The Freedom Programme

SixtyEightyThirty offers this programme for women who have experienced domestic abuse in their past or present.  The Freedom Programme has been specifically written by Pat Craven to provide an opportunity for women to develop ways of thinking and behaving to protect themselves and their children from harm.  The programme runs for 12 weeks, two hours per week.

The sessions cover: Introduction to the Freedom Programme and the dominator; the bully; the bad father; the affects of abuse on children part 1; the headworker; the jailor; the sexual controller; the effects of abuse on children part 2; the king of the castle; the persuader; the liar; warning signs.

Women who have successfully completed the programme have said:
 

The next Freedom Programme training course is on the following dates:

Self-Esteem and Domestic Abuse

This course has been specifically written by SixtyEightyThirty due to direct feedback from clients who said that they had completed various courses before looking at self-esteem, but had not been able to engage with the material on these courses.

This short 6 week course places domestic abuse right at the centre of lowered self-esteem and loss of identity and enables learners to explore the impact of domestic abuse on their feelings and how they view themselves, whilst sharing tools to be able to consider moving forward.

The sessions cover: Introduction to self-esteem; exploration of own self-esteem; consequences and symptoms of lowered self-esteem; positives of higher self-esteem; types of behaviour - passive, aggressive, assertive, exploration of own skills and qualities, relaxation and self-esteem and evaluation.

Women who have successully completed the programme have said:

 The next Self Esteem and Domestic Abuse course will be held on the following dates:

The Recovery Toolkit Programme

SixtyEightyThirty offers this programme for women who have experienced domestic abuse in their past and are now living safely.  The Recovery Toolkit Programme has been specifically written by Sue Penna Associates to support and encourage women to look at ways to develop positive lifestyle copying strategies.  The programme runs for 12 weeks and also carries NOCN (National Open College Network) accreditation enabling the women who participate to gain a Level 1 in Developing Personal Confidence and Self Awareness.

The sessions cover: What is abuse?, Introduction to self esteem, self esteem, coping and the consequences on our psychological wellbeing, the affects of abuse on children and on our parenting skills, self esteem and affirmations and the power of positive self talk, anger and conflict and assertiveness, boundaries and trust, making mistakes, setting goals, healthy relationships.


The next course dates at SixtyEightyThirty are as follows:

 Women who have successfully completed the programme have said: 

We have been granted permission to publicise the anonymous comments above.

WRAP (Wellness Action Recovery Plan)

Mary Ellen Copeland is the founder of WRAP.

GOALS
The goals of Mental Health Recovery and Wrap are to teach participants recovery and self-management skills and strategies:

OBJECTIVES
The following topics are covered using a workshop style, including presentations, demonstrations, interactive discussion and related activities:
 

EXPECTED LONG TERM OUTCOMES
WRAP shifts the focus in mental health care from 'symptom control' to prevention and recovery.  The result is significant reduction in the need for costly mental health and emergency services as people who experience mental health challenges effectively take responsibility for their own wellness by using a variety of self-help techniques and reach out for and use the support of a network of family members, friends, and health care providers.  The result is significant life enhancement, gains in self-esteem, and self-confidence as people become contributing members of the community.

WRAP at SixtyEightyThirty

SixtyEightyThirty will facilitate the WRAP programme for 8 clients who have identified that mental health problems have been a negative aspect of their lives so far and have been in a period of wellness for at least 6 months.  All those interested in WRAP will be advised to book an appointment with the two facilitators prior to the programme starting.  This appointment will focus on supporting the client to consider if WRAP is right for them at this stage.  If the client feels that they are ready and able to engage with WRAP then the monitoring forms will be completed and they will be referred to the programme.

The WRAP programme will be facilitated for 6 weeks in the training room at SixtyEightyThirty.

Each session will involve using the WRAP workbook that has been designed by Middlesbrough and Stockton Mind.  The workbook has been split into sections that naturally follow on from one another;
 

The programme will begin with 1 session solely focusing on group work and contracting with participants to ensure that the group work environment is appropriate and safe.

Women currently on the course have said:

 We have been granted permission to publicise the anonymous comments above.

2012 Training course dates

Finance with Barclays

SixtyEightyThirty has teamed up with Barclays Bank Trainers to put together a basic budgeting course.  The clients of SixtyEightyThirty met the trainers and give a general overview of what they would like covered.

The first session will be held on Thursday 9th February 2012 - 10.30am to 11.30pm.

The topics covered in this session will include:

1. The basics of banking - paying bills, budgeting, dealing with the account.

2. Joint accounts when splitting up - dangers, knowing rights/responsibilities.

3. Basic bank accounts.

4. Bank charges.

5. Joint credit cards.

This is a guideline to the session, it will be open learning so questions about anything else could be included.