Getting Together Programme

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Our Getting Together programme supports families who need help beginning family time sessions—whether they are starting for the first time or reconnecting after a long break. The programme runs for six weeks from the point we receive registration from both parents, and its purpose is to provide structured guidance that helps family time get off to a positive and sustainable start. 

What Happens? 

1. Both parents register and indicate you want to use the Getting Together programme.
2. Pay the registration fee. 
3. We do an initial review of the registrations from both parents and then confirm if we can provide the programme depending on your families’s own unique circumstances. The 6 weeks start at this point. 
4. We arrange preparation discussions with both parents and an initial child preparation session if required. These are usually undertaken virtually, but they can be done in person if preferred. Often an in-person session is helpful for the child before family time sessions begin. 
5. We then have a period of 3 or 4 supervised family time sessions , usually weekly.
6.  At the end we have a brief review to plan what happens next. An example of the structure is below. 

Week-By-Week EXAMPLE

Start - Registration from both parents

Week 1 - Service planning and child preparation session 

Week 2 - Either 90 minute family time session at the family hub or a further child preparation session. 

Week 3 - 90 minute family time session at the family hub. 

Week 4- 90 minute family time session at the bowling alley and arcade. 

Week 5- 90 minute family time session at the local park with lunch and a brief chat with the child about how they have found the sessions..

Week 6- Review discussions with parents and agreement for what happens next.