Recognising that many families have struggled over the Christmas period, Somerset County Council are pleased to offer free bite-size workshops to help separated parents successfully co-parent.

Free Online Workshops

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Online workshops designed to provide practical tools to help them and their children cope better with separation or divorce. There are three workshops, each focusing on different topics. Parents are welcome to attend all three, and there are two sessions for each topic so their ex-partner can also participate.

Workshop Schedule:

• Wednesday, 15 January, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM:

A Separated Parents’ Guide to Successful Co-Parenting Communications. Register Here

• Wednesday, 15 January, 2 PM - 3 PM:

Managing Handovers and Transitions for Separated Parents. Register Here

• Tuesday, 21 January, 2 PM - 3 PM:

Helping Your Children Navigate Separation and Divorce. Register Here

• Thursday, 23 January, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM:

Managing Handovers and Transitions for Separated Parents. Register Here

• Wednesday, 29 January, 7 PM - 8 PM:

A Separated Parents’ Guide to Successful Co-Parenting Communications. Register Here

• Tuesday, 4 February, 7 PM - 8 PM:

Helping Your Children Navigate Separation and Divorce. Register Here

Updated Online Support for Separated Parents
Somerset County Council have updated their online web support for separated parents. Visit the Somerset Children & Young People: Health & Wellbeing: Support for Separated Parents page for more information.

Practitioner Training: Reducing Conflict Between Separated Parents
Somerset County Council are also offering new dates for practitioner training on "How to Help Separated Parents Reduce Co-Parenting Conflict." This workshop is for any practitioner in Somerset who works with separated parents struggling with ongoing co-parenting conflict.

Training Schedule:

• Tuesday, 14 January, 10 AM - 11:30 AM
• Tuesday, 28 January, 4 PM - 5:30 PM
• Wednesday, 5 February, 2 PM - 3:30 PM
  

Workshop Objectives:

• Understand the causes of conflict.
  
• Learn practical tools to help separated parents reduce conflict.
  
• Discover tools for supporting children through separation/divorce.
  
• Explore ways to reduce conflict when separated families create new, blended families.
  
• Know where to signpost separated parents for support.
  

To book your place, please visit: Event List: Reducing Parental Conflict.

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