Training Resources

Own My Story Journal

This is a 200-page full colour A4 book that each woman who attends the Own My Life course needs to participate in the course. It includes quizzes, activities, video scripts and lots of ideas, resources and reflection space for women to complete as the go through the course material.

Journals cost £12 per woman and can be bought in packs of 10 or 15.

Zoom Coaching

Every Own My Life facilitator can access a 2-hour Zoom coaching session which normally takes place the week following training. The session is for up to four participants, supported by our expert Zoom Coach to learn skills for hosting Own My Life courses online. The sessions build confidence and competence.

Zoom coaching is included in the training price.

Monthly Drop In

Booked via the e-Hub, facilitators can join our quarterly 1-hour Own My Life network sessions. Facilitated by an Own My Life expert, the session provides opportunities to build skills, gain and offer peer support, and get expert advice when running the course.

These sessions are included in the training price.

Taster Day

A one-day training event that can be delivered by Own My Life facilitators to professionals in your local area (and beyond). It introduces attendees to the Own My Life course content and will enable them to more effectively refer women into the course. Materials provided for running the Taster Day include set up materials (editable application form, draft email invite), delivery materials (timetable, session plan, PowerPoint, evaluation pack), and PDF handouts that can be printed or linked to, if the Taster Day is delivered online.

This material is included in the training price.

ZOOManual

Enabling facilitators to deliver the Own My Life course online, the ZOOManual includes everything needed for running the course including Zoom set-up instructions, preparation materials (checklists, draft participant email, Zoom guidance etc), participant resources (self-care activities, Zoom resources and protocols, THIS webpage), delivery materials and session plans.

The ZOOManual is included within the training price.

WoManual

This fully comprehensive 300-page full colour book provides facilitators with session plans, course introduction, facilitator guidance and full copy of Own My Story journal each participant needs when accessing the course.

The WoManual is included in the price of training. Replacement WoManuals are £15.

e-Hub

Each facilitator registers for an e-Hub account during training which gives them access to the course videos, including additional and supplementary videos. They can also access other facilitator materials, book into dropins and coaching sessions and manage their bookings from here.

e-Hub access is unlimited and is included in the training price.

Own My Life:Extra

A password protected area of our website, Own My Life:Extra has been created especially for women participating in Own My Life courses. There is a webpage available for each session which includes: a recap of the session's content, reflection questions, additional content on a subject from the session, a video linked to the session content and further reading. The can also access the course playlist on YouTube filled with empowering and positive songs for women. During training, we provide facilitators with the password for Own My Life:Extra.

There is no cost for Own My Life:Extra.

Own My Choices

In the Own My Life course sessions 2 - 11, there is a weekly activity that uses a traffic light scenario to help women recognise they have more choices than they may realise. On the e-Hub we provide the answers to the WoManual scenarios and provide additional scenario sets for: 1) post-separation abuse, 2) child sexual abuse, 3) lesbian/bi women, 4) addiction issues, 5) child removal.

If delivered onsite, there is a one-off £40 cost for these resources. There is no cost for the online resources.

Expectations of Sisterhood

Our Expectations of Sisterhood ensure that every woman who accesses the Own My Life course has a life-changing, positive experience; which aligns with our core values and principles. They encompass how trainees and their organisation engage with our CPD accredited training and includes their ongoing commitment to delivering the course well.

These are included in the training price.

Evaluation Station

Our Evaluation Station allows organsiations to measure the impact of Own My Life. Using an automated system, with online forms and spreadsheet, women can share their experiences and this data is displayed in an effective adnd eye-catching ways. Reducing workers' time as no data entry time is needed, this system enables you to prove to funders, supporters and most importantly, women who might be unsure about joining a course, that Own My Life is transformational.

Our evaluation station resources are included within the training price.