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District Office Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen

Press release

dated 10.12.2025, No. 199

Family sponsorships - training courses start in February

Bad Tölz -Wolfratshausen. If you would like to support families, you can make a valuable contribution as a family mentor - flexible, needs-oriented and in line with your own abilities and interests. The Family Support Department of the Youth and Family Office offers a free training course in Bad Tölz that prepares you to work as a family mentor - without any obligation to take on a sponsorship later on.

Training dates:

  • Friday, February 27, 4 to 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, February 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Friday, March 06, 4 to 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, March 07, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Friday, March 13, 4 to 8 p.m.
  • An additional appointment with the location coordinator

Individual appointments can be rescheduled if necessary.

Anyone interested can register for this or the next training course by e-mailing familienfoerderung@lra-toelz.de or calling 08041 505-423.

More information can be found on the district's homepage under the keyword "Familienpaten " www.lra-toelz.de.

Contents of the training:

The course teaches basic topics such as communication, family dynamics and intercultural sensitivity and helps participants to expand their personal skills.

During their family sponsorship, the volunteers become part of a regional group that is supported by a specialist. Regular, optional meetings offer space for exchange, reflection and mutual support.

  • Role and attitude: What does it mean to support families - and what do I take away from it myself?
  • Communication and empathy: active listening, appreciative conversations and the "four-ears model".
  • Closeness and distance: How can a trusting but professional relationship succeed?
  • Mastering challenges: recognizing boundaries, understanding conflicts, acting with confidence.
  • Cultural openness: Intercultural sensitivity in everyday family life.
  • Use your own resources: Recognizing and consciously using strengths.

Three modules full of practice, exchange and insights

In three practical modules, participants learn how to support families in an appreciative way. The focus is on communication, empathy and dealing with challenges. Role plays, reflection and practical exercises ensure that everyone feels well prepared and empowered.

Marlis Peischer
Press Officer / Head of the Press Office
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen District Office