Courses for children & adults with disabilities

from the CIT Skills for Carers newsletters:


COOL KIDS ANXIETY PROGRAM 
The West Belconnen Child and Family Centre will be running a Cool Kids Anxiety Program for children aged between 9-12 years who experience anxiety, and their parents, involving eight weekly sessions for the children and two sessions for parents.

The Cool Kids Anxiety Program aims to help parents and children to:
– learn about and understand their feelings of anxiety
– develop coping skills and strategies to deal with these feeling
– develop self confidence
– learn problem solving skills
– meet other children and families from a similar situation.

CHILDREN’S SESSIONS
DATE:
8 sessions (Mondays) - 13, 20, 27 February
5, 12, 19, 26 March | 2 April
TIME:
3.30pm – 5.00pm

PARENTS’ INFORMATION SESSIONS
DATE:
2 sessions (Mondays) - 13 February | 5 March
TIME:
1.00pm – 2.30pm

VENUE:
West Belconnen Child and Family Centre, corner of Luke Street and Starke Street, Kippax
COST:
Participation is free

TO REGISTER:
Phone the West Belconnen Child and Family Centre on 6205 2904

SOSAFE! – EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST
SoSafe is a course designed to promote social safety for people living with an intellectual disability (moderate to severe range) or autism spectrum disorder, using a standardised framework of symbols, visual teaching tools and concepts to teach the type and degree of verbal and physical intimacy appropriate with different categories of people, and strategies for moving into intimate relationships in a safe and measured way. SHFPACT (Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT) facilitates SoSafe training for clients with a disability.

The course involves two three-hour sessions and is free but requires a mandatory purchase of the SoSAFE manual for $135 from SHFPACT, to be paid by each participant.

Skills for Carers coordinates SoSafe courses upon request for family carers of people with a disability, which are then facilitated by SHFPACT. If you are interested in taking part in such a course, please contact us to register your interest by phoning 6207 3628 or emailing CarerSkills@cit.edu.au.