Parents are invited to join a free program, based on new research, that promotes family growth and wellbeing.
The City initiated a partnership with the Institute of
Positive Education - a training and research centre based at Geelong Grammar –
to deliver the four-week Flourishing Families course.
The next program is set to start in April.
Participants will learn practical positive psychology skills
to:
- promote resilience;
- increase awareness of
character strengths; - nurture and sustain
positive relationships; - give effective feedback
and support individual growth; and - explore their family values
and shared goals.
A trained facilitator from the City’s Regional Parenting
Service will lead the evening sessions, which include presentations and group
discussions.
The program launched late last year and received praise from
participants.
Encouragingly, many reported a positive shift in their
relationships within the family unit.
The program comprises weekly evening sessions that run for
about two hours each.
Numbers are capped at 15 participants.
