Relationship Skills - Courses and Groups

RAV offers a variety of relationship education courses, run in small groups. Participating in one of these courses can bring many rewards. It can get you out of a rut by connecting you with others who may be facing similar issues and challenges. You may feel less alone in your concerns and problems and learn new skills to help improve your own situation.

Some courses and groups are offered at a number of RAV centres and some only at our largest centre in Kew.

• Good Connecting (Kew)
  Courses commence: 25 February; 26 May; 18 August; 10 November (46 Princess Street, Kew )
   
• Grandparents Support Group (Traralgon)
  Ongoing (Traralgon & Morwell)
   
• Grandparents: Looking after grandchildren (Boronia)
  Next group dates TBC (83 Boronia Road, Boronia)
   
• Healing workshop
  28 November 2011 (Salvation Army, Nixon Street, Shepparton )
   
• Home Improvement for Men (Shepparton)
  Wednesday 7 March (634 Wyndham Street, Shepparton)
   
• Inroads - Men's Behaviour Change (Kew)
  Groups to be run at various times during the year. (46 Princess Street, Kew)
   
• Inroads Open Entry group
  Groups to be run at various times during the year. (46 Princess Street, Kew)
   
• Making Relationships Work (Cranbourne)
  8 November 2011 (Living & Learning Centre, Henry Street, Pakenham )
   
• Men Finding Their Way (Kew)
  2 May; 18 July; 10 October (46 Princess Street, Kew)
   
• Men Talking to Men (Shepparton)
  11 February (634 Wyndham Street, Shepparton)
   
• Men, Separation & Parenting (Cranbourne)
  Course commences: 16 August 2011 (199 High Street, Cranbourne)
   
• Merindie - Beautiful Women: The Spirit of Self Discovery
  Commences 16 February (634 Wyndham Street, Shepparton)
   
• Moving On After Separation (Kew)
  Courses commence: 29 February; 23 May; 8 August; 14 November (46 Princess Street, Kew)
   
• Opening the Doors - Women's Support Group (Sunshine)
  ongoing (Level 1, 4 Devonshire Road Sunshine )
   
• Parenting After Separation (Boronia)
  Courses commence 8 Feb, 14 March, 2 May, 18 July, 10 October and 14 November (Family Relationship Centre, Level 1/68 Charter Street, Ringwood)
   
• Parenting after Separation (Greensborough)
  Dates commencing Monday 4 July (Banyule Community Health Centre 3/25-33 Grimshaw Street Greensborough )
   
• Pit Stop (Cranbourne)
  Early 2012 (199 High Street Cranbourne)
   
• Positive Parenting and Family Wellness (Kew)
  Courses commence: 7 March; 6 June; 15 August; 5 December (46 Princess Street, Kew)
   
• Post Separation Parenting (Kew)
  Courses commence: 6 March; 5 June; 7 August; 2 October; 29 November (46 Princess Street, Kew )
   
• Post Separation Parenting Kew (Men's Court Ordered group)
  Courses commence: 14 February; 15 May; 4 September; 13 November (46 Princess Street, Kew)
   
• Post Separation Parenting Kew (Women's Court Ordered group)
  Courses commence: 15 February; 16 May; 5 September; 14 November (46 Princess St, Kew)
   
• Prepare Pre-Marriage Program (Cranbourne)
  Ongoing (199 High Street, Cranbourne)
   
• Prepare Pre-Marriage Program (Kew)
  Ongoing (46 Princess Street, Kew)
   
• Prepare Program for Mature Couples (Kew)
  Ongoing (46 Princess Street, Kew)
   
• Rediscovering parenting piece by piece
  15 February, 22 February, 29 February, 7 March, 14 March, 21 March (83 Boronia Road, Boronia)
   
• Rediscovering parenting piece by piece
  Wednesday 2 November (RAV Boronia, 83 Boronia Road, Boronia )
   
• Relationship Rescue (Boronia)
  Saturday 21 April (Barrinja, Corner Glenfern Road & Matson Drive, Upwey)
   
• Relationship Rescue (Kew)
  Course dates: 17 March; 16 June; 1 September; 24 November (46 Princess Street, Kew)
   
• Relationship Rescue - Winning Ways for Couples at the Crossroads
  Saturday 21 April (Barrinja, corner Glenfern Road and Watson Drive, Upwey)
   
• Time for Change (Boronia)
  Ongoing (join anytime, once you have completed assessment) (83 Boronia Road, Boronia)
   
• Time for Change (Cranbourne)
  Ongoing (Groups are held at Narre Warren, Dandenong, Cranbourne and Pakenham.)
   
• Understanding Ourselves - Managing Relationships (Kew)
  Courses commence: 22 February; 16 May; 1 August; 31 October (46 Princess Street, Kew)
   
• Women Making Choices (Kew)
  Courses commence: 7 February; 31 July; 16 October (46 Princess Street, Kew)
   
• Women Managing and Understanding Their Anger (Shepparton)
  23 November (634 Wyndham Street, Shepparton)
   
• Women Managing Anger (Kew)
  Courses commence: 8 May; 24 July; 23 October (46 Princess Street, Kew)
   
• Women Standing Together - Family Violence Support Group (Boronia)
  Support groups commence: date TBC (83 Boronia Road, Boronia)
   

Life skills courses

A number of the courses and groups listed above are offered by the Kew Centre under the umbrella of "Improving Your Relationship Skills".  Download the  2012 course brochure and enrolment form.  

Online course

Good Connecting