Parenting Coordination Reference Manual: Providing Hope to High-Conflict Divorced and Separated Families

The “Parenting Coordination Reference Manual” is the most extensive text to date examining the complex realities of high-conflict divorce, the impact on families and the service of parenting coordination. It provides a detailed history of the unique service of parenting coordination and it's benefits. Professionals are provided specific, proven-effective techniques to manage destructive post-divorce behaviors. In addition, family law attorneys, mediators and mental health professionals will find the text valuable for helping parents reduce loyalty binds in favor of a child-focused approach. Chapters include information on the coping styles of children, family systems theory, legal terminology, parental alienation and visitation refusal as well as practical suggestions on dealing with personality disordered parents. In addition, the book outlines several communication approaches, delineates a seven-step approach to conflict resolution, offers developmental research and includes criteria for the development of a comprehensive and detailed parenting plan. There are also techniques and strategies for dealing with various behaviors commonly exhibited by conflicted parents. The “Parenting Coordination Reference Manual” offers a step step by step model of parenting coordination referred to as the Cooperative Parenting Model to help family law and mental health professionals develop a parenting coordination practice.