About the Course
Divorce is a highly stressful transition, affecting the overall well-being of the parents and children due to the significant changes within the family. Each family member faces unique challenges as they adjust to the new circumstances brought about by the divorce.
Parenting and Co-parenting present new challenges, particularly for parents with limited support who are simultaneously managing their own emotions and their children's emotions resulting from the divorce. Divorced or divorcing parents face difficulties in managing the co-parenting relationship as they seek to reduce acrimony between themselves while providing the necessary support to their children through effective co-parenting styles.
Families often seek support for issues related to the adjustments, emotions, parenting, co-parenting, re-establishing stability, routine and predictability in the family. To maintain a sense of continuity, families need to realign relationships and redistribute role functions to buffer the stressors caused by change. When parents effectively adjust to the divorce and support their children's adjustment, it strengthens the resilience of parents, children, and the entire family.
As a Professional, supporting parents and children during the divorce and transition phase requires a comprehensive set of skills. These skills are necessary to address the emotional and adjustment needs of both individuals (parents and children) and the family. This includes managing changed roles, relationships, effective parenting, and co-parenting of the children, while also building resilience and re-establishing stability within the family.
The training will focus on developing skills to facilitate family processes that contribute to defining the children's well-being and achieving desired outcomes by empowering and supporting parents in their parenting and co-parenting efforts.
Course Outline
Using Family Systemic Perspective to understand the divorce.
Family-Centric Interventions to Support Parents and Children Through Divorce Adjustment
Co-Parenting Approaches and Children's Well-Being
Child focused Vs Child Inclusive Intervention
Strategies for Strengthening Parent-Child Connections and Co-Parenting Dynamics
Course Objectives
By the end of the course,
The participants would have an increased knowledge of the interventions that facilitates children’s well-being and effective co-parenting after divorce.
The participants will be able to use child focused and child inclusive interventions in divorce work.
The participants will be able to use strategies to facilitate co-parenting that is in the best interest of the children.
Who Should Attend
Counsellors, Social Workers, Case Workers and other professionals who are working with couples and families.
Award
Participants who meet 75% class attendance will be awarded a Certificate of Completion by the Academy of Human Development and Fei Yue Community Services.
Your Trainer
Ms Saradha Ramachandran
Saradha Ramachandran is the Principal Counsellor of RE~Counselling. She has a Masters in Applied Psychology and Psychological Services. She is trained in Satir’s Transformational Systemic Therapy, Neuroscience and Satir in Sand Tray, Grief and Loss, Divorce Interventions, Working with Individuals, Parents and Children etc. She has been a Counsellor, Therapist, Clinical Supervisor, Trainer, Tutor and a Resource Person in Singapore for more than 25 years. She has extensive experience in supporting individuals, parents, and children in managing their challenges due to loss, bereavement, divorce, intrapersonal issues, interpersonal relationships and parenting issues. She has been supporting the individuals and families through counselling, therapy, support groups, talks and workshops. Saradha has been providing Clinical Supervision – Individual and Group – for the Counsellors, other helping professionals and the students who are pursuing studies in Counselling in the community.
Saradha has collaborated with Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Social Service Training Institute, Executive Counselling & Training Academy, Singapore Community Bereavement Project – Project Rebuild, Singapore Management University in enhancing the skills of the Students, Professionals and Volunteers.
She has developed standards for multiple programs and implemented evaluation procedures to ensure compliance with the required criteria. She has the experience of designing systems to evaluate regularly these programs and make necessary revisions based on the reviews, ensuring continuous improvement.
She was a member of the Sub-Team on Counselling of the Social Service Skills Future Tripartite Taskforce (STT) and Alliance for Action (AfA): Strengthen Marriages and Family Relationships, focusing on Single-Parent Families. She is a Master Clinical Member, Registered Counsellor, Registered Clinical Supervisor of Singapore Association for Counselling. She is Registered Social Service Practitioner by Social Work Accreditation Board and an Associate Member of the Singapore Association of Social Workers.
Testimonials
Jaslyn Phang, FAM Counsellor
Trainer is very experienced and offer practical tips on difficult situations.
Ezzat, Counsellor
You can definitely hear the years of experience in Saradha's sharings in class. Very insightful!
Isabelle Ng, Asst Senior Social Worker
Thank you for such a comprehensive training. The skills demonstrated are so relevant in my work with families
