Pre-Marriage Education Group Programme - 2025

Pre-Marriage Education Group Programme - 2025

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Centacare FRS Pre-Marriage group course is based on a wide variety of current, reputable research regarding developing and maintaining a healthy, successful marital relationship. All courses are facilitated by trained relationship educators. Each group course is limited to nine couples. 

*No sharing of personal information with the group is required*

COURSE GOALS INCLUDE:

This course provides you as a couple with an adult education workshop which includes information, written exercises, private couple discussion time and some small group activities to enable you to:-

• Discuss the current and future potential of your relationship 
• Raise awareness of the dynamics within your unique relationship
• Promote strategies to deepen your couple friendship
• Build relationship skills in communication and managing conflict
• Plan for your future by prioritising your relationship values, goals and aspirations for the future

COURSE CONTENT INCLUDES:

•  Individual, Couple and Societal Ideas and Expectations of Marriage

• Family of Origin Influences

• Research and strategies for promoting and maintaining healthy relationships

• Communication and Conflict Management Strategies

• Relationship Values, Vision and Aspirations

• Creating Shared Meaning of Marriage -Marriage as a Sacrament        

A letter of attendance is provided following completion of all sessions in the programme.

VENUE:

Centacare - Family and Relationship Services, Conference Room, 58 Morgan Street, Fortitude Valley, Qld, 4006.

Our venue is in the building to the right of St Patrick's Catholic Church.

2025 COURSE FEES (Per couple): 

Full Fee - $300.00
One Concession (Centrelink issued Health Care Card) - $250.00
Two Concession (Centrelink issued Health Care Card) - $200.00

Concession Cards must be verified prior to the commencement of the course.  Please phone the office for verification prior to booking.

*Please select one ticket per couple* 

CANCELLATION POLICY:

In the event of a cancellation, a refund will be paid minus $60 per couple administrative fee, if notification occurs within five (5) days of the course commencement. No refund will be provided if this notification is not received. No refund will be given if transfer to another course occurs followed by cancellation. No refund will be provided based on failure to attend the course. Please advise if you are unable to attend the course. 

Centacare FRS reserves the right to cancel a course should there be insufficient registrations.

TRANSFER POLICY:

Transfer between courses is available until five (5) days prior to the course commencement date. Transfers can only occur based on current course capacity.

CHILDREN'S POLICY:

Children (of any age) are not permitted to attend courses. Unfortunately we are unable to provide child minding facilities, and cannot allow children to be left unsupervised on the premises.

SPECIAL NEEDS:

Please call Centacare FRS for advice regarding suitability or for support with any special needs; for example mobility, hearing, language.  Please note, we are unable to supply translators for this course. 

PRE-READING:

No pre-reading is required. To access some of the research that underpins this course, you might like to visit the following websites and discuss with your partner. 

www.gottman.com/about/research/

www.gottman.com/marriage-minute/   

www.drsuejohnson.com/ 

Pope Francis (2015)  Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love. Beacon Publishing (Vatican Press)

CONTACT DETAILS:

Centacare Family and Relationship Services P: 07 3251 5000 (Monday-Friday 9am -4pm)

E: cfrs.fvadmin@bne.centacare.net.au

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