Working with family separation

a one day course for professionals working in children’s centres

Research shows that... children living in separated families have a higher probability of being in poverty and poor housing, being poorer when they are adults, having behavioural problems, performing less well in school, needing medical treatment, leaving school and home when young, becoming sexually active, pregnant, or a parent at an early age, depressive symptoms, high levels of smoking and drinking, and drug use during adolescence and adulthood.*

Professionals working in children’s centres... are uniquely placed to help ensure that children reach their full potential. Working with parents to support them through the changes that separation brings and helping them make the right choices for their children means that family separation doesn’t have to reduce children’s life chances.

This one day course... will help you to understand the pressures that separated parents face and provides practical tools to help you to support both parents and their children.

 *Divorce and separation: The outcomes for children  [JRF]

Course contents include:

working with parents in crisis: helping parents to cope with emotional and practical issues... supporting children: how parents can help children deal with separation... helping prioritise issues: who can help parents and how... better communication: ensuring silence doesn’t put children at risk... thinking about parenting: how to help parents make suitable arrangements for their children... plus new tools: for working with the whole family after separation...

Course costs:

for up to 15 participants* £90 per person

 * minimum of six delegates per course

We'll come to you! Simply contact us to arrange a date that suits you... if you want to combine with other professionals in your area, that's fine by us!

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To book your training or to find out more about this course and how it will support your work, please complete the form below or call us directly on

0845 478 6360

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