Making Changes Life Skills
Making Changes is a group life skills program that enables women to develop basic skills necessary to move forward and become clearer and stronger decision makers on life circumstances that negatively impact their lives. Through this active learning program women discover more about themselves and their abilities, develop confidence and use their strengths and skills in becoming the person they would like to be. Participants learn about accepting responsibility for choices they make in managing their lives.
About the Program
Making Changes runs three 10-session modules (once per week).
Topic Modules: Self-Empowerment, Communication & Connection and Reaction to Response.
Women can start with any of the three modules.
Sessions are 2-1/2 hours.
This program is offered free-of-charge.
Course Outline
Communication & Connection – Spring 10 Weeks
Introduction – My Communication
Reflecting before speaking
Own your communication
Empathetic Listening
Benefits of Assertiveness
Assertiveness and Connection
Assertiveness and Manipulative Behaviours
The power of “No”
Making Requests – Asking for What You Need
Closure: My Future Communication
Self-Empowerment – Winter 10 weeks
Introduction – My Power
Self-Awareness
The Four Parts of Self
Gratitude & Self-Acceptance
Self-Compassion
The Power of Personal Responsibility
The Message of Guilt
Understanding Change
Fear & Courage
Closure – Getting My Power Back
Reaction to Response – Fall 10 Weeks
Introduction – How I React
Responding With Compassion
What I Can & Can’t Control
How I Cope with Difficult Emotions
Emotions: Coping with Discomfort
Emotions are Signals
My Values - Who I Want to Be
Moving Towards Who I Want to Be
Being Fully Present
Closure – Moving from Reaction to Response
Once the three basic cycles are completed, clients can then move onto Part 2, which includes the following three topic modules: Healthy Boundaries, Getting Unstuck & Living Purposefully
IN THE SUMMER WE OFFER “MAKING CHANGES IN A NUTSHELL”!!!
Offered in three 3-session modules. Topic modules are Self-Empowerment, Communication and Connection and Reaction to Response.
Sessions are 2-1/2 hours (once per week or 3 sessions in one week).
Women can start with any of these three modules.
This program is offered free-of-charge.
Winter January 2025 Program Schedule and Registration
Pre-registration is required.
MAKING CHANGES
Winter January 2025 Once a week for ten weeks - TOPIC MODULE SELF-EMPOWERMENT
| Start Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| January 2025 days and times to be determined | ||
Program Contact
Women’s Centre of York Region
Pilar - Program Coordinator
905-853-9270 ext. 107