CO-PARENTING AFTER DIVORCE - LEVEL II
An Advanced Class
Co-Parenting After Divorce - Level II is a four-session, ten-hour class offered by Parenting After Divorce-Denver to divorcing, divorced and never-married parents who live apart. It is a skills-based class that parents attend together with three to five other co-parent teams. It is designed for parents who want to improve a co-parenting relationship that is working fairly well, as well as for those parents who have more difficulty getting along. Parents will learn skills and strategies needed to successfully communicate and work together for the sake of their children and to form the foundation of a businesslike co-parenting relationship.
The topics covered in this class include:
How to achieve balanced communication with your co-parent
Utilizing a code word
Establishing a communication safety net
How to “own” a problem
Recognizing and avoiding communication blocks
Interactive listening
How to conduct focused business meetings
The use of polite requests
How to make agreements and put them in writing
Empathy
Understanding children’s and other parent’s feelings
The power of encouragement
How to conduct family meetings in each home
When to utilize parallel parenting
Each class is facilitated by a male-female team of instructors, all of whom are licensed mental health professionals who have extensive experience working with families of divorce.
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