Susan Pease Gadoua is a licensed therapist based in the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in helping clients navigate the challenges of marriage, divorce and co-parenting.
Susan is the author of the San Francisco Chronicle best-seller, Contemplating Divorce, and The Parenting Marriage Workbook. She co-authored, The New I Do. Susan has appeared in numerous media outlets as a marriage/divorce expert and has trained therapists world-wide on the Parenting Marriage model.
She lives in California with her husband, dogs and goats.
Parenting Marriage: A Cutting-Edge Alternative for Clients When Divorce with Kids Seems Inevitable
The course will discuss the dilemma couples with kids face when the romantic connection in their relationship has ended. Many couples split at this point or fall into a default parenting marriage. Neither of these options feel good to most people. A Parenting Marriage is not necessarily a new concept but the idea of embracing this model is only now being accepted by our society. This class will help therapists understand who a Parenting Marriage works best for, who it will not work for, what couples need to put into place for a successful transition, and how to deal with more complex issues su...Read morech as dating.
Handout included.
Recording:
This class will be recorded and made available within 2 hours after the live lecture. Recordings are available for 90 days after the class. Less...
Learning Objectives
- identify 5 keys for making a Parenting Marriage work.
- contrast 5 differences between a Parenting Marriage and Traditional Marriage.
- discuss 10 reasons why couples are choosing to stay together for the kids rather than divorce.
- demonstrate how to introduce clients who are contemplating divorce to the option of maintaining a platonic relationship instead of getting a divorce.
- list 3 kinds of couples who might bring emotional harm to children by staying together rather than divorcing.
Target Audience
All mental health professionals welcome.
Learning Levels
- Intermediate, all levels welcome
Friday, April 26, 2024
Live Interactive Webinar
09:00 AM PDT - 12:45 PM PDT
EARN 3.5 CE Credit Hours
About the speaker
Susan Pease Gadoua, LCSW
Psychotherapist & Best-selling Author
Agenda
9 am- 9:10 am- Intro, overviews, housekeeping
9:10 am- 9:20 am- Definitions of a Parenting Marriage (PM)
9:20 am - 9:25 am- Old Choices/New Choices
9:25 am- 9:35 am- How and Why a PM Came to Be
9:35 am- 9:40 am- Comparison of TM and PM
9:40 am- 9:50 am- Who Chooses a PM?
9:50 am - 9:55 am- Purpose of PM for Parents
9:55 am- 10 am- Purpose of PM for Kids
10 am- 10:15 am- 5 Keys for Making a PM Work
10:15 am -10:20 am- Professionals Needed
10:20 am- 10:40 am- Considerations for Kids
10:40 am -10:55 am- Break
10:55 am- 11:05 am - Research/Survey
11:05 am- 11:25 am - Results Case Examples and Outcomes
11:25 am - 11:45 am Who a PM is Not Right for and Why
11:45 am- 12:30 pm- How to Introduce a PM to Clients
12:30 pm- 12:45 pm- Q & A
CE Information - Earn 3.5 CE Credit Hours including
3.5 Clinical Hour
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New York State Education Department's State Board for SW
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Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7455. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
New York State Education Department's State Board for LMHC
Erena DiGonis is recognized by the New York State Education
Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an
approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health
counselors. #MHC-0284.
Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an
approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health
counselors. #MHC-0284.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners
Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0117.
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