Life Skills classes are about changing behavior. These are classes in which adults can learn valuable life skills from the Learning to Live, Learning to Love curriculum. Although it has been primarily formulated to address the concerns of families in abusive situations, the course offers tools to enrich and "fine-tune" any relationship. For the single adult, skills are taught to help break the patterns of the past and establish balance in new relationships.

Dr. Paul Hegstrom, the founder of DVP/Family Life Skills, was an abusive husband and father. His pattern of abusive behavior drove him to divorce his wife, abandon his children and nearly lose his life. He has since made a complete recovery, remarried his wife and restored his family.

In 1985, Paul founded the Domestic Violence Project Learning Center in Quincy, Illinois. DVP is now known as Family Life Skills. Paul's background experience, study, and research have been put into curriculum form and is being taught nationwide in group settings (see www.lifeskillsintl.org).

What you will learn in the class

Skills to change behavior are taught in classes that are separate for men and women. Each person is treated with respect and dignity.

Gender-separate classes begin on a regular basis through the year, meeting once a week for three hours. Classes consist of intense workbook study and educational aides. All interested individuals must schedule an intake appointment prior to the start of class sessions.

The curriculum helps gain life-changing skills in:

To sign up or for more information about these classes, call The Lighthouse at (423) 499-9335

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