This workshop will explore the gender differences that commonly occur between men and women and how this impacts on men’s relationships and experiences with social support services.

Often men and woman talk without hearing each other and perceive the same thing very differently. This can result in increasing levels of frustration conflict and disconnection.

Simon will draw from neuroscience, attachment, trauma and masculine psychology to explain the difficulties in gendered communication. He will present a model that highlights the cycle of interpersonal misunderstandings and conflict, and offer strategies which clients and participants can use to resolve conflict in their personal and professional lives.

Simon has successfully used this approach to:

• help men form respectful co-parenting relationships with their ex-partners
• effectively engage men to access social support services
• reduce conflict between mothers and their teenage sons
• improve relationships between couples
• reduce interpersonal conflict within workplace settings.

This workshop will be presented at the ‘Engaging Men’ training seminar hosted by Men’s Health Forum NSW. This will be the first National two day men’s health, wellbeing and relationship training seminar to be held in Newcastle on March 14 and 15 2013.

Date: 12-Jul-2012

Gold Coast, QLD – Thursday 12 July 2012 from 9.30am to 4.00pm.
This workshop allows workers, organisations or networks of services to provide more effective programs to men and families. The workshop explores the importance of the fathers’ role in family services and how programs can engage and support this opportunity.

The workshop focuses on:

• understanding what men might want when accessing community services
• using strengths based approaches when working with fathers
• engaging men’s in child protection and family based programs
• exploring skills used to work with men in a non-threatening way and modelling effective, respectful and inclusive communication when working with men
• working with fathers to increase their engagement in their children’s lives
• engaging fathers using the father inclusive practice and the generative framework
• effective ways for female workers to work with fathers.

When: Thursday 12th July 2012 from 9.30am to 4.00pm.

Where: Mental Health Association & Australian College of Community Services

Unit 30, Southport Trade Centre, 3 – 15 Jackman Street, Southport Qld 4215

Cost: The early bird booking is $220.00 if registration occurs before 1st June 2012 (GST included). The fee for registrations after the 1st June 2012 is $275.00 (GST included). Morning tea and lunch is provided.

Click here to Register. A Tax Invoice will be emailed to you. The payment needs to be completed before the workshop occurs, for the registration to be fully confirmed.

Facilitators: Andrew King and Simon Santosha