Focus on Communication in Separation
Focus on Communication in Separation (FOCIS) is a six hour, skill-based communication course teaching parents how to communicate effectively while living apart.
FOCIS aims to enhance the communication skills of parents, reduce parental conflict and improve long term outcomes for children. Upon completing the course, parents will be able to reduce conflict through good communication and problem solving skills, decrease tensions arising from conflicts and decrease stress for children and parents.
Course topics include:
Participation in FOCIS is voluntary. Parents are not permitted to attend the course together
Download the FOCIS Manual
For registration, program information and locations, please contact:
Calgary 403-297-6981
Edmonton 780-644-5092
Fort McMurray 780-790-9474
Grande Prairie 780-532-0373
Lethbridge 403-320-4232
Medicine Hat 403-504-8026
Red Deer 403-343-6400
Wetaskiwin 780-340-7187
FOCIS aims to enhance the communication skills of parents, reduce parental conflict and improve long term outcomes for children. Upon completing the course, parents will be able to reduce conflict through good communication and problem solving skills, decrease tensions arising from conflicts and decrease stress for children and parents.
Course topics include:
- The impact of parental conflict on children
- The importance of listening
- Definitions of conflict
- The effective use of questions, paraphrases and summarizing techniques
- Conflict styles / conflict cycle
- Mindsets - changing how we see and respond
- Anger
- The role of perceptions in misunderstandings and miscommunication
- Using “I” statements
Participation in FOCIS is voluntary. Parents are not permitted to attend the course together
Download the FOCIS Manual
For registration, program information and locations, please contact:
Calgary 403-297-6981
Edmonton 780-644-5092
Fort McMurray 780-790-9474
Grande Prairie 780-532-0373
Lethbridge 403-320-4232
Medicine Hat 403-504-8026
Red Deer 403-343-6400
Wetaskiwin 780-340-7187