Divorce Options: Supporting Clients Through Next Steps

Parents, individuals, and children can heal, grow, and learn from a divorce process centered in respect and dignity. Most individuals don’t know what options there are for divorce; especially how to find family-systems and holistic focused processes for divorce. This course will teach practitioners to identify the key components of divorce and trauma for children and adults. This course will provide practitioners with an understanding of the pros and cons of different divorce options, and how these options may differentially affect their client(s) and the therapeutic process during the divorce process. Options discussed include: mediation, “do it yourself”, litigation and Collaborative Divorce. This course will provide a framework for clinicians to implement these discussions into their treatment process.

2 hours CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 2.12 hours 

CE CREDITS: 2.00 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Advanced 

PREREQUISITE(S): None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.

PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE: 11/1/2023

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify four options for divorce
• Identify the key components to Collaborative Divorce
• Describe the challenges and downsides to divorce litigation
• Have a streamlined, step-by-step plan to integrate divorce options education for clients into their practice

1. Why Clinicians are the Best First Step
   1. Clinicians who support adults or children
   2. Clinicians who support parents
   3. Clinicians who support couples
   4. Negative impacts of divorce
2. Divorce Impacts on Adults and Children
1. Why is divorce an ACE?
2. Parental challenges in divorce
3. Trauma and Divorce
1. ACE's and trauma effects on children from divorce
2. Impacts of divorce on adults
4. Options for Divorce
1. What is litigation and how does it affect families/individuals?
2. Mediation
3. Do it yourself divorce
4. Collaborative Divorce Process - an intervention for families
5. Supportive Interventions for Clients at the Time of Divorce
1. Collaborative Process
2. Co-Parenting intervention
3. Conscious Uncoupling coaching
6. How to Build a 2-3 Session Framework Into Your Treatment Plan for Your Work With Families and/or Individuals