Meaningful Connections (February)

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Course Overview

Course Overview
A six week exploration of what it means to make friends, build communities and tackle loneliness, Tuesdays 10-11.30am

Open Is this course right for me?

This six-week course has been designed to help explore what it means to make friends, build communities and tackle loneliness. It will consider some key ingredients for maintaining meaningful friendships as well as identify skills and challenges (like building rapport) for making new friends. Once you have enrolled, your tutor will contact you by email to understand what you hope to get from the course and to see if you have any requirements which would assist your learning. If you would like to speak to a tutor before enrolling please contact us. This course is designed to help reduce feelings of loneliness and is suitable for anyone who is focused on enhancing and maintaining their well-being. People who are currently navigating a mental health crisis may find this learning environment challenging and are encouraged to seek alternative appropriate support from local services. If you have a trauma-related diagnosis, you may wish to discuss this with the course tutor before as the course will briefly discuss the impact of historical, unhealthy relationships. We ask all attendees to take responsibility for their own learning and only take part in activities and learning which feels right for them.
Prosp Is This Right For Me

Open What will I learn?

By the end of the course, learners will be able to: explore what we mean by loneliness and connection; identify skills and challenges when building and maintaining healthy friendships and communities; consider a concept for making friends with yourself; list self-care ideas for lonely days.
Prosp What Will I Learn

Open How will I learn?

Class discussion, handouts and self-reflection.
Prosp How Will I Learn

Open Will I gain a qualification?

You will not gain a qualification but you may request a Certificate of Attendance from your tutor.
Prosp Qualification

Open Next steps

You may wish to enrol on one of our other courses within the Community Learning portfolio.
Prosp Next Steps

Open Please bring

Key messages are included in the handouts where provided, but you may choose to bring a notepad and pen with you to each class in case you wish to make notes. Learners will also be given access to reading materials and resources relevant to the course via “Google Classroom” so you will need a device with internet access; this could be a PC, Mac, Laptop, smart/iPhone, tablet/iPad.
Prosp Please Bring
SMC00131
25/02/2025
Format
01/04/2025
1.50 hours per week
6 weeks
£0.00
Church of Christ the Cornerstone