Matthew Sullivan, PhD (Clinical Psychologist): Parent Coordination, Coparent Counseling, Mediation » Parent Resources

Relocation tips for parents, attorneys and Custody evaluators

sullydoc — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:46:07 +0000

Dr. Phil Stahl has words of wisdom for relocation issues when parents share custody. Please click on the link to read.

RELOCATION.AFCC.TIPS

10 top things divorced parents can do to protect their children from conflict

sullydoc — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:10:15 +0000

Conflict between parents who share custody can have a damaging impact on their functioning and long-term healthy development. Attached below are some thoughts about what divorced parents can do to protect their children from conflict. It comes from the AFCC website (afccnet.org), which has incredible resources like this.

kids protection from conflict advice

10 tips for Family Court Professionals involved in alienation or alleged alienation cases

sullydoc — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:42:29 +0000

Drs. Barbara Fidler, Nicholas Bala and Michael Saini provide 10 helpful tips for handling cases where allegations of alienation are present. These are tough situations.

Click on the link

10 tips on Alienation – AFCC

AFCC Parenting Coordination Pamphlet

sullydoc — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:37:30 +0000

Dr. Sullivan collaborated with several PC professionals to design a brochure for office display or to send to clients, explaining the who, what, why of Parenting Coordination. The attachment presents the material in the pamphlet. You can order the tri-fold pamphlets on the AFCC website: afccnet.org. Another great reason to become a member (though membership is not necessary to order these pamphlets)!

PC Pamphlet

Parenting Communication Resources in High Conflict Cases

sullydoc — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:48:13 +0000

Please see the attached report from a project completed by members of the Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. It has excellent suggestions for custody orders/parenting plans and other online resources to support functional coparenting in high conflict post-separation cases. A great resource for parents and professionals.

2011 AzAFCC SUMMIT PROJECT

Model Parenting Plans

sullydoc — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:16:21 +0000

Here are model parenting plans provided by reputable organizations, based on the current literature on structures that best meet children’s needs at different development stages:

From the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers

The AAML Model for A Parenting Plan

Suggested developmentally appropriate plans

C Appendix Parenting Plan

Development+Parenting Plans

Parenting Plans focused on safety and in Domestic Violence situations

Safety Focused Parenting Plan AFCC Oregon 2004

Judicial Council Child Visitation Plans After DV from Jaffe -2005

How parents can promote children’s resilience after divorce

sullydoc — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:10:37 +0000

A leading expert in parent education post-divorce weighs in about how parents can promote emotional resilience in children during and after this transition. Please click on the link for 10 tips for parents

children’s resilience after divorce

Resources for Developing Parenting Skills

sullydoc — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:14:53 +0000

Here are some good resources to help parents develop their parenting skills:

Partnership Parenting: How Men and Women Parent Differently–Why It Helps Your Kids and Can
Strengthen Your Marriage, by Kyle Pruett MD and Marsha Pruett PhD
Fatherneed: Why Father Care is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child, by Kyle Pruett

Parenting Wisely. The online one is an interactive parenting education program. Go to this website:

info@familyworksinc.com.

A general book is “Parenting From the Inside Out.”

Amazon.com: Parenting from the Inside Out (9781585422098): Daniel Spiegel …www.amazon.com › …

Emotional Life of the Toddler by Alicia F. Lieberman is still a timely book about this parenting this stage of development.

Overcoming Barriers Family Camp Featured in Canadian News Documentary on Parental Alienation

sullydoc — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:29:20 +0000

The Canadian News program W5 (the equivalent of the 20/20 news program in the states) did a segment entitled: W5 Investigates: Children on the Front Lines of Divorce. This compelling segment interviews 3 families impacted by high conflict divorce. The second part of the segment highlights a family who attended the 2008 Breaking Barriers Family Camp. Presenting with allegations of sexual molest by the mother, alienation by the father, and having repeated Court involvement leading to only supervised contact between the father and children, the camp was a transformative experience, resulting in a functional, shared custody arrangement. Please see other posts on this website (in the child alienation category) for a full description of the camp program.

The link to the Canadian Television Network’s W5 documentary is as follows:

www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20091106/w5_divorce_091107/20091107?hub=Canada

Overcoming Barriers camp is accepting inquiries for the camp that will take place July 2010, Please contact Dr. Sullivan at sullydoc@aol.com for further information.

Tips for high conflict coparents

sullydoc — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:11:03 +0000

The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts provides us with tips for coparents who continue to be in high conflict post-divorce.

Please download the attached

Tips for high conflict parents