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Resources For Dads - Mens Counselling

Men's Advancement Network

Men's Advancement Network is committed towards strengthening family relationships, despite sometimes acrimonious relationship breakdowns. Male specific support programs are developed and implemented with the highest integrity, care and confidentiality.

Fathers are honoured in a non-judgmental and friendly environment. Men's Advancement Network aims to support, advocate and empower men to assist with life transitions and minimize the impact of parental conflict on children by promoting the ethos of parallel parenting.

10 week Parallel Parenting Program - workshops for non resident fathers to increase parenting conflict awareness, improve communication with children and ex partners.
Advocacy/Co-operative Parental Care Agreements - provide advocacy, support and parenting plan proposals to resident parent to facilitate conciliation and agreement for all parties.
Parenting Program - outlines childhood development, the role of the adult, responsibilities and consequences, discipline boundaries, etc.
Children's Contact Supervision Service - contact visits - supervision as required
One to One Counselling - relationship issues, life transitions, change, conflict management and re-partnering
Mentoring / Support Program - provide linkages for isolated men.
Linkage and Referral - we provide an extensive linkage and referral service

Services are provided in the evenings and Saturdays to complement and not restrict program participation.

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Relationships Australia (www.relationships.com.au)

Relationships Australia is an organisation that offers resources to couples, individuals and families to help enhance and support relationships. Click on one of the following links for the Relationships Australia site for your state: Canberra & Region, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

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MENDS - Strategies for Separated Men program (www.peerleadership.com.au/mends/Default.htm)

MENDS is developer of the breakthrough program Strategies for Separated Men, a 12 week psycho-educational (practical adult-learning based upon proven psychological principles) program designed to address mens' acute needs in the traumatic period after a significant relationship has ended.

MENDS programs are distinctive in that they address the whole man: his mind, body, key relationships, and his rights and responsibilities.

MENDS is innovative, in that it addresses a pressing need scarcely touched by existent service providers. It has been received to resoundingly positive comment by a range of observers in this area.

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Focus on the Family (www.families.org.au)

Since 1993, Focus on the Family Australia has been strengthening families and communities through its radio programs, preventative education programs, the provision of counselling and referral, as well as providing a full range of resources for families.

Today the organization has grown to impact close to one million people monthly through its daily radio programs being broadcast by almost 300 stations, training programs, resources and newsletters.

Over the past five years the How to Drug Proof Your Kids (DPYK) program has impacted 40,000 parents in Australia and is now reaching other parts of the world. The program has been exported to Canada, the United Kingdom, France and New Zealand.

Along with DPYK, Focus has developed contemporary, highly effective programs, such as ‘No Apologies,’ ‘Heritage Builders,’ and ‘Bringing Up Boys.’

The number of trained facilitators has also increased dramatically. From 69 trainers in 1998, increasing to over 2,000 trainers by 2005, we have seen an increase of almost 3000% in just six years.

Our Vision is to strengthen families in Australia.

Our Mission is to equip and encourage families to experience hope and fulfilment by providing quality programs, resources, events, crisis counselling and referral.

Committed to developing quality products and services that demonstrate the importance of families, parenting, children and healthy relationships.

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Family Services Australia (www.fsa.org.au)
Email: fsa@fsa.org.au

Family Services Australia is the largest national Industry Representative Body and member association of providers of family relationships and other family support services. It has over 70 member organisations across Australia in receipt of Commonwealth funding to provide services under the Family Relationships Services Program.

Services are provided from hundreds of locations around Australia and across all of the service activities in the Family Relationships Services Program. These services include Family Relationships Counselling, Family Relationships Mediation, Family Relationships Education, Adolescent Mediation and Family Therapy, Family Relationships Skills Training, Children’s Contact Services and Men and Family Relationships Program.

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NLP for Life - Your answer for rapid lasting results

Your facilitators, Russell & Verena Cunningham NLP Master Practitioners, Timeline ® Therapy & EFT [Emotional Freedom Technique].

Contact: Verena or Russell Cunningham on (03) 97 222 678
Email: russnlp@hotmail.com

SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE:
Individual: Personal Consultations, Relationships Therapy, Stress & Anxiety Release, Weight Management, Massage, Aromatherapy, Life Coaching & Success Coaching for Study & Work.

Workshops: Relationships, Wholesome Nutrition, Group Regression & Meditation.

Business: Sales & Communication Training & Coaching, Goal Setting for Success, Trouble Shooting Consultations & Conflict Resolution.

Click here to view an Overview of the Program.

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The Men's Workshop (www.mensworkshop.com.au)
Email: mensworkshop@optusnet.com.au
Phone: (03) 9752 2202

Counselling, Workshops & Seminars, Consulting & Training
Individual Counselling
Solution oriented, client focussed counselling to address a wide range of presenting issues including depression, anxiety, grief and loss (including separation, divorce and family breakdown), anger, violence and behaviour change, self esteem, confidence & work related issues (inc. unemployment).

Group programs
A range of group workshops focussed on exploring a number of issues of specific relevance to men including 'Fathering NOW': 'The 4 Door Ute' (balancing work, family and self), Rebuild (for recently separated men and fathers ), & 'Jump Start' (for men moving on with life after divorce ).

Consulting Opportunities
The Men's Work Shop can provide specialised programs and develope speicifc programs suited to your organisation.

Want to know more?
Feel free to give The Men's Work Shop a call if you would like more information, or drop by the website at www.mensworkshop.com.au for more information

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Peter Leech - Family Therapist, Consultant & Trainer
(with over 20 years experience in the Human Services Sector)
Counselling & Training Rooms: 15 Alpine Street, Ferntree Gully
Phone: (0419) 535 184

Dad Talk Workshops
Dad Talk workshops are run over two consecutive nights or alternate weeks. Topics include:

• General Parenting Skills
• The pressures of being a father, provider and leader in the family structure
• The challenge of finding time to spend with children
• Ideas for enjoyable and productive use of time with children
• Blended families
• Parenting solo
• Parenting part-time
• Relationship with partners
• Discipline and how to make it work for you

Talking Families Workshops
Talking Family workshops are run over two consecutive nights or alternate weeks. Presentation focuses on the following:

• Communication between family members
• Parenting someone else's children
• Dealing with problems in a healthy way
• Limit Setting
• Children and school - developing a working relationship with schools
• The transition from primary to secondary schools
• School refusers
• How to find time for your relationships and friendships
• How to reach agreement on parenting

The Village Well Counselling Centre (www.smbusiness.com.au)
"The Barn" 3-5 Ellingworth Parade, Box Hill.
Phone: (03) 9890 9788 Fax: (03) 9890 7049
Email: vwcc@tpg.com.au

The Village Well is a non-profit community service agency administered by a Committee of Management.

The Village Well Counselling Centre is staffed by trained counsellors from a range of disciplines using a variety of therapeutic styles. Staff hold a high regard for each person's dignity, freedom and beliefs, and recognise each person and their life situation as unique. Recognising this, our aim is to develop, encourage, strengthen and support individual and relational growth in ways that are consistent with each persons need.

The Village Well Counselling Centre is run by an interdisciplinary team which includes helping professionals with backgrounds and training in psychology, social work, pastoral care and education.

The Village Well Counselling Centre is a non-government agency and is a service provided by the Box Hill Baptist Church.

Click here for a copy of the flyer describing the upcoming 4 week parenting course “How to listen so kids will talk & Talk so kids will listen”

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The ManKind Project Australia (www.mkpau.org/)
Contact: Steve Hill PO Box 2271 Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Phone: (02) 6658 3640
Email: australia@mkp.org

The New Warrior Training Adventure.

We are a progressive men's organization striving to be increasingly inclusive and affirming of cultural differences especially with respect to faith, age, color, class, sexual orientation, gender, ability, ethnicity, and nationality.

The ManKind Project is an organization of men working together to improve their lives and help other men. The New Warrior Training Adventure is where this starts. The training tests the participant physically, mentally, and emotionally. It invites the participant to take a hard look at his life at what is working and at what is not and to transcend his limitations.

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Men Alive - Where men come alive (www.menalive.com.au)

Statistics tell us that Men today are suffering more than ever from anxiety, depression, stress, anger, suicidal thoughts, drug and alcohol abuse. Whether it is work or home who really knows. What can be done? Lots.. if you can talk to someone who has experienced all that. Robin Crawley has and much more. His organisation is Men Alive and it caters for Men in Groups or in Individual Counselling. It also assists women who need support when their man falls of the rails.

The Men's groups are a forum to support you and to gain feedback from other men in a similar position. We cover the male “Journey of life” and what it all means from a man's point of view. It puts perspective back into the male life. It also gives you direction.

The program brings clarity, knowledge, awareness, love and purpose to a person's life. We remove old imprints from the past, which are no longer working and free you to live the life you want to live. To do this, we focus on the 4 aspects of human life being

Emotional, Mental, Physical and Spiritual and help you to achieve balance and enlightenment in your life.

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Life Works (www.lifeworks.com.au)

LifeWorks - Relationship Counselling and Education Services provides affordable professional counselling and education for individuals, couples, families, children and adolescents.

Our staff can help you with relationship, parenting, separation, divorce, remarriage, step-family and family conflict issues.

LifeWorks is a not-for-profit organisation funded and approved by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services under provisions of the Family Law Act 1975 to provide professional family and relationship counselling and education services for individuals, couples, families, children and adolescents.

Some of the course they run are;

• SEPARATING WITH CHILDREN,
• SOLO PARENTING,
• MEN RELATING,
• BEING A DAD,
• PARENTING AFTER SEPARATION,
• NEGOTIATING YOUR WAY THROUGH SEPARATION, and
• LETTING GO AND MOVING ON.

Father Support Service. [FSS]

Email: fss@burnside.org.au
Address: 126 Marsden Street, Parramatta

A service in Western Sydney aimed at supporting fathers in developing and maintaining their valuable family/child relationships.

The FSS run information workshops for separated fathers, support groups, fathering after separation courses as well as 'I'm A Dad' about fathering children 0 - 5 years of age. Another program run by the FSS is called Keeping Children Safe (Teaching protective behaviours to children).

For further information contact the father support service on [02] 9806 0200 or email fss@burnside.org.au.

The Father Support Service is funded by Men & Family Relationships Initiative, Commonwealth Government.

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MensTime [WA]
Website: www.menstime.com.au/

Groups are an ideal way for men to explore life issues, exchange experiences and possible options. MensTime provides a variety of perspectives for participants to examine and weigh the usefulness of ` in their lives. MensTime offers relevant and practical groups for men. Sessions are informal, interactive and fun!

MensTime facilitators are mature men with plenty of life experience.

MensTime is approved and subsidised by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS) to provide programmes for men, therefore fees are minimal.

Workplace seminars
MensTime provides free workplace seminars to organisations on issues affecting men, such as balancing work and family, stress management and conflict.

MensTime is run by Anglicare WA.

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Heavy M.E.T.A.L Group - Men's Education Towards Anger & Life
Website: www.heavymetalgroup.com.au/

Get in tune with your partner, your kids, your self, your life.

ARE you...
· Getting frustrated and exploding?
· Angry with the people you care about most?
· Doing things that leave you feeling guilty & ashamed?
· Feeling overwhelmed, out of control and confused?

Do you want...
· To stop hurting your loved one/s?
· To stop exploding?
· To learn new ways to express yourself?
· A better way of life for your partner, family and yourself?

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