The Family Education and Awareness Centre is engaged in equipping, advising, and empowering families to reach their maximum potential and to successfully face the challenges of our time. The most important task of the Family Education and Awareness Centre is to provide support and update information to families. We encourage families to develop the skills and competencies that are necessary to face current challenges. Based on the latest research, professional expertise, and lived experience, we approach each challenge by considering the individual differences and background of each person. We view problems and challenges as opportunities for development rather than obstacles to our greater dreams. Each family has the capacity and talent to develop and rise above the challenges that they face. From the moment that you discover your talents and receive proper guidance, you will be able to accomplish more than you ever thought possible.
The Family Education and Awareness Centre was established by Cherrel Francisca
Dr. Cherrel Francisca is a relationship expert, skilled motivational speaker, and founder of Family Relation First, which is a Centre for Family Awareness and Education. He has a B.A. in Secondary Education, a B.A. in Theology, master’s degree in Family Relations and PhD in Family Life Education and Consultancy. He has ample experience in consultancy and department management. He is an enterprising leader adept at cultivating and establishing policies and procedures promoting strategic organizational development. He is an accomplished professional with expertise in family life education, counseling, relationship coaching, teaching and motivational speaking. He is a published author of family and relationship books and other scientific publications.
He authored several books such as: Basic Needs of Children; How to Deal with Your Teenager; The Teenager’s Manual: All You Need to Know When You Are a Teenager; and The Profile for an Extraordinary Relation (Volumes 1 and 2). His work has been recognized by the government of Curacao in 2010, in The Hague, The Netherlands and recommended by several government administrations during the years.
Lately he has also published in professional and scientific Journal the results of an experimental research namely “Impact of the new competency-based marital and relationship education program named Profile of Durable and Successful Couples”. For more than 20 years Dr. Cherrel Francisca has been counseling families and providing emotional support, psychological help and coaching to couples. He created the first competency- and research-based marital and relationship education program; and provides both premarital as well as marital education. Additionally, he is a multilingual communicator and speaks English, Spanish, Dutch and Papiamentu. Cherrel has studied and work in different countries, such as Colombia, Puerto Rico, USA, The Netherlands, Mexico, and the Caribbean. This provides him both experience as well as context to understand family dynamics in multiple contexts.
Mission
To educate, empower, and equip each family member to reach his or her maximum potential; to develop the abilities, talents, knowledge, and resources of family members so every individual can reach happiness and the relationships of their dreams.
Vision
We envision every family and every individual reaching their maximum potential and having the relationships of their dreams.
Services
- Relationship counselling & couples therapy
- Family counselling and coaching
- Family and group counselling
- Workshops for families
- Workshops and training for professionals
- Counselling for young people
- Counselling and coaching for parents
- Writing materials and printed information
- Books and digital newsletters
- Online coaching and counselling
- Personal coaching
- Digital reading materials
- Teamwork coaching with organizations
- Professional support to parents’ commissions and schools
- Professional assistance and support to religious organisations
