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Education and Life Skills
The Education and Life Skills Program (ELS) offer a number of courses on enhancing personal, interpersonal and parenting skills. We deliver courses for adults and children in a group setting.
ELS uses an evidence-based method of facilitating group sessions known as psycho-education. Group facilitators can identify and focus on key areas of challenges and strategies in a semi-structured social setting.
ELS deliver courses during school terms at various locations including Centacare NQ in Townsville, Ayr, schools and within the community. Prior to attending a course, we require you to complete an intake to ensure that you are enrolled in the right course for you and or your family.
Parenting Courses
Some of our evidence-based programs for parents include:
- Circle of Security (COS)
- 123 Magic
- Tuning into Kids (TINK)
- Tuning into Teens (TINT)
Use the arrows to learn more about these programs.
Not sure which course may best suit your needs?
Call Centacare NQ on 1300 672 273 to let us know you are interested in attending a parenting course. Our intake officer will ask you a few questions to suggest the program or course most suitable for your situation.
Circle of Security Parenting (COSP)
At times all parents feel lost or without a clue about what our child might need from us. Imagine what it might feel like if you were able to make sense of what your child was really asking from you. The Circle of Security Parenting program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened.
Our trained Facilitators work with parents and care-givers to help them to:
- Understand their child’s emotional world by learning to read emotional needs
- Support their child’s ability to successfully manage emotions
- Enhance the development of their child's self esteem
- Honour the innate wisdom and desire for their child to be secure
123 Magic
1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 is an easy-to-learn, evidence-based parenting program. 1-2-3 Magic helps you create a loving, supportive family atmosphere through the following principles:
- Parents are in charge
- No arguing
- No yelling
- No smacking
1-2-3 Magic® & Emotion Coaching is based on two underlying perspectives on parenting: first, that children can be taught to respond more flexibly when they are frustrated or upset and second, that parents and carers can be taught easy-to-use skills they can use at particular parenting moments.
Tuning in to Kids (TINK) and Tuning in to Teens (TINT)
Tuning in to Kids® and Tuning in to Teens© are emotion-focussed parenting program. It provides parents and carers with skills in emotion coaching, which is about recognising, understanding and managing their own and their children’s emotions. When children develop these emotional skills they are better able to negotiate the ups and downs of life.
Courses for Kids
Some of our evidence-based programs for children include:
- Second Step
- Kaleidoscope
Use the arrows to learn more about these programs.
Not sure which course may best suit your needs?
Call Centacare NQ on 1300 672 273 to let us know you are interested in enrolling your child in a course. Our intake officer will ask you a few questions to suggest the program or course most suitable for your situation.
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope is a Centacare NQ developed life skills education program to support children identify feelings, increase knowledge about personal safety and learn protective behaviours to help them feel safe and be connected to adult networks they can ask for help.
The program uses interactive sessions teaching children their right to feel safe, how to identify their feelings, differences between safe and unsafe secrets and behaviours, and how to identity and manage different situations where they may feel unsafe.
Second Step
Children need social-emotional skills to thrive both in the classroom and in life. Social-emotional learning teaches children techniques to:
- Gain confidence
- Set goals
- Make better decisions
- Collaborate with others in work and play
- Navigate the world more effectively
A holistic approach to building supportive communities for every child through social-emotional learning.
Adult Courses
Centacare NQ Education and Life Skills offer a range of courses for adults including topics of wellbeing and resilience.
Not sure which course may best suit your needs?
Call Centacare NQ on 1300 672 273 to let us know you are interested in attending a course. Our intake officer will ask you a few questions to suggest the program or course most suitable for your situation.
Courses for Business and Schools
Centacare NQ is proud to deliver courses to schools and organisations in the local area. There is a fee for these tailored services. Please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.
WE CAN TAILOR A COURSE TO suit your needs?
Call Centacare NQ on 1300 672 273 to let us know you are interested in Centacare NQ delivering a tailored course to your group.
FOCCUS (Facilitating Open Couple Communication Understanding and Study), Marriage Preparation
Couples are invited to explore their relationship with each other and the marriage they would like to have, through discussions on topics; what strengthens and weakens relationships, communication and resolving conflict.
Couples will be asked to complete a series of inventory questions relating to their relationship in context of parenting, religion, spirituality, values, readiness, communication, problem solving, intimacy and family of origin.
FOCCUS is an opportunity for individual couples to discuss the topics from the inventory with a qualified pre-marriage educator.
FOCCUS assists people at all stages of relationships, in forming a lasting tie to another person. Courses are available for couples preparing for marriage and also marriage enrichment.
Couples will receive a certificate on the successful completion of the course.
FOCCUS is an opportunity for discussion, not a test, predictor or compatibility assessment.
To participate in FOCCUS, please phone 1300 672 273 to book an appointment. We can also offer an after hours appointment on a Tuesday evening. Please note FOCCUS sessions run for 2.5 hours each and costs $250 per couple.
Course Fees
Groups are subsidised through the Department of Social Services.
We request a contribution towards the costs associated with facilitating the group and continue service to the community. If a contribution is not possible for you, a reduced fee schedule can be discussed with your Facilitator. No-one will be refused our service on the basis that they cannot pay**.
| If the combined annual household income is under $45,000 | The fee is $10 per session |
| If the combined annual household income is $45,000 to $70,000 | The fee is $15 per session |
| If the combined annual income is $70,000 and above | The fee is $20 per session |
| For concession card holders | The fee is $5 per session* (concession cards must be presented at each session) |
Please call Centacare NQ on 1300 672 273 to discuss pricing schedule for Schools/Business Groups or for Marriage Preparation options.
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