Main description:

Working with Co-Parents is a practical manual for therapists and social workers who work with divorced and/or separated parents of children. Unique among other books that focus on therapy with the parents individually, the author's model brings the divorced couple together to help them understand their child's experience and to assist them in developing a road to constructive co-parenting. This manual also includes illustrative case vignettes, session outlines and handouts, and homework reflection questions. Therapists and counselors will learn tools and interventions that they can apply immediately and effectively to their work with divorced couples.

Contents:

Introduction Skillset Required for the Work How to Use this Book 1. This is Not Post-Divorce Therapy 2. It's About the Children Now 3. The Games We Play 4. Out of Conflict into Compromise 5. Including Step-Parents in the Process 6. Give Them a Voice 7. Developing the Co-Parenting Plan 8. The Final Family Session 9. Therapeutic and Ethical Challenges Opportunities for Further Study