Building Healthy Relationships:

Relationship Basics

Excellent for couples. 

At the Separation/Divorce Resource Centre, we’re steadily uncovering the things that work well in relationships and the things that destroy them. With this knowledge in hand, we’re launching a course on relationship basics – things we feel people should know in order to succeed in the world of relationships. AND we’re creating it for people NOT in crisis!

It’s for couples who are in a good place in their relationship but want to make it better or ensure that it lasts. 
 

With this in mind, we are launching a 10-week course designed for those who want to become better equipped to build and sustain healthy relationships. During this 10-week period, we will focus on 3 themes – Communication, Responsibility & Personality:

Communication

·         Listening so that we ‘hear’ what the other person is saying

·         Communicating a message in a way that encourages the other person to hear

·         Challenging another’s behaviour/attitude appropriately

·         Being assertive rather than aggressive or passive

Responsibility

·         Speaking up at the right times

·         Challenging the right things

·         Understanding ourselves – what we’re feeling, what we’re thinking

·         Taking what we understand and turning it into a conversation

·         Speaking from a place of respect – for self and for others

·         Shifting out of reactive emotions

·         Resolving conflict rather than building a case against another person

Personality

·         Whether you’re aware of it or not, your personality is affecting the way you relate to others, what you want from relationships, what you value, how you communicate, what issues cause conflict.

·         Understanding this aspect of ourselves is the focus of this part of the course.

Each week you will learn something new and in between classes, you will have a chance to practice what you learn so that by the end of the course, you’ll be way better at communicating and more confident in your ability to build and maintain healthier relationships.

Details

Course Start Date:         Monday, March 29, 2010

Course Completion:       June 14 – Easter Monday, Victoria Day – no classes

Duration:                       10 weeks

Time:                            7:00 – 9:00 pm

Cost:                            $895/couple or $495 per person

Instructor:                     Heather Elliott

To register call 613 837 9025 or E-Mail: info@thesdrc.com