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Supporting children's mental health when working with separated parents
Explore how practitioners who work outside of specialist family dispute resolution or counselling services can make children’s wellbeing a central aspect of their conversations with parents navigating separation and divorce.
Learning Outcomes:
  • Outline strategies for supporting parents’ wellbeing during separation.
  • Discuss strategies for engaging parents to explore, understand and respond to their child’s experience of separation.
  • Discuss strategies for supporting parents to take a child-focused approach to parenting.

Panel List

Panel:
  • Vanya Libardi de Almeida (Child and Family Partner, SA)
  • Roxanne Nathan (Social Worker / Family Dispute Practitioner, Relationships Australia, SA)
  • Helen McMullan (Service Manager, Family Relationship Centre, Uniting Communities)
Facilitated by Chris Dolman (Senior Practice Development Officer, Emerging Minds)

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This webinar was produced in September 2023. The Mental Health Professionals’ Network’s webinars are produced for mental health professionals. The information is intended for suitably-experienced mental health professionals and does not replace clinical judgement and decision making. It is intended for use as a guide of a general nature only and may or may not be relevant to particular patients or circumstances. The subject matter is not exhaustive of any mental health conditions presented. Health professionals implementing any recommendations contained in the webinar must exercise their own independent skill or judgement or seek appropriate professional advice relevant to their own particular circumstances when so doing. Any information presented in the webinar recording was deemed relevant at the time of the live event and after this date has not been reviewed. No guarantee can be given that the information is free from error or omission. Accordingly, MHPN and its employees and agents shall have no liability (including without limitation liability by reason of negligence) to any users of the information contained in any MHPN webinar for any loss or damage (consequential or otherwise) cost or expense incurred or arising by reason of any person using or relying on the information contained in MHPN webinars and whether caused by reason of any error, negligent act, omission or misrepresentation of the information.