New Ways for Families® - Educating parents to reduce conflict and to co-parent better
High conflict divorce and separation cases are challenging at best. They are:
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costly for parents
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time and resource-consuming for the courts
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frustrating for everyone
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very hard on kids
New Ways for Families® is a program for high conflict family law cases that you can utilize in your court, practice, or agency.
It is designed to save courts time, to save parents money, and to protect children as their families re-organize in new ways. It is a positive option for family law professionals who are ready for helping families in a new way that gives parents a chance to change before big decisions are made.
Developed by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq., New Ways for Families® is a structured parenting skills method that focuses on teaching parents 4 Big Skills™ to:
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help them make BIG decisions
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reduce conflict
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contain conflict
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reduce or ultimately avoid alienation
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reduce refusal and resistance
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reduce violence
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reduce harm to the children
Goals and Benefits
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IMMUNIZE families against becoming high conflict families
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STRENGTHEN both parents’ abilities to make parenting decisions
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HELP parents rely less on experts and the courts to make decisions for them
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ASSIST professionals and the courts assess parents’ potential to learn new, positive ways of problem-solving
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HELP professionals and the courts avoid creating an “all-bad parent” and an “all-good parent”
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HELP parents teach their children skills for resilience in this time of huge and rapid change
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GIVE parents a chance to change in court cases of abuse or alienation before making long-term court orders
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DOES NOT require changes in laws or court rules
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DOES NOT require extensive training for judges.
If you are a Mediator, Lawyer, Judge or Therapist then New Ways for Families® might be the answer you have been looking for. You can become a New Ways for Families® provider here - a great skill set that would enhance your tool kit.
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For Parents: Your clients can take the online, self-paced course here in the comfort of their own home and individually. There are several options for them to choose.
3 x Coaching sessions with a trained New Ways for Families® Coach and the online course
6 x Coaching sessions with a trained New Ways for Families® Coachand the online course
12 x Coaching sessions with a trained New Ways for Families® Coachand the online course.
If you would like to know more please email us
or take a look around our website https://www.highconflictinstitute.com/new-ways-for-families
