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I hope you are well. We are delighted to let you know about our upcoming specialised training for therapists and other mental health professionals around supporting children, teenagers and families through parental separation and divorce. This is a two part course, but you can chose to attend one or both of the sessions. If you decide to attend both you can avail of the special offer bundle price of €200. Places are strictly limited for this training as the training is designed specifically for play therapists, counsellors, psychotherapists, and other mental health professionals and is intensive and experiential. Please see below for details and links to online booking.

CTC Intensive Training Workshop
Specialised Course for Therapists and Mental Health Professionals
Part One: Supporting children, teenagers, and families through parental separation and divorce.
Emer McDonagh
Date: 25th June 2022 Live Online Course 10am-5pm Fee: €110

This practical live online workshop is designed for professionals working with families dealing with parental separation and/or divorce. This experiential training will include a mix of theory and experiential work aimed at increasing participant’s understanding of how parental separation and/or divorce can affect both parents and children. Supportive strategies for the whole family will be explored.

There will be a large focus on exploring ways to empower parents to support their children and teenagers as they come to terms with parental separation. We will explore strategies for members of the family system to support the child while also managing their own level of distress and grief. The day is designed to equip participants with tools to better support children and teenagers who have experienced family breakdowns, parental separation and/or divorce. . Creative tools and supportive activities to facilitate processing for children and teens who have experienced this difficult life event will be explored and practiced. We will also explore creative ways to support children and whole families through the grieving process.

This day is an ideal course to do in advance of ‘Supporting children, teenagers and families through complex parental separation and divorce’ on 2nd July. You can attend both days for €200.

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CTC Intensive Training Workshop
Specialised Course for Therapists and Mental Health Professionals
Part Two: Supporting children, teenagers, and families through complex separation and/or divorce
Emer McDonagh

Date: 2nd July 2022 LIVE ONLINE COURSE Fee: €110

This intensive live online workshop is designed for professionals working with families dealing with complex parental separation and/or divorce. This experiential training will include a mix of theory and experiential work aimed at increasing participant’s confidence and skill set in approaching this work. This course will consider the additional dynamics that arise when separation includes Domestic Abuse, cheating, narcissism, removal of parent due to abuse.
Paying particular attention to the influence to the impact of the child – abuser relationship, inconsistent access and high conflict situations on therapy.
There will be a strong focus on guiding clinical decision making while holding ethical considerations paramount. The course will explore how to support a family experiencing parental alienation. Time will be given to develop strategies that will support the therapist in identifying techniques which may be used by parents in an attempt to gain bias, as well as strategies to identify and avoid collusion.

This day is an ideal follow on from ‘Supporting children, teenagers and families through parental separation and divorce’ on 25th June, or for somebody looking to develop skills in this area. You can attend both courses for €200.

Book Part Two: Please click here

Book can book the Bundle here

Looking forward to welcoming some of you to this exciting training. Please share with anyone you think may be interested.

Best wishes,
Siobhán

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