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HELPING CHILDREN SUCCEED AFTER DIVORCE
Author(s) -
Petersen Virginia,
Steinman Susan B.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.174-1617.1994.tb00319.x
Subject(s) - child custody , psychology , metropolitan area , family court , domestic relations , criminology , developmental psychology , medicine , law , political science , family law , pathology
In an effort to prevent some of the well‐documented problems that occur in children and families undergoing divorce, a parent education program, Helping children Succeed After Divorce, was developed and mandated by a domestic relations court in a major metropolitan area. The purpose of the parent seminar is to educate divorcing parents about the effects of divorce and continued conflict on their children and to specify concrete actions that divorcing parents can take to help their children. The seminar's intent is to prevent long‐term emotional, social, and academic problems among children of divorce. This article addresses the development, operation, and preliminary evaluation results of this psychoeducational program for divorcing parents.