I did not choose to have a speciality in divorce related child and family therapy. It came with the territory naturally and then I became known as the therapist in town who worked well and willingly with families going through divorce or who were post-divorce struggling with various related issues. After many intense and high conflict divorce cases I began creating divorce and play therapy trainings for therapists and I wrote my book When Parents Are at War: A Child Therapist’s Guide to Navigating High Conflict Divorce and Custody Cases.
Here I’d like to introduce you to a whole collection of divorce related recorded trainings.
Divorce & Play Therapy Training Collection
Identifying & Navigating Parental Alienation in Play Therapy
Recorded and available on demand at you own pace right HERE
This training will provide therapists a thorough look at the nature of alienation in the process of play therapy when children’s parents are separated and divorced and participants will learn how to appropriately identify alienation for the purpose of case conceptualization and treatment planning using play therapy interventions. MORE INFO AND REGISTER HERE
Play Therapy with Children of Divorce
Recorded and available on demand at your own pace right HERE
This training webinar will provide therapists an interactive training opportunity to learn about case conceptualization and treatment planning for children whose parents are divorced or going through the process of divorce.
Subpoenas & Court in Play Therapy
Recorded and available on demand at your own pace right HERE
This training webinar will provide therapists an interactive training opportunity to learn about how to handle case conceptualization and treatment planning when there is court-involvement with divorce and custody related situations with families in the play therapy process. This training will specifically provide training in how to handle subpoenas and how to be prepared to testify in court in the case testimony is required.
Parent-Child Reunification Play Therapy
Recorded and available on demand at your own pace right HERE
This training webinar will provide therapists an interactive training opportunity to learn about the very specialized process of supporting and facilitating reunification between parents and children when there has been alienation and/or estrangement through play therapy treatment planning and specific interventions.
Parent-Child Connection in Divorce with Play Therapy
Recorded and available on demand at your own pace right HERE
Often conflict between parents and other difficult circumstances during or after divorce can lead to challenges for children’s ability to have healthy and meaningful connection. This 2 hour live online training webinar will provide therapists an interactive training opportunity to learn how to facilitate healthy, meaningful connection between parents and children when parents are separated, going through divorce or divorced and living in separate homes. MORE INFO AND REGISTER HERE
Play Therapy with High Conflict Divorce and Custody Cases
Recorded and available on demand at your own pace HERE
Providing play therapy for children whose parents are embroiled in a high conflict divorce and/or custody case is not for the faint of heart. With the proper skills set, clear polices and protocols and and an understanding of the intricacies and complexities of these kinds of cases a therapist who provides play therapy services will be prepared to avoid common pitfalls and keep the focus on helping the child through this very difficult time.Often play therapists get in over their head because they aren’t properly trained to work with these intractable family dynamics.This 4 hour workshop provides a very thorough and solid foundation of practical knowledge and guidance on how to use play therapy effectively while also knowing how to manage parents, guardians ad litem, lawyers and court if necessary. This in-depth workshop includes copies of my proprietary documents including my policy forms and informed consent specific to cases involved in litigation as well as numerous resources and case scenarios based on real life cases.
Play Therapy and Court: Be Prepared!
Recorded and available on demand HERE
This one hour recorded workshop provides a brief but impactful overview of what you need to know to be prepared for appearing in court and testifying as a play therapist.
Play Therapy Interventions for Children of Divorce
Recorded and available on demand RIGHT HERE
Sometimes children come to play therapy when parents are divorced or going through divorce with concern for the child’s ability to adjust to the changes. This 2-hour workshop will focus on play therapy interventions to support children through the complexities of emotional challenges that come with living with divorced or divorcing parents while remaining firmly in the role as therapist for the children.
Navigating High Conflict Divorce & Custody Cases: A Preparedness Course for Child Therapists
Recorded and available on demand RIGHT HERE
Child therapists simply are not prepared in grad school or in general clinical training for how to navigate high conflict cases. The stakes are quite high in these cases often putting unknowing therapists in very risky positions. These kinds of cases often involve parents who may demonstrate traits that look like personality pathology. Sometimes it’s simply that the parents in these cases are consumed by anger and stress, often stoked by the process of legal battle. Child therapists need deep and specific training on how to be prepared, how to screen for these cases, how to discern if they can take on a case knowing it will likely be high conflict, and if they do take it on they need to know how to navigate in a way that preserved the integrity of the child’s therapy and aids the family without being dragged into the quick-sand. This is a 12 module pre-recorded course featuring six seasoned expert therapists providing instruction. It is not offering CE hours rather should be seen as a sort of insurance policy for your practice.
DIVORCE TRAINING BUNDLE for discounted fee HERE
You can get an entire bundle of divorce related trainings to enrich your knowledge and prepare you for these kinds of cases!