Relationship
Education
& Counseling in Brisbane and Online
While attendance at
pre-marriage courses is not a condition of
being able to marry in a civil ceremony, all
civil celebrants are required to give the
couples they marry, a copy of the government
information pamphlet for couples planning to
marry. Happily Ever ... Before
and After together with
information on available pre-marriage
education courses.
Pre-marriage courses are not counselling.
No-one is suggesting there is anything wrong with your
relationship! Rather, courses are aimed at opening the
conversation around all aspects of a relationship -
everything from intimacy to money. The
government sees it as a preventative measure.
This video, created by the Marriage and Relationship
Educators Association of Australia, is
aimed at helping celebrants broach the subject with
couples,but it is also a great introduction to
what pre-marriage education is all about.
Make
Love Infectious
A brilliant TED talk about relationships by Dr Wendell
Rosevear
Family Relationship Advice Line: 1800 050 321
Services Provided by
Relationships Australia
F.O.C.C.U.S pre-marriage education via a private
discussion process using a questionnaire and a
trained facilitator (available to same sex couples
also)
Relationship Education – courses for couples and
individuals looking for new skills and ways of
improving their relationship.
Marriage and Relationship Counseling for couples,
individuals and families who are seeking improved
relationships, or resolution of relationship
difficulties.
Contact: Relationships Australia (Queensland).
Locations throughout Queensland
Phone: 1300 364 277
Website: http://www.raq.org.au
Services Provided by Better
Relationships (Anglicare)
The PREPARE-ENRICH program is
designed to assist a variety of professionals
(mainly counselors, educators and religious
celebrants) working with premarital or married
couples. Professionals who have been trained and
accredited to use the PREPARE-ENRICH materials in
Australia are called Facilitators. For a couple,
after being invited to participate and having the
program explained to them, the first step is to take
on-line the Customized Version of PREPARE-ENRICH in
order to provide a self-report description of their
relationship.
Contact:
National Office
PREPARE-ENRICH
PO Box 448
Sutherland NSW 1499
Australia Telephone: (02) 9545
4566
The Couple Connection: UK based website with
lots of information about communication within
a relationship and dealing with specific
issues.
http://thecoupleconnection.net/