HELPING CHILDREN SUCCEED AFTER DIVORCE |
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| Authors: | Virginia Petersen Susan B Steinman |
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| Institution: | Virginia Petersen is a family therapist and divorce mediator at Children's Hospital Guidance Centers, Divorce Services, in Columbus, Ohio.;Susan B. Steinman is the director of Children's Hospital Guidance Centers, Divorce Services. She has conducted and published research on joint custody and has developed and provided child custody mediation and divorce counseling services in California and Ohio. |
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| Abstract: | In an effort to prevent some of the well-documented problems that occur in children and families undergoing divorce, a parent education program, Helping children Succeed After Divorce, was developed and mandated by a domestic relations court in a major metropolitan area. The purpose of the parent seminar is to educate divorcing parents about the effects of divorce and continued conflict on their children and to specify concrete actions that divorcing parents can take to help their children. The seminar's intent is to prevent long-term emotional, social, and academic problems among children of divorce. This article addresses the development, operation, and preliminary evaluation results of this psychoeducational program for divorcing parents. |
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