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High Conflict Divorce: Working with Children and Families

ID: 5439WEB

This webinar will discuss working with children and families experiencing high conflict divorce. Participants will learn how to adopt a highly effective therapeutic role and how to implement it when faced with the conflicting agendas parents often present with.

We will discuss strategies that can be used either with the child alone or in combination with their parent and/or siblings, including playful psychoeducation, using games & art to process feelings, and creative ways to teach coping skills. Creative and multisensory strategies on how to help children and parents adjust to their new situation will be also covered.

Effective parent education to reduce the chance of a child developing a loyalty bind will also be outlined with resources provided. Finally, an overview of current laws as well as services to reduce the chance of high conflict divorce will be reviewed. [Elective for Child/Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Anne Marie Ramos, LCSW, RPT-S
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

Webinar Objectives

At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Define terms related to high conflict divorce and explain their impact on treatment
  • Describe an effective role of a helping professional in working with a child and family involved in or at risk of high conflict divorce
  • Implement a psychoeducation strategy for parents undergoing high conflict divorce
  • Implement a strategy using bibliotherapy for children to help them address feelings in high conflict divorce

    Webinar Outline

    9:30 am Welcome/Introduction
    9:35 am Characteristics of High Conflict Divorce
    10:15 am Explanation of terms and laws related to high conflict divorce and how they impact treatment. These terms include parental alienation syndrome, co-parenting, reunification therapy, Parenting Coordinator, and more
    11:15 am Strategies for working with parents including when to refer
    11:45 pm Strategies and interventions for working with children and families including bibliotherapy, directive play therapy, parent/child work, etc.
    12:25 pm Conclusion/Q&A

    Target Audience

    Social Workers and Allied Health Professionals

    Content Level

    Beginner - Advanced

    Webinar Completion Requirements

    To earn CE credit, social workers must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete an online course evaluation. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.

    System Requirements

    • Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher
    • Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher
    • Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL & any other medium that is internet accessible.

    About the Instructor

    Anne Marie M Ramos, LCSW, RPT-S, has worked for over 40 years as a clinical social worker and a clinical supervisor for families and children. She also has an extensive background in play therapy and is a Registered Play therapist – Supervisor through the association for Play Therapy. Through her outpatient work in mental health and other community settings as well as exploring current research she found that incorporating caregivers in a dynamic way in treatment sessions improved client outcomes and satisfaction and reduced premature client termination.

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