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The Fractured Family
How to Undo the Damage of Divorce

An eye-opening 3-part training series for counselors and therapists working with children and families of divorce.

Part 1: Divorce from the Kids' Perspective

When families go though divorce, only one word truly describes the devastating effects on the children: FRACTURED.

Whether the divorce is passive, "friendly," or contentious, children can often take years to recover. And learning the critical skills to get through the divorce and be able to form healthy relationships can make the difference between happiness and hopelessness.

In this lively and engaging program, experienced teacher, trainer, and family counselor Kelly P. Crossing explains the many issues children of all ages face before, during, and after divorce.

In this program you will learn:

• How to recognize some of the symptoms of children going through divorce
• Ways to work directly with children and adolescents to help them get through the crisis point and learn to make healthy choices in the future
• How to talk to parents who are contemplating or going through divorce--or who have been through divorce in the past-- so they can help their kids

NOVA 2012 Conference

Join us January 19th and 20th as we discuss the latest in addiction and treatment advances at the annual event!

• Hear the latest from premier clinicians in the addiction field.
• Interact with the leaders in the field from the North Texas area and surrounding states.
• Earn up to 20 CEUs towards LCDC, LPC, LCSW certifications.
• Topics include Ethics, STIs/HIV, Clinical Supervision, Dual Diagnosis Issues, Special Populations, Process Addictions
• Featured speakers include Kevin McCauley from the Institute for Addiction, Lois Jordan from Solutions Outpatient Services and Dr. John Talmadge, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern

Parenting Coordination/Facilitation: Interventions for High Conflict Families

A Training for Licensed Mental Health Professionals and Attorneys

Presented by Bradley S. Craig, LMSW, CFLE and Aaron Robb, M.Ed., NCC, LPC-S

This training, February 24th and 25th, 2012, offers 16 Hours CEUs, Including 3 Hours Ethics

For some parents, conflict continues to create distress for them and their children beyond the separation and/or divorce. Problems may arise over issues that are not specifically addressed in their parenting plan. For example, the parenting plan may say that parents decide together on extra-curricular activities for their children but may not indicate how to deal with disagreements about these activities. When a conflict arises, children often feel caught in the middle. This situation may put them at greater risk for emotional and behavioral problems - e.g., poor school performance, anxiety, uncontrollable anger, and depression.

While divorce itself places children at risk for various psychological difficulties, research has shown that the strongest predictor of child maladjustment after divorce is exposure to high levels of inter-parental conflict, particularly when the conflict is hostile, aggressive, poorly resolved, and focused on issues pertaining to the children. In a small percentage of families of divorce, such conflict continues at a high level for several years following the formal divorce decree, and it typically causes the children and the parents to suffer significant and prolonged psychological distress.

Learn more about this class or our other offerings and register

A New Way to Love - Living God's purpose for your marriage

Christ came to teach us agape love, a new way to love in the world.

But we all know how hard it can be to embody this love in our daily lives - especially in our marriage! This program lifts up the Biblical message of love and teaches a step-by-step process to grow that love into our lives. You will learn how to align yourself with God's purpose for marriage, and to create a life of joy with your spouse.

Developed by best selling authors Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D., A New Way to Love allows you to experience healing in your marriage at a core spiritual level. You will learn how to:

• Build a solid foundation for your marriage.
• Co-create a relationship vision.
• Acquire the skills to manifest this vision.
• Discover the language of lasting love that dissolves conflict and sustains connection.
• Celebrate your marriage as a container for God's healing and growth.

Linda Miller-deBerard, LCSW
Confidential Care Professional Counseling
www.ccpcounseling.com

Call (817) 909-1820 for private consultation

9 CEU HOURS

This is probably the First Generation of parents who are experiencing they cannot parent their kids the same way their parents did with them. If you're finding yourself frustrated with the job, this workshop can help you.

Alliance Counseling and Education Center is an independent facilitator of the Becoming a Love and Logic Parent® curriculum in your area. This is America's most practical and entertaining parenting program and holds a 30-year track record of success in helping parents:

• Raise respectful and responsible kids
• Create youngsters who resist society's pressures to experiment with drugs, alcohol, promiscuity and other dangerous behaviors
• Understand how to support all parents' attempts to create a personally responsible population instead of undermining such efforts

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The Relationship Journey

Getting the Love You Want: A New Way of Loving Workshops for Couples

The McKeons are dynamic presenters who have the ability to leave their audience with a whole new understanding of relationship. Their presentation of The Getting the Love You Want ...A New Way of Loving workshop has inspired many couples to discover new and deeper levels of connection that transform relationships. Imagine being in a relationship where you have the skills and tools you need to connect, to heal and to bring each other to new levels of loving.

The Getting the Love You Want ...A New Way of Loving workshop has proven to be a valuable experience for many couples who seek the opportunity to:

• Discover the deep reservoir of potential in the couple relationship
• Learn magic words, magic skills, and magic tools that facilitate the transformation of relationships
• Learn to activate the healing power available in committed relationship