Welcome
What we do - Support, Education, Empowerment and Development
Watford Women's Centre Plus welcomes any woman wanting to move onwards and upwards out of crisis or to a new phase of life and to realise her dreams. We offer non-judgemental support and up to date information so women can make choices and acquire skills, for achieving in a modern world. We also support their sons, husbands, brothers and daughters to resolve their dilemmas productively, and support their search for better relationships and work opportunities.
How we help
Support
We aim to provide a friendly, welcoming space to encourage any woman to access our services. To enable people to make informed choices and take control over their lives we also provide support and accurate up-to-date information and a variety of low cost accredited courses and workshops.
Education
Basic Maths and English courses help people gain the skills they need to enter the workplace or improve their everyday abilities and functioning.
Basic IT courses are aimed at those who have never used a computer before or who have very limited IT skills.
Empowerment
A variety of activity groups and workshops offer a broad range of subjects including arts & crafts, jewellery making, life coaching, assertiveness and anger management.
We also have a course directed at helping students improve their self-esteem and confidence and another on Domestic Abuse Awareness.
Our Job Club runs twice weekly and offers support for men and women preparing for work. In 2014 we enabled just over 1,000 clients, by helping them to write their CV and apply for jobs.
The Women's Centre supports women with domestic abuse issues using both one to one and group support sessions. We refer men onto specialist organistaions who are trained to meet their needs. Last year over 190 people booked free appointments to see a solicitor regarding family, housing, and employment and immigration law at our weekly Advice Session.
Development
And finally, we offer low cost one-to-one counselling, for both short and long-term clients. Last year people attended over 2,000 counselling sessions.
We hope that you will find the information you are looking for in our website; however, if you would like to pop in or ring, we will be happy to talk to you and answer any questions you may have.
Phone: 01923 816 229 or visit our Facebook, Google+ page, or our Twitter page (wwcplus).
Domestic Abuse - What is it?
Does your partner… intimidate you, check up on you, dislike you having friends, blame you for the way he feels, call you names and criticise you, restrict your access to money? Do you feel… frightened, lonely, depressed, isolated, powerless?
Read More at the Domestic Abuse - What is it? page
Counselling Service at WWCPlus
Our aim:
Watford Women's Centre Plus runs a specialist women's counselling service. We can offer women a safe, confidential and supportive environment to explore all kinds of thoughts, feelings and experiences with a volunteer female counsellor. We offer low cost short term counselling of 12 – 18 weeks or long term counselling of up two years in duration. The service works within the codes of ethics and professional conduct set out by the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
Read More at Counselling Service at WWCPlus page
Job Clubs
Our Job Club is available for anyone looking for a change of career. It can help you to find out about courses or training.
We have a space for you to explore where you are in your life, where you would like to be and how you can use your skills to help you get there. If you come to one of our job clubs you will meet qualified Information, Advice and Guidance workers who will sit with you and go through what you want to do. She will then draw up an action plan with you and help you to start on your new journey. She will help you to, write and design your CV, look at ways you can find a job
Read More on how wecan help you on our Job Club page
Courses we offer...
We aim to provide a friendly, welcoming, space to encourage all to access our courses. Our Charter Place offices are open to women only but men can access some of our courses at our Market Street offices, where we also have a training room. Many of our courses and workshops are offered at a low cost administration fee, typically less than £15.00 as they are funded by Hertfordshire Adult and Family Learning Service (HAFLS). A deposit is also required which is returned after completing the course.
Each course usually runs for between 10 and 30 weeks. We have three 10 week terms which follow the standard academic year, with courses starting in September, January and April.
Read More at Courses we offer page