“Family Studies” strengthening families started in Dilovası

Within the scope of the “Healthy Relationships, Strong Marriages” project, carried out in cooperation with Üsküdar University, Dilovası District Governorship, Dilovası Municipality, Dilovası District Directorate of National Education, and Kocaeli Associations Federation, under the patronage of Kocaeli Governorship and with the support of the Ministry of Interior Directorate General for Relations with Civil Society, family workshops, interactive seminars, and awareness training programs for families have started. The project, aiming to support resilient and strong family structures capable of healthy communication, stands out as an exemplary social innovation model contributing to the strengthening of social solidarity and the building of a healthier future with healthier generations.

Within the scope of the “Healthy Relationships, Strong Marriages” Project, family workshops, family interactive seminars, and awareness training programs for families have started.

The program held at Dilovası Public Education Center was attended by Public Education Center Director Salih Toltar, trainers, neighborhood headmen, and families.

Applied studies are being conducted

Within the scope of the project, which aims to strengthen the family structure forming the foundation of society;

- Interactive family seminars

- Family awareness workshops

- Healthy communication skills training

- Family and relationship management in the digital age

- Emotional resilience and

- Applied studies aimed at strengthening family bonds are being carried out.

The importance of the project was emphasized

Speaking at the training program, Dilovası District Director of National Education Vedat Çetin, expressed the families' need for social innovation model projects and such programs.

Project Coordinator and Family Counselor Bahriye Gürpınar Geredeli, on the other hand, made important evaluations on intra-family communication, healthy attachment, and an empathy-based approach in relationships.

Moderating the family workshop, Üsküdar University Social Contribution Coordinator Asst. Prof. Nebiye Yaşar gave a comprehensive presentation on emotional intelligence, intra-family resilience, parenting processes, and the transformative effect of strong family structures on society.

Head of Üsküdar University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Asst. Prof. Ayhan Özşahin, on the other hand, drawing attention to financial harmony, economic balance in the family structure, and the effects of the digital age on relationships, emphasized the importance of family members acting consciously in response to the changing social structure.

They had the opportunity to gain awareness

Thanks to the interactive studies carried out during the program, participants had the opportunity to gain awareness on communication skills, intra-family problem-solving methods, establishing healthy relationships in the digital age, and emotional resilience.

At the end of the program, participants were presented with the “Family Set” books by Psychiatrist Prof. Nevzat Tarhan, President of Üsküdar University, and their certificates of participation were given.

Within the scope of the project carried out with the understanding of “If the Family Strengthens, Society Strengthens”, training and awareness activities will continue with different target groups.