ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|14 pages

This Is Not Post-Divorce Therapy

chapter 2|18 pages

It’s About the Children Now

chapter 3|26 pages

The Games We Play

chapter 4|13 pages

Out of Conflict into Compromise

chapter 5|4 pages

Including Step-Parents in the Process

chapter 6|3 pages

Each Parent Needs a Voice

chapter 7|7 pages

Developing the Co-Parenting Plan

chapter 8|4 pages

The Final Family Session

chapter 9|3 pages

Therapeutic and Ethical Challenges