Relationship Learning Programs

Relationships are essential to daily life. Yet, relationships, whether with a spouse, child, parent, ex-partner or even a work colleague, can be complicated and, at times, challenging.

They take time, thought and effort to develop, nurture and sustain. At Relationship Matters, we hope to support your efforts by offering a range of programs to help strengthen the relationships that matter to you most.

Relationship Learning Programs -Individual, Group & Couple Programs

Our relationship program topics and themes include:

• Preparing for marriage or other committed relationships
• Relationship enrichment
• Parenting, step-parenting and grand parenting – children and adolescents
• Co-parenting after separation
• Learning to recognise your anger and developing skills to help manage strong emotions
• Managing stress
• Developing assertive behaviours
• Facilitating behavioural change in men – particularly related to family violence
• Positive relating – learning skills to reduce conflict and increase intimacy.

Our relationship programs are designed to help you connect with others, enhance your existing relationships and develop your own inner confidence. Think of our Relationship Learning Programs as a way of building your emotional intelligence and acquiring a ‘toolkit’ of new skills.

About Facilitators and Educators

Relationship Learning Programs are delivered by experienced, tertiary qualified, specialist educators in a variety of formats. You can attend a program as an individual, a couple or as part of a group workshop. You can also make a private, confidential appointment. Some of Relationship Learning Programs are also delivered online for couples living in remote, rural and regional areas.

Victorian Family Law Pathways Network Greater Melbourne (VFLPN) has produced a series of short educational videos aimed at both professionals and clients involved in the family law system.  Following is a video on our Relationship Learning programs presented by Ginnelle Mullins, Coordinator  Relationship Learning Programs.

Accessing Services Remotely

Relationship Learning Programs and Counselling will be offered through videolink and phone as an optional delivery method in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We will provide one on one and group programs using an online tool – Zoom. We can deliver programs and individual counselling virtually via this platform.  Our group programs will have a maximum of 6 participants.  We will provide instructions on how to access our services online prior to the sessions.  You can use your mobile phone, laptop or a desktop computer.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us on 1300 543 396.

Our Programs

SEA Change – Anger Management for Women

A six week course for women interested in exploring some of their issues and concerns around recognising, expressing and managing strong emotions. Delivered by experienced group facilitators in a safe and respectful space.

Parenting After Separation

The Parenting After Separation program is designed to support separated parents to co-parent effectively, helping parents and children to successfully adjust to separation and navigate any associated conflict.

Men’s Behaviour Change Program

Are you getting angry and annoyed with those you love?  Hurting your loved ones emotionally or physically? Bottling things up and then exploding? Feeling anxious, confused or losing self-control?

VicRoads Safe Driving Program

The VicRoads Safe Driving Program is a court mandated program for offenders who have been found guilty of certain high risk driving offences.

Circle of Security Parenting

The Circle of Security Parenting program is a transformative 6-week initiative designed to help parents provide the emotional support their children need for secure attachment, resilience, and school readiness. Participants learn strategies to build confidence as parents, enabling their children to explore the world with the reassurance of a safe haven to return to.

SEAChange: Moving Forward

SeaChange: Moving Forward is a transformative 6-week program designed to offer support to women navigating the complex aftermath of family violence, particularly those who have found themselves compelled to use force as a protective measure against the violence inflicted upon them. This innovative program is carefully crafted to address the unique challenges faced by victim-survivors, providing a safe and compassionate space for healing and growth. Delivered by experienced group facilitators in a safe and respectful space.

Emotional Wellness Group

Discover a new path to Emotional Wellness and Self-Regulation! If you’re seeking a transformative journey towards a healthier and more balanced life, join our Mindful-based Emotional Wellness group. Share experiences, explore effective strategies and develop a toolkit to help you navigate life’s ups and downs in a supportive environment of like-minded people. Don’t let stress […]

Blended – Mental Health First Aid Accredited Training (MHFA)

This blended course is ideal for many workplaces where 2-day face-to-face training courses are more challenging for course participant attendance.

LGBTIQA+ Matters – Rainbow Door

Rainbow Door and Relationship Matters have partnered to offer free counselling and mediation to support the LGBTIQA+
communities.

Parenting After Separation (In Person)

The Parenting After Separation (PAS) program provides parents with key information and strategies to assist for you and your children to successfully adjust to separation and/or associated conflict.

Tuning in to Kids

Learn to help recognise, understand and manage your own and your children’s emotions
Learn to stay calm when dealing with children’s behaviours
Enhance your ability to build positive parenting toward children’s emotional connections
Assist children to prevent/reduce challenging behaviour
Recognise, understand and manage their own and their children’s emotions

Parenting After Separation (Zoom)

The Parenting After Separation (PAS) program provides parents with key information and strategies to assist for you and your children to successfully adjust to separation and/or associated conflict.

Parenting After Separation (Self Guided)

The Parenting After Separation (PAS) program provides parents with key information and strategies to assist for you and your children to successfully adjust to separation and/or associated conflict.

‘Prepare-Enrich’ Committed Couples (Private Session)

The ‘Prepare-Enrich’ Committed Couples (Private Sessions) program is the leading national relationship questionnaire and skill building program.

Roadworthy for Dads

This 6-week program is specifically designed with Dads in mind, and caters for dads of babies through to young teenagers. You will discover what it means to be a father, and to develop a positive parenting style.

Tuning in to Teens

A six-session parenting program for parents of teens to help teens develop emotional intelligence.
Includes how you can communicate more effectively with your teen, understand your teen better, help manage difficult emotions and more

Outplacement Services – Executive Package

Our comprehensive outplacement services are designed to provide compassionate support during this transition. We prioritize the well-being of departing employees, ensuring they have the guidance and resources needed to navigate their next steps confidently.

Managing Stress and Building Resilience in the Workplace

This workshop goes beyond merely understanding stress and well-being; it focuses on applying this knowledge to enhance your life. We will adopt a systems lens to explore how well-being is not only an individual endeavour but also a shared responsibility. Well-being perceptions, experiences, and behaviours are diverse and spread through an interconnected web of social connections at the individual, team, and organisational levels. While self-care is important, having an organisational culture that values employees’ mental health and well-being is equally crucial. Without this, employees will likely experience burnout, leave their jobs, and underperform. 

Preventing & Responding to Sex-based Harassment in the workplace:  Senior Managers

We now know how important it is to look after ourselves. This program focuses on the impact of compassion fatigue and strategies for looking after yourself.

Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training 

This training is designed to increase understanding of the issues past and present and provide information that will help to communicate sensitively and effectively. It looks at the impact of past policies and practices have had on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, cultures, and practices. It is designed so that you can understand Protocols for community consultation and engagement.

Yarning Circles

A yarning circle is a harmonious, creative and collaborative way of communicating to encourage responsible, respectful and honest interactions between participants, building trusting relationships. It fosters accountability and provides a safe place to be heard and to respond.