-mail: info@timeforfamilies.org.uk
Company registered in England and Wales Limited by Guarantee No. 3743907 Registered Charity No. 1076744