Post Separation Other programs offered at LifeCare › Counselling, › Family Therapy, › Anger Management Program, › Children’s Supervised Contact Services including handovers, reunification support, therapeutic supervised contact Program fees 1100 incl GST Includes program counselling certificate of completion Parenting Program For more information or to register your interest please contact LifeCare. 2/27 Stoneham Street PO Box 694 Stones Corner Qld 4120 P (07) 3397 9665 F (07) 3397 9663 E lifecare@bigpond.com W lifecareconsultancy.com $ lifecareconsultancy.com This holistic program aims to assist parents and families who wish to avoid or who have experienced conflict or difficulties in facilitating post-separation parenting arrangements. The program emphasises the rights children have to pursue and enjoy a relationship with both parents and the benefits children gain from this experience. We highlight the responsibilities both parents have to their children and of the need, therefore to work together in a respectful manner to optimise the best outcomes for the child’s welfare and future development. Benefits of LifeCare Post-Separation Parenting Program › Individualised approach › Avoid lengthy and costly litigation › Minimal waiting time › Access to ancillary programs Getting into the program › Self-referral › Legal representative › Court referral Included in the program Intake interview 7 week program (group or individual) › Effective communication › Loss and grief in separation/divorce › Understanding children’s lived experience of separation/divorce › Risk factors for children’s adjustment post separation/divorce › Protective factors for children’s adjustment post separation/ divorce › Building parental resilience › Parenting strategies › Co-parenting/shared parenting › The Art of Restraint › Self- care Individual counselling sessions are included in the program as additional support or to debrief. working together in a respectful manner to optimise the best outcomes for the child’s welfare and future development. The Trainers Sharon Kennedy MCoun; BEd (Early Childhood Studies); BEd (Sec); GradDipTeach; Dip Arts (Creative) Following some 20 years as an educator in both primary and secondary schools Sharon completed a Master of Counselling degree at UQ. She has since worked with individuals, couples and families in the public sector and in private practice. Sharon uses her expertise in working with young people and families to facilitate the Post Separation Parenting Program at LifeCare. Sharon’s relaxed and engaging style ensures that people relate well to her and benefit from the psycho-education provided around communication, managing conflict and coping with change. Importantly, Sharon provides practical strategies to program participants that will empower them across a range of personal or family challenges. Susan De Campo MHSt(L&G) BA BCoun RN CertIV WkplAss&Trng MCNA MQCA PACFA Reg ARCAP Reg Susan is the Director of LifeCare Consultancy. With 18 years experience in private practice as a Registered Counsellor specialising in loss and grief, young people and relationship therapy and over 30 years experience as Registered Nurse, Susan has a strong appreciation of the complexities associated with negotiating a relationship breakdown. As an accredited Regulation 7 Report Writer Susan provides expert evidence to the Federal Circuit, Family and Children’s Courts of Australia. She teaches counselling related courses at UQ and QUT and delivers training and workshops both locally and nationally.