Compassionate Divorce

Compassionate Divorce

Our Compassionate Divorce course covers the core elements of what divorcing people need to understand, consider and act as they pursue healthy healing and a new life in the aftermath of marriage. Divorce impacts approximately 50% of marriages, is well understood and like any challenge in life, can be an opportunity to grow, secure the next steps for you and your family.

A wholly reimagined online developmental experience designed to measurably transform your approach to a challenging period, celebrating the effort, consideration and struggles of caring for yourself, those impacted by the change and the future with a new partner. This program brings together cutting edge research content and applications driven by Stanford affiliated psychologists on an initiative online learning platform.

Who Should Attend the program?

Those considering going through transition, separation, and divorce, with children of any age or none, individuals with children going through transitions, developmental psychology students, psychologists, social workers, family practice MDs, family law providers, counselors, school psychologists, grandparents, concerned teachers, human resources professionals, volunteers, and those preparing for the above.

Excellent for undergraduate behavioral classes and graduate/undergraduate courses with a focus on family dynamics.

A person receiving emotional support during a counseling session

Why choose the Compassionate Divorce Training Program?

The Compassionate Divorce program is here to help you through divorce compassionately, understanding new approaches to co-parenting or help you improve your relationship with your ex-spouse post divorce.

Compassionate Divorce offers a unique approach to education that strips boring and neon relevant materials from your learning environment, and putting the more important person in charge, reflecting critical experiences and identity. Our unique and impactful program helps you make thoughtful and deeply practical peer discussions to help you divorce compassionately.

What Do Participants Learn?

The course develops those skills and measures relevant outcomes psychometrically.

  1. Session One

    Introduction

  2. Session Two

    Life After/Alternative Marriage

  3. Session Three

    Finance

  4. Session Four

    Stress and Emotional Resilience

  5. Session Five

    Children and Family

  6. Session Six

    Healing & Supporting Yourself

  7. Session Seven

    Compassionate Divorce / Next Steps

Psychometric Outcomes

Significantly Higher Levels of:

  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Service Orientation
  • Compassion for Self
  • Compassion for Others

Significantly Lower Levels of:

  • Stress
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Social Dominance Orientation