Bradley Craig – Clinical & Ethical Best Practices for High-Conflict Families: Child-First Strategies for Divorce, Custody, Coparenting, and Court

Bradley Craig – Clinical & Ethical Best Practices for High-Conflict Families: Child-First Strategies for Divorce, Custody, Coparenting, and CourtDescriptionProfessionals in the mental health field commonly work with children and families in crisis. With over half of all marriages in the United States ending in divorce, mental health professionals frequently find themselves involved in these complex family structures. Well-meaning professionals can be negatively impacted by this involvement if they are unaware of the specialized issues that come with the dynamics of these families and the potential court interaction. Worse yet, this involvement can not only have long-term damaging effects on your professional credibility, but on these children and their families as well.Presented by Bradley S. Craig, LMSW-IPR, CFLE, author of Between Two Homes: A Coparenting Handbook, this recording offers you the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the higher standard of practice involved in working with these families while learning about current research and knowledge regarding two-home issues. This recording will also discuss resources and parenting coordination tools available to these families.HandoutsManual – Clinical & Ethical Best Practices for High-Conflict Families (5.75 MB) 212 Pages Available after PurchaseOutlineBehind Closed Doors – An Inside Look at High-Conflict Family DynamicsWhat is coparenting?Recognizing where the family isThe family in transitionVulnerability of the familyConsequences for adultsChildren’s adjustmentBest interest?ParentificationRelocationThe legal systemEmpowermentTerminologyResources and options for familiesConflict addictionEthical Considerations for Clinical & Forensic RolesDynamics of court involvementGuidelines for practiceTherapeutic vs. forensicDefining rolesMaintain your roleAvoiding dual roles or multiple hat issuesTreating with biasManaging Risk From Day OneKnow your family code and licensing authorityWhy have a copy of orders?What to look for in ordersConsent issuesForms and accessibilityIntakeDefining your clientGoalsIf you are the child’s therapist…ReportsThis happened vs. client reportsWho can you report on?But I’ve been ordered to…Child-First Strategies for High-Conflict FamiliesA parenting coordination modelHigh-conflict behavioral patternsLabels: cooperative, high-conflict, and domestic violenceBenefits and problems related to labelsThings to recognize and tools to useCommon parenting mistakesCognitive workBoundary recognitionThe blame gameSympathy vs. empathyCooperative vs. parallel vs. conflicted coparentingAlienationEstrangementDifferentiating domestic violenceFacultyBradley Craig, LMSW-IPR, CFLE,BRADLEY CRAIG, LMSW-IPR, CFLE, is a social worker, family life educator, and family law mediator in the North Texas area who has specialized in helping families work through divorce, custody, and coparenting issues for over 20 years. He is the author of Between Two Homes: A Coparenting Handbook, as well as numerous educational programs, videos, and curriculums designed to educate the public about the effects of parental conflict on children and the services available to help families through coparenting issues. Mr. Craig has conducted numerous trainings regarding clinical and forensic work with high-conflict families, covering topics such as family law mediation, parenting facilitation, coparent education, and child-first interventions, and he frequently speaks for state and national conferences and serves as an expert to the media.Speaker Disclosures:Financial: Bradley Craig maintains a private practice. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.Non-financial: Bradley Craig has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.