Course | Navigating Divorce Training Bundle: A Guide to Supporting Students and Leading School-Based Divorce Groups

Course Instructor(s)

Kelly Daugherty, LCSW-R, FT, GC-C, BC-TMH
Grief Specialist and Educator
Kelly Daugherty is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Fellow in Thanatology, and grief specialist with over 25 years of experience supporting individuals, families, and professionals through some of life's most profound losses. Based in Malta, New York, Kelly is the founder of Kelly Daugherty, LCSW, PLLC, a private clinical practice specializing in acute and traumatic grief, and the Center for Informed Grief, LLC, an education and training organization dedicated to advancing grief-informed practice across school, clinical, and community settings. She is also the creator of Healing Strides, a trademarked, research-based program that combines grief group support with 5K race training for grieving women.

Kelly's clinical expertise spans traumatic grief, suicide loss, parent loss, and grief in children and adolescents. She is a sought-after trainer and educator whose work reaches mental health professionals, school counselors, and helping professionals across the country. As a Senior Faculty Member for EngagedMinds Continuing Education, she brings both clinical rigor and personal understanding to every training she delivers — drawing on her experience as a motherless daughter and bereaved child to deepen her work with others.

A prolific author and contributor to the grief field, Kelly is the lead author of The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience and Connection, a collaborative work featuring 25 authors, and has contributed chapters to Holistic Mental Health, Brave Kids (Volumes 1–3), and Ultimate Guide to Self Healing, Vol. 6. She also recently published The First Year After Loss: The GRIEF Ladies Guide to Everything You Need to Know and is currently completing The GRIEF Ladies: A Guide to What Comes Next. Kelly is the co-host of the GRIEF Ladies Podcast and co-creator of the GRIEF Ladies framework, a practical, evidence-informed approach to navigating life after loss.


Cheri Davies, LCSW-R
Cheri Davies is an experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 17 years in the mental health field. Holding a master’s degree in social work from Adelphi University, her professional journey has encompassed diverse domains, including roles within hospitals, educational institutions, not-for-profit agencies, and private practice.

In 2019, Cheri embarked on her dream of owning a private practice, Birch Hill Counseling, which is nestled in the picturesque landscapes of upstate New York. Beyond her clinical undertakings, Cheri channels her passion for writing and her unwavering commitment to advocacy. Collaboratively, she has partnered with Kelly Daugherty of the Center for Informed Grief to create a divorce-oriented training for educators. Cheri is a co-author of the bestselling compilations “The Grief Experience”, and “Holistic Mental Health Vol 1 and Vol 2”. As a resolute champion for the Alzheimer’s Association, Cheri is a community educator and uses her platform through television appearances, podcasts, and social media to illuminate various facets of the Alzheimer’s community.

Details

CE Hours: 2.5
Type: Self-Paced
Publication Date: Sep 21st, 2024

About This Course

This comprehensive training equips school personnel with the knowledge, strategies, and tools needed to effectively support children facing the challenges of divorce. Participants will learn how to create an inclusive, supportive environment that addresses both the emotional and academic needs of students affected by divorce while fostering productive collaboration with parents and guardians. The training also provides essential guidance on developing and leading school-based divorce support groups, covering key aspects such as planning, implementation, and ongoing maintenance.

This training includes three informative videos:
1. Navigating Divorce: A Guide for School Personnel Supporting Students
2. Empowering School Personnel: Best Practices for Leading Divorce Support Groups
3. Review of Starting a School-Based Divorce Support Group Workbook

These videos and the accompanying workbook offer a step-by-step approach to starting and sustaining a divorce support group in your school, ensuring you are fully equipped to meet the needs of students navigating this complex life transition.

Please note: participants will be watching a recorded video.

Learning Objectives

Explain the various factors that can impact how children experience and respond to divorce.
Evaluate different approaches and strategies for supporting children of divorce in the classroom, including communicating effectively with parents and guardians.
Apply strategies for supporting children of divorce in the classroom, such as creating a safe and supportive environment, offering additional academic or emotional support, or providing referrals to outside resources.
Explain the benefits of a school-based group for children of divorce, including providing a safe and supportive space for children to express their feelings, learn coping skills, and build resilience.
Evaluate different approaches to implementing a school-based group for children of divorce, including logistical considerations such as scheduling, recruitment, and parent involvement.
Develop and implement a plan for establishing a school-based group for children of divorce, including collaboration with parents and guardians, recruiting and training group facilitators, and ongoing evaluation and improvement of the program.

Learning Levels

Beginner and intermediate, all levels welcome.

Target Audience

All mental health professional welcome

Disclosure

EngagedMinds Continuing Education, Erena DiGonis, and planners have no financial disclosures or commercial bias or promote commercial interests during CE activities.

Content

Recordings: These videos and the accompanying workbook offer a step-by-step approach to starting and sustaining a divorce support group in your school, ensuring you are fully equipped to meet the needs of students navigating this complex life transition.
3 parts
Video 1: Navigating Divorce: A Guide for School Personnel Supporting Students
Video 2: Empowering School Personnel: Best Practices for Leading Divorce Support Groups
Video 3: Review of Starting a School-Based Divorce Support Group Workbook

Workbook
1 parts
Starting a School-Based Divorce Group

Handout
1 parts
Training Handout

Credit

Credit may be available for this course and may vary by country or institution. Please verify eligibility with EngagedMinds.