New Program! CARING DADS.
A program to help fathers improve their relationship with their children and end negative behavior.
Through 8 sessions fathers will...
• Develop skills to cope in healthy ways with frustrating situations
• Understand how different fathering strategies and choices affect children
• Increase their awareness of controlling abusive and neglectful attitudes and behaviours
• Be provided with strategies to strengthen the father-child relationship
The CARING DADS program at JHS runs one evening a week for 17 weeks. This group offers:
· A unique opportunity for men to connect as fathers
· A combination of active group discussions, exercises, and homework
Facts about fathering
• Do not understand the feelings and needs of their children
• Harshly discipline their children
• Argue frequently with their children’s mothers
• Use abusive and controlling behaviour
There is no charge for this fantastic program!
Anger Management and Relationships, How We Help
Programming
Programming is provided to increase a persons capacity to deal with life in a healthy manner:
- Building Healthy Relationship Workshop offer and opportunity to increase awareness and understanding of the issue of intimate partner violence and develop improved coping skills to assist individuals to break a cycle of violence. 2x 8 hour days. This program is offered in Westman and Parkland Regions.
- Anger Management offers an opportunity to learn new skills, manage feelings of anger and appropriately communicate anger to others. 2x 8 hour days.
- Youth Anger Management helps youth to develop improved coping skills, assertive communication and control aggressive behaviour. Youth are provided the opportunity to learn new information, engage in group discussions and activities. 5x 2 hour sessions M-F.
