Like a spring mountains before flower bloom

Like a flower blooming spring mountains

Like a flower bloom into spring mountains

I wish I could live someone’s heart

- Ham Minbok , The 40th spring

Spring newsletter (March-April)

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Family Counseling This center is the Korea Healthy Living Promotion Agency Certified Excellent before and after divorce counseling Center(Excellent counseling center before and after divorce 51 places in the whole

country, 13 places in Seoul)

Legal counselingDivorce, inheritance, debt and legal issues related to your family are handled once a month (third Tuesday) by counseling in-house counseling.

Couple counselingWe are conducting marital consultation so that couples undergoing conflict can restore their relationship and maintain a good family relationship. You can get counseling about various issues that may arise between the couple such as personality, value, religion, affair, stress, sexuality.

Parent-child counselingVarious problems that may arise between parent and child, such as disconnection of parent-child relationship, rejection of parent of child, personality / value of child, runaway, career / employment problem, delinquency problem, suicide problem, child friend relationship and social maladjustment of child We will work to resolve the issue and restore the relationship.

Family counselinWe consult about marital consultation, couple-child consultation, and other family issues. You can get advice on how to cope with family issues, adaptability, and emotional relationships with your family.

Multicultural Family CounselingMulticultural family counseling, which aims to help the difficulties of multicultural families, is an overall counseling service to help the family members in addition to the psychological problems of marriage immigrants. We will help you to solve problems faced by the multicultural family and the family life cycle, and help you build a healthy family relationship.

Counseling before and after divorceWe support reasonable decision-making processes such as psychological stability, emotional problems, economic problems, child rearing and consensus of couples who are considering divorce or appealing for adjustment problems after divorce and support through adaptation consultation.

Always operating

Counseling program

1st Quarter Family Counseling Public Super Vision Time & Date: 27th March(Tue) 10:00~12:00 Place Classroom 2 candidate : Center Counselors & Relevant Institutional Practitioners & Counselors Content : Announcement of this center consultation case and super vision Remark : Conducted as a consultation case supported by a special project in Seoul

Dobonggu joint Childcare Sharing Center

March Program

Division Central office Changdong Branch office

schedule13th March (Tue)~

Every Tue16:00~18:00

5th March(Mon)~Every Mon,Wed

Until the material is exhausted

Content

Explore the book with you and me(For elementary school students)

Making frog flute(For all users)

April Program

scheduleFrom April 4 (Thursday) until the material is exhausted

Content Making bee pinwheel (Changdong branch)

* The above schedule may change depending on the situation

Joint childcare Sharing Center Monthly Program

Joint childcare is a place to share childcare information with your neighbors and help your child to develop

physical, emotional and social skills.

Division Internal External

To whom All families with children under the age of 18

LocationDobong Gumin Bldg.

second floor

Dobong Ai Nara 3rd floor(Dobong Children Culture

Information Library)

operating hour

Mon·Wed·Fri 9:00-18:00Tue·Thur 9:00-21:00

Sat 10:00-17:00※ Closed on Sunday and

Public Holidays

Mon~Sun 10:00-17:00※ Closed on Tuesday and

Public Holidays

Remarks Break 12: 00-13: 00

We welcome inquiries and visits from multicultural families who have various difficulties while living in Korea!

☎ 02) 995-6800

Multicultural human rights sensitivity training

> Date : 3/2(Fri) 13:00~15:00> Place : First Education Center> Target : Multicultural Understanding Instructor, The Dream Mentor> Contents : Training of practitioners to improve sensitivity of multicultural human rights

Family Relation

Multicultural Couple Gathering

> Date : All year round> Place : Center & Outside> Target : korean spouse gathering centered multicultural couples> Contents : learning wife’s language gathering> Remarks : Participants recruiting (can bring their child)

Multicultural Family Child Growth Support Project ’multifunctionality’

> Date : award per program> Place : In and out of the center> Target : A multicultural families with school age child and parent.

Immigrated children, etc> Contents :

Social development program

- the multicultural families school age children target-Support after-school learning and leisure activities

Future plan program-The multicultural families school age children target-Carreer·vocational education and experience

Parent·childrenrrelationship

improvement

-Multicultural families target-family outings·cultural experience,parent and child education etc.*Talented participants first recruit

Psychotherapy and group counseling

-The children of multicultural families is the participants for groupcounseling-Multicultural parents-children participants for group counseling

○ Versatile Parents Education_’an angry parents ruins a child’

> Date : 4. 18.(Wed), 4. 25.(Wed) 14:00-16:00> Place : Center classroom(Future guidance)> Target : Married Immigrants 20 people Contents : 1st session(the angry parents ruin the child.), 2ndsession

(good parents empathy) Remarks : Information for further recruitment(talented multicultural

families bilingual the first target)

Mental Health Parent Education

> Date : 3/15(Thu), 4/19(Thu) 19:30~21:30> Place : 7th F Dobong-gu health Center> Target : Parents interested in child’s mental health> Contents : making new friends in new semester, project 1 become a good parents> Remarks every 3rd Sunday of the month

We welcome inquiries and visits from multicultural families who have various difficulties while living in Korea! ☎ 02) 995-6800

Creating Bilingual environment for multicultural families

Family Relation

We have created an environment where children can communicate in a bilingual way from early childhood at home, it is a program that supports growth of multicultural children by establishing identyty and global discourse.

Education participant

1. Multicultural families with young children (~7 years old

2. Prospective Parents (newly weds and pregnant

Training place Center inside·outside education center

Training Details

Bilingual Parent Coaching: Importance of bilingual education and

awareness education, family role education

Parent-child interaction education : Bilingual activities can do in home (play activity training)

Bilingual programs Bilingualism through formation of parent support system・information sharing and various cultural experiences related to infonts and toddlers

Bilingual coaching : The bilingula education related to counseling (personal・ family・ group)

How to apply Apply by phone and visit center

Bilingual parent coaching

(Parent education)Parent-cchild

interaction training(Paly activity)

Bilingual programs(gathering・cultural e

xperiences)

Seoul Family School_pre-married couple class

> Date : 4/14(Sat) 13:30~18:00, 4/21(Sat) 13:30~18:00> Place : 61 Chandong platform (plan)> Target : Pre-marital married couple and couple in

fellowship> Details : understanding difference,couple dialogue, meaning of marriage married checklist, financial planning, introduction of small wedding, etc.

Family diet education

> Date : 3/22(Thu) 13:00~14:30, 3/29(Thu) 10:00-11:30> Place : Dobong-gu Parenting Comprehensive Support Center> Target : Student parents> Details : Our child eating habits_why such a picky eater? /

knowing your child appetite.

Family Care

Single –parent family gathering_Open Mom> Date : Every 3rd week Friday of the month 19:00~21:00> Place : Center classroom 2> Target Multicultural·local single-parent families members> Content : Education and cultural experience activities according to the

needs of members> Remarks : time and place can changed> Inquiries : New member registration 995-6800(extension 202)

• If you are wondering about your child’s language development level, you can get a language assessment.

• Waiting period ocuurs after apply the service.• I you receive a language therapy voucher with government and local

support, if the goal of other free services is related to language development, you can not get service at the same time

Multicultural Family Child Development Support Service

Trainingtarget

Multicultural families under the age of 12 who need languageevaluation and education, foreign couple, children of NorthKorean defectors

Training PlaceLanguage development classroom in the center and outsideinstitutions (child care facilities, school, etc, )

Training timeTraining

period

Maximum of 2 years training period twice a week 40 minutes(including center’s other training period)

How to applyCourse class

Initial interview•Initial evaluation → Education need guide,waiting → Language development lesson, progress evaluationonce every 6 months → End of education in normaldevelopment → end of service after 6 months~2 years →Follow-up counseling(2times) •Post evaluation

Do dream (Do-dream)learning mentoring> Date : 1st semester(From March 12. ~June.22.Fri,

once in a week), 2nd semester (tentative)> Place : Center classroom> Target : Multicultural Middle·High School student mentee-

college student mentor> Details : after school activities, joint activities, rappo formation activities, etc> Remarks when existing participants are dropped priority is given in order of

waiting list> Inquiries : 995-6800( extension 406)

Multicultural Families visit Education Servise

Korean Education

Service

If you can not come to korean language class due to pregnancy,childbirth andcareforyourchild

Parent Educstion

Service

If you have difficulties raising your child due to language orcultural differences

Child living Service

Iif themulticulturalfamiliyneededtocoachthechildwhohasdifficultyinlearning

> Date : year round> Place : Target family> Target : Marriage immigrant, multicultural children> Details : Visit Korean education, Parent education, child life service> Remarks : There are times to wait until to connect the service> Inquiries : 995-6800(extension 204)

Wise second marriage life I look back my feeling> Date : 4/12, 4/26, 5/10, 5/24 19:00~21:00> Place : Center classroom 2> Target Re-married couples less than 5 years> Contents : Re-married couple emotion coaching ang gathering( once a

month)> Inquiries : 995-6800(extension 303)

Family Life

Marriage Immigrant employment supportEmployment f married immigrants, certifications that strengthen your capabilities, license that can operate- Cooperation with employment training institutions

▶Driver’s License acquisition training> Date : 3.8(Thu), 3.15(Thu), 3.22(Thu), 3.29(Thu) 14:00~16:00> Place : Classroom 2> Target : Marriage Immigrant wishing to obtain a driver’s license (10 persons)> Content

- Learn the terminology of road traffic law that is essential for life in Korea

- Identify types of driving accidents by watching videos- Understanding traffic signs and road- Driver’s license test and car structure learning- Learn how to cross the road- Understanding the characteristics of Korean drivers and pedestrians

Korean language education

> Target : Married immigrant, foreigner, immigrated children> Place : classroom 1> Content

Level Day Time Period

Beginner (Level1)

M, W,F 9:30~11:301st: Mar~July2nd: Aug~Dec

Intermediatelevel( Level 2)

T, Th 13:30~15:30

March~NovemberAdvance

class(Level 3)T, Th 9:30~11:30

Practice class(Level 4)

M, W 11:30~13:30

Topikweekeend class

(5-6level)Sat 9:30~12:30

1st: May~July2nd: Sept~Nov.

- 2018 new users are required to take a batch evaluation- Summer vacation from 7/9 to 8/31 .

We are seeking for active volunteers in the center!

If you are interested in volunteering, please note here^^There are various programs in the center. We are waiting for your volunteering!What do you need for volunteers?Willing to work hard and actively in volunteer activity! Anyone with a healthy mind and body can apply! The programs that require volunteer works, you can contact them directly that can apply for volunteer activities more quickly and conveniently!Thank you and we are expecting your interest^-^ PASSION CONNECTED

Family life

Marriage Immigrant Settlement Support Package(Dream talk!)

- Future design program for healthy social activities of mid-marriage immigrants over 3 years in Korea

○ Finding a bright future

> Date : 3. 21(Wed), 23(Fri), 3.26(Mon), 3.28(Wed) 14:00~16:00> Place : classroom 2> Target : Married Immigrant (10persons)> Content

- Finding my strengths and weaknesses, coping with stress- Learn about personality/interest/learning aptitude- Designing a plan to understand and utilize my resources- Draw my house I dream of- Creating dreams, vision and goals in 2018

○ Finding a decent job

Date : 3. 21(Wed), 23(Fri), 3.26(Mon), 3.28(Wed) 14:00~16:00> Place : Classroom 2> Target : Married Immigrant (10persons)> Content

- Group formation/occupation examination- Job related activities (write resume, interviewing)- Attended the employment fair

▶Call application : Multicultural Family Support Team (995-6800/404)

Wise Korean Life(Married Immigrant mentoring)

> Eligibility- Mentor: Those who are interested in multiculturalism and have a

high understanding or adapted the Koran life( including naturalized immigrants)

- Mentee: A married immigrant who needs help from a mentor for adaptation to Korean society and stablesettlement as a married immigrant

> Application period : 2018 March 2(Fri)~3 23(Fri ) Number of applicant : 10 Mentor / 10 mentee (mentors who have worked the previous year)> Period : April ~ November 2018> Number of activities : By team(1:1) total of 8 sessions

> How to apply : Inquire by phone (required) then visit the center

A married immigrant (mentee) who entered Korea for the first time that interested in multiculturalism1:1 meeting with resident or a married immigrant (mentor) who has adapted their korean life in Korea and provide information on emotional support and life in Korea.

Mentor-Mentee recruitment

▶Apply by phone : Family Integration Support 2 Team (995-6800/203)

Family Life

Korean society adaptation education

> Date : 3.30(Fri), 4.6(Fri) 14:00 ~ 16:00> Place : Changdong Health Branch> Target : Married Immigrant (first 24 people)> Content : Making Korean food

Conduct various forms of education in order to be a member of society, in order to help marriage immigrant to adapt the life in Korea.

Cooking Lesson in First semester

Visit the Dobong-gu Office for childcare support, Women’s Center, Dobong Fire Station

> Date : 4.4 (Wed) 14:00 ~ 15:00

> Place : Dobong Women’s Center, Dobong Office for child care support(12 Street 28 Banghak road Dobong-gu Seoul)

> Target : Married immigrant (First 15 persons)> Content : To help married immigrant to adapt the life in Korea

Conducted for visiting Dobong-gu- Institutional introduction- Institutional services guide

> Date : 4.4 (Wed) 15:30 ~ 16:00> Place : Dobong Fire station (First 15 persons)

(666 Dobong-ro, Dobong-gu Seoul Korea)> Target : 15 persons married immigrant> Content : To help married immigrant to adapt the life in Korea

Conducted for visiting Dobong-gu- Institutional introduction- Fire prevention and evacuation tips

※We will take bus in front of the Dobong-gu office at 13:15 PM (public transportation)

> Date : 4.9(Mon) 14:00 ~ 16:00> Place : Center classroom 1> Target : Married immigrant (Frist 15 persons)> Content : Financial education should to know in Korean society

Korean Social Adaptation Education_Life Financial

Education

> Date : Anytime (January~December)

> Place Center office or outside institutions> How to apply: By phone or office(reservation required)

Family life and cultural differences between countries etc. initial advice for entryProviding necessary information for living in KoreaFamily communication interpretationTranslation interpretation for using administrative and judicial agencies use.

Marriage Immigrant InterpretationTranslation Service Project

> Latest photos : ① Family communication

interpretation

② Bank accompanying interpretation

③ Hospital interpretation ④ Legal interpretation

Child Caring Support Project

Child Caring Support Project

Cause of the parents working together & other reason that having a gap concerning child care, target the

children less than 12 years old to provide child care service to reduce the burden of parents in parenting &

complement the blind spot of child care facilities .

Classification Part-time service Full-time service

Target Family with children age 3 months ~12 years old who need

service

Double income families, families w/ multiple children, single &

working parents who’s their children age 3 months ~36 months old

Content of

service

Playing activities, going & returning at child care facilities also

providing temporary child care related service

※ Integrated type: Child care related housework

Prepare meals, sterilize feeding bottles, change diaper, bathes &

providing infant care related service

※ Child care teacher type: Sending child care teacher license holder

Supported time

Ga, Na, Ta type – 600 hour per year(2 hours above per session) 120~200 hour per month (4 hours above per day)

• For full payment type (Ra type) is no time limitation

• For government support type, can be change into full payment type after consuming the supported given time

Service fee 1,560won ~ 7,800 won (the different service type support is depending on income, child’s age)