Education and Learning
Understanding Relationships
This course is designed for professionals offering underpinning knowledge and skills for working with families.
A 22 hour Open College Network Accredited Course.
Who it's for
Social workers, probation officers, clergy, community psychiatric nurses, school nurses, health visitors and those working in family centres or similar settings.
Course Objectives
On the course, you'll find out about:
- Why couples commit and what they bring to the adult intimate relationship.
- The factors influencing couple relationships and the resulting conflicts.
- Elements of effective communication and the blocks that may hinder this.
- Life stages and the management of transition and change.
- Sex and sexuality.
- The complexities of second and subsequent family amalgamations.
- Support for couples and families and appropriate action planning.
This course is not currently scheduled to be running. Please check back to find out when the course will be running, or contact your nearest Relate to find out if your local branch is running this course soon. Click here to find your nearest Relate or call 0300 100 1234 for more information.
