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Fostering Resilience in Children and Families after Divorce

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Course Description

What makes a divorce good? Using the most current research on the long-term effects of divorce on children, Dr. Ahrons will compare and contrast good and bad divorces, showing the impact of each on children and families. She will challenge the current stereotypes and clarify the confusing findings about the long-term outcomes of divorce for children and families. Participants learn to identify the components of a good divorce and understand the concepts of the “binuclear family” and the “limited partnership model” and how to translate these into effective practice. A video tape demonstration will show a model of brief binuclear family therapy that can be adapted to complex families of divorce and remarriage. Participants explore issues such as working with high conflict parents, the relationships between first and second spouses and when to work with the whole family system or subsystems.

Objective

Participant will: (1) Learn to separate societal myths from current realities about effects of divorce (2) Gain knowledge about the research on the effects of divorce on children (3) Understand dynamics of relationships between ex-spouses (4) Identify the fundamentals of a good divorce (5) Learn about helping parents decide on children’s living arrangements (6) Identify factors that affect relationships between children and their non residential parents (7) Understand how to help parents foster resilience in their children (8) Develop skills for working with binuclear families.

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Price: $119.00

6.0 Credits

Instructor

Constance Ahrons, Ph.D.

Constance Ahrons, Ph.D., is professor emerita of sociology and the former director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Doctoral Program at the University of Southern California (USC). She is the author of the best-selling book "The Good Divorce: How to keep your Family Together When Your Marriage Comes Apart" and "We're Still Family: What Grown Children Have to Say About their Parent's Divorce." She lectures and gives workshops nationally and internationally and has written extensively on divorce and remarriage. She is a leading authority on divorce, remarriage and family change.

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Level of Classes

All of our classes are offered at the intermediate level unless otherwise indicated. All classes are designed for experienced mental health professionals.

Failure To Pass Policy

If the participant fails to pass the CE exam with 75% accuracy or better, one re-test may be requested at no additional charge. After that time, there will be a $20 fee for each re-test.

Refund Policy

We offer a no-risk guarantee for our online courses. You can view any class for three days, and if not satisfied, contact PPS and we will refund your money in full. This refund offer does not apply if you have completed the class and passed the test. If you purchased an online book course, the hard copy of the book must be returned in "new" condition or the price of the book will be deducted from the refund.