How to get started with FRIENDS
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Obtain a license
Become a licensee with a package to cover all your needs to deliver a Friends program
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Partner Training
Complete our online trainings module and acquire the skills needed to deliver a successful social-emotional wellbing program for children to youths and to adults
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Schedule the course programs
Setup up the resilience program relevant to your target age group, and provide the necessary online access for your community setting whether it be school, clinic, practice, group or any other organisational setting
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Deliver the program
The final step is for our trained Facilitators to deliver the Friends program, with a focus on successful and sustainable outcomes for the wellbeing of our whole community participating across the globe
We offer two options for Friends Resilience licenses
Family License
Participants: Up to 30 participants per year
Training Format: 2-hour skills training video
Materials Provided: Booklets for all age groups (adult, youth, children, and young children)
Best For: Small organisations and individuals
Training Format: 2-hour skills training video
Materials Provided: Booklets for all age groups (adult, youth, children, and young children)
Best For: Small organisations and individuals
Community License
Pricing: Economy of scale pricing available
Training Format: Comprehensive online and in Vivo training
Materials Provided: Booklets for all age groups (adult, youth, children, and young children)
Best For: Medium to large organisations (schools, school districts, multisite agencies, sports clubs, aged care facilities, corrective services, paramedics, police, defence services, healthcare, and not-for-profits)
Training Format: Comprehensive online and in Vivo training
Materials Provided: Booklets for all age groups (adult, youth, children, and young children)
Best For: Medium to large organisations (schools, school districts, multisite agencies, sports clubs, aged care facilities, corrective services, paramedics, police, defence services, healthcare, and not-for-profits)
Licensing FAQs
The license cost is determined by a variety of factors including the licensee’s implementation plan, overall reach, and organisation size.
Yes, you must sign a license agreement and become a licensed partner before you can enrol in training.
Yes, accredited facilitators must be registered allied health professionals or education professionals including:
- Doctors and medical specialists
- Teaching professionals
- Speech therapists
- Occupational therapists
- Psychologists and counsellors
- Childcare workers
The license cost is determined by a variety of factors including the licensee’s implementation plan, overall reach and organisation size.
All licenses are valid for an agreed number of years. Once the license has expired, a new license must be finalised prior to continuing using the FRIENDS Programs legally. Organisations who intend to generate a profit from using the Friends IP will incur royalties costs.
Online and on-demand in video format, accessible via the FRIENDS Hub.
Each training component is broken down into short video modules with a reflective quiz at the end of each module.
Once an organisation becomes a licensed partner and the selected employees have undertaken Train the Trainer training, the employees are able to train as many other staff as necessary to become Facilitators. Facilitator training can be undertaken in-house and at no extra cost to the organisation.
Individuals, organisations, grants from communities or not-for-profit organisations.
Approach and request grants from humanitarian and not-for-profit organisations such as Rotary using the FRIENDS Proposal/Info Summary booklet.