NICRO

31/08/2026

Co-Parenting Workbook
NICRO has developed this workbook at the request of our clients. The workbook covers the following topics:
• What is co-parenting?
• How to set up and manage co-parenting
• Developing a co-parenting plan
• Managing children
• When to use a mediator and links to mediation services
• Links to supporting materials

Download the workbook here: https://www.nicro.org.za/index.php/en/community-development-resources -parenting-workbook

30/08/2026

Baby, Not Now! Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programme

This manual has been developed by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education as a resource, additional to the curriculum life-skills programme. It is a prevention programme aimed at preventing learner pregnancy and early parenthood.

Download the facilitator manual and learner workbook here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dfm_isXMEUHpMHeZyQwAIjVDiz1tnW3R?usp=drive_link

29/08/2026

MensLine Australia Communication Toolkit

This website contains six downloadable PDFs that provide guidance and advice for men on how to improve their communication skills.

1. Awareness of communicating patterns
2. Communicating boundaries
3. Conflict management
4. Strengthening the relationship with the separated parent
5. Using I statements
6. What do you want from your relationship with your partner

Access the website here: https://mensline.org.au/relationship-advice-for-men/communication-toolkit/

28/08/2026

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Worksheets and Books

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive-behavioural therapy specifically designed to help people who experience emotions very intensely.

DBT is built on a balance of two key strategies: acceptance and change. It teaches practical skills in four main areas: mindfulness (staying in the present moment), distress tolerance (surviving crises without making things worse), interpersonal effectiveness (navigating relationships and saying no), and emotion regulation (understanding and managing feelings).

Instead of fighting painful emotions, DBT helps people acknowledge their reality while simultaneously working to build a life worth living.

Access the DBT library here: https://www.socialworkerstoolbox.com/free-dialectical-behavior-therapy-dbt-books-for-therapists-parents-adults-teens-children/

27/08/2026

The Importance of Hobbies and Interests

For many men, identity is tied to productivity: being the provider, protector, and problem-solver. But health isn’t built on output alone. Hobbies are biological and psychological necessities. They lower cortisol, pulse pressure, and the relentless hum of chronic stress. They offer a space where success is not measured in Rands, but in flow, skill, and joy. More than that, they forge social bonds outside the workplace, combatting the epidemic of male loneliness that shortens lifespans.

NICRO developed this workbook for people who would like to have a hobby, but just don’t know where to begin. Invest an hour going through the workbook, and you may find some new interests and hobbies to add to your quality of life.

Access the workbook here: https://www.nicro.org.za/index.php/en/community-development-resources -and-interests-workbook.

26/08/2026

Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE)

Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) is an evidence-based group psychological intervention to help 10–15-year-olds affected by internalizing problems (e.g. stress and symptoms of anxiety, depression) in communities exposed to adversity.

The pack contains the following:
• Facilitator manual
• Participant workbook
• Storybook
• Poster
• Staff training manual

Download the pack here: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240082755

25/08/2026

Communications Skills Workbook for Men

This NICRO workbook focuses on the specific communication challenges men face. The workbook contains useful educational content, as well as numerous worksheets that help gain insight, identify areas for improvement and map out actions. This workbook can also be used in group settings such as men’s support groups.

Download here:https://www.nicro.org.za/images/PDFs/Mens%20Communication%20Skills%20Workbook_compressed.pdf

24/08/2026

NICRO CPT in collaboration with First Resource Community Centre in Hanover Park, conducted training on the Child Justice Act and ways to support children in conflict with the law.

23/08/2026

23/08/2026

Bereavement Advice – Guides and Resources

Here is a list of resources to support bereavement and grief counselling.

The resources include mourning and loss worksheets, grief model diagrams, self-care leaflets and support guides for adults, children, teenagers, families, friends, volunteers, teachers and practitioners helping someone after a death, traumatic memory or major life change.

Source: MindWell Leeds.

Access here: https://www.socialworkerstoolbox.com/bereavement/