"Winner of a 2000 Parent's Guide to Children's Media (Parenting Division) Award!"
For research results on the effectiveness of the Cooperative Parenting & Divorce Psycho-educational group program: The Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, Vol. 48, 3 & 4 2008 or contact Dorthy Whitehurst at dothurst@msn.com
The Cooperative Parenting and Divorce Group Program is an 8-week, 16 hour co-parenting program that is part video, part group discussion and skill development. Each session is designed to last two hours. It is recommended for groups of 10-20 divorced or divorcing parents. The group kit is designed for use by therapists, parent educators, churches and schools. No special training is required.
This video-based program gives divorcing parents the power to make positive changes that shield their children from parental conflict and guide them into establishing a long-term relationship with the child’s other parents.
Written by therapists Susan Boyan and Ann Marie Termini, it is the most extensive, informative and interactive resource to date examining the complex realities of divorce.
Each CPD kit includes:
- A 200 page Cooperative Parenting and Divorce Leader’s Guide that provides detailed instructions on each session.
- A 33 minute companion DVD that provides situations demonstrating both positive and negative behavior.
- One Cooperative Parenting and Divorce: Parent Guide that provides vital information and worksheets for parents to do at home.
- A disk with course promotional materials for marketing the program and assessment forms. These forms may be duplicated and modified for individual use.
With Cooperative Parenting and Divorce you will teach parents how to:
- Shield their children from parental
conflict - Disengage from the former relationship
- Manage their anger
- Establish a positive, long-term
relationship with each other
as co-parents - Develop effective communication skills
- Negotiate in a business-like manner
- Increase co-parenting respect
Course outline:
Session 1: Child-Focused or Out of Focus: Commitment to Caring
Session 2: Plan for Peace or Tug of War: Allowing My Child to Love Both Parents
Session 3: Letting Go or Holding On: Changing My Long-Term Role
Session 4: Make It Better or Keep It Bitter: Choosing My Personal Path
Session 5: Neither Fight nor Flight: Managing My Anger
Session 6: Defuse or Light the Fuse: Taking Control of Conflict
Session 7: All a Winner or Winner Take All: Negotiating Agreements
Session 8: Cooperation or Conflict: Co-Parenting Is Forever
The easy-to-read Parent’s Guide provides vital information and gives real-life examples and worksheets so parents can practice their new skills at home.
"Winner of a 2000 Parent's Guide to Children's Media (Parenting Division) Award!"
Here what the judges had to say...
"Divorce itself is tough on children, but constant, often bitter conflict that persists after the divorce makes it even tougher. Divorced or divorcing parents will find the workbook (Parent Guide) and video vignettes openly address likely areas of conflict and offer possible solutions that keep parents centered on what they can both agree on: the happiness and well being of their child. Open communication and genuine respect, even in amidst understandable differences, ground the conflict-resolving strategies. ...leader’s guide is chockfull of practical ideas to engage parents in the subject."
The materials below are intended for use by group leaders who are providing the 8 week Cooperative Parenting and Divorce groups.
$29.95 each
$29.95 each
(15 Certificates)
$6.00 each
Supplemental Leader's Guide*
$49.95 each
Supplemental DVD*
$99.99 each
* Replacement Leader's Guide and/or DVD are only available to those professionals who have already purchased the CPD Kit. Prior to purchasing, please fax proof of purchase for the Cooperative Parenting and Divorce Group Kit to 404-982-0006.
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