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This seminar is designed to help meet the needs of newly divorced or separated individuals. Nine informative sessions on topics of utmost importance to the separated or divorced person are presented by helping professionals from different community areas. After each presentation, participants move into small groups with experienced facilitators for further sharing and support. Then, we meet at a local restaurant for informal socializing. One additional session (Week 4) is scheduled during each seminar for sharing in a more personal setting.
Sessions include:
#1 Facing Reality
Sept 18, Jan 22
“Is this really happening to me?” This session will be a discussion of the emotional states you may be experiencing. Rev. Jeanne R. Kucks, B.A., with Unity Church in Kalamazoo.
#2 Letting Go of the Past
Sept 25, Jan 29
Participants will be helped to understand some of the psycho-social elements of loss involved in the divorce process. Joseph Sanok, M.A., L.L.P., L.L.P.C.., therapist in private practice with Child & Family Psychological Services in Portage.
#3 Principled Negotiation Skills
Oct 2, Feb 5
Learn how to communicate with your former spouse, attorney, friends, and family. Emphasis will be on disarming an aggressive spouse. Thomas Flemming. L.P.C., private divorce mediator.
#4 Small group meeting at alternative site
Oct 8, Feb 12
This week, small groups to choose an alternative meeting site, a members home or a restaurant, for sharing in a more personal setting. Bring whatever you would like to share with the group, family pictures, a new hobby or project, or a special interest.
#5 Coping with Loneliness
Oct 16, Feb 19
“What do I do when the minutes tick by like hours and the hours like days?” The goal of this session is to find a healthy balance between activity and our alone times. Beth List, L.L.P., Oaklawn Psychological Services.
#6 Assuming Responsibility for Yourself
Oct 23, Feb 26
How to overcome anger and blaming games and attain a clearer sense of personal responsibility. Paul Ginter, Ed.D., psychologist in private practice in Kalamazoo.
#7 Children and Parenting Issues in Divorce
Oct 30, Mar 5
This session will deal with the special issues for children and parenting skills needed in divorced families. Daniel Renstrom, L.M.S.W., Clinical Social Worker in private practice in Kalamazoo.
#8 Pitfalls of Relationships
Nov 6, Mar 12
A presentation of some of the most common areas of breakdown in interpersonal relationships and of adjusting to family and friends in light of your new reality. Colleen A. Thebert-Wright, Ph.D., L.L.C., psychologist in private practice in Kalamazoo.
#9 Growing Through Your Divorce
Nov 13, Mar 19
This session will help you find something positive in loneliness and rejection and help you find forgiveness for yourself and even your former spouse. Pastor Debbie Eisenbise, Skyridge Church of the Bretheren, Kalamazoo.
#10 Adjusting to Single Living
Nov 20, Mar 26
Topics such as friending, dating, enjoying independence, and what to do now, will be discussed. Terri Vought, M.A., Life Coach, Personal and Professional Development, Corporate Team Building.
Sessions include:
#1 Facing Reality
Sept 18, Jan 22
“Is this really happening to me?” This session will be a discussion of the emotional states you may be experiencing. Rev. Jeanne R. Kucks, B.A., with Unity Church in Kalamazoo.
#2 Letting Go of the Past
Sept 25, Jan 29
Participants will be helped to understand some of the psycho-social elements of loss involved in the divorce process. Joseph Sanok, M.A., L.L.P., L.L.P.C.., therapist in private practice with Child & Family Psychological Services in Portage.
#3 Principled Negotiation Skills
Oct 2, Feb 5
Learn how to communicate with your former spouse, attorney, friends, and family. Emphasis will be on disarming an aggressive spouse. Thomas Flemming. L.P.C., private divorce mediator.
#4 Small group meeting at alternative site
Oct 8, Feb 12
This week, small groups to choose an alternative meeting site, a members home or a restaurant, for sharing in a more personal setting. Bring whatever you would like to share with the group, family pictures, a new hobby or project, or a special interest.
#5 Coping with Loneliness
Oct 16, Feb 19
“What do I do when the minutes tick by like hours and the hours like days?” The goal of this session is to find a healthy balance between activity and our alone times. Beth List, L.L.P., Oaklawn Psychological Services.
#6 Assuming Responsibility for Yourself
Oct 23, Feb 26
How to overcome anger and blaming games and attain a clearer sense of personal responsibility. Paul Ginter, Ed.D., psychologist in private practice in Kalamazoo.
#7 Children and Parenting Issues in Divorce
Oct 30, Mar 5
This session will deal with the special issues for children and parenting skills needed in divorced families. Daniel Renstrom, L.M.S.W., Clinical Social Worker in private practice in Kalamazoo.
#8 Pitfalls of Relationships
Nov 6, Mar 12
A presentation of some of the most common areas of breakdown in interpersonal relationships and of adjusting to family and friends in light of your new reality. Colleen A. Thebert-Wright, Ph.D., L.L.C., psychologist in private practice in Kalamazoo.
#9 Growing Through Your Divorce
Nov 13, Mar 19
This session will help you find something positive in loneliness and rejection and help you find forgiveness for yourself and even your former spouse. Pastor Debbie Eisenbise, Skyridge Church of the Bretheren, Kalamazoo.
#10 Adjusting to Single Living
Nov 20, Mar 26
Topics such as friending, dating, enjoying independence, and what to do now, will be discussed. Terri Vought, M.A., Life Coach, Personal and Professional Development, Corporate Team Building.
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