Supporting Families Through Divorce

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The Clean Divorce
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Suzanne Winlove-Smith
Ceo, Founder
(53)
5
Project
Academic experience
120 hours per learner
Learner
Anywhere
Advanced level

Project scope

Categories
Community engagement Social work Education Scientific research
Skills
psychological trauma
Details

The goal of this project is to assist families, individuals and children deal with the emotional trauma related to divorce to achieve better outcomes. This will involve several different steps for the students, including:


- Researching the current divorce process and the associated emotional trauma.


- Developing a framework for providing support to families during the divorce process.


- Creating resources to help families cope with the emotional trauma of divorce.


- Developing strategies to reduce the negative impacts of divorce on children.


- Identifying ways to reduce parental alienation.


- Developing a plan for providing support to families post-divorce.


Deliverables

By the end of the project, students should demonstrate:


- Understanding of the current divorce process and the associated emotional trauma.


- A framework for providing support to families during the divorce process.


- Resources to help families cope with the emotional trauma of divorce.


- Strategies to reduce the negative impacts of divorce on children.


- Ways to reduce parental alienation.


- A plan for providing support to families post-divorce.


Mentorship

We will fully support students, providing them access to all materials and software to assist them with this project. We will make ourselves fully available to ensure they achieve their learning objectives in a positive, encouraging and inclusive environment.

Supported causes
Good health and well-being

About the company

Company
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2 - 10 employees
Business services
Representation
Women-Owned Small Business Social Enterprise Community-Focused

The cost of divorce and family breakdown are well documented. The Divorce Act was recently changed to reflect the insurmountable costs to social services, families & communities. T.C.D.aims to meet a pressing need and foster better social, emotional, and economic outcomes for our kids, parents and communities. Traditional divorce is like raging against the storm - time, energy and money - misdirected against an inevitable negative outcome that is impacts everyone. Parental alienation is rising along with mental illness and studies indicate that teenage suicide is directly linked to family breakdown. The divorce process is inherently destabilizing - people feel overwhelmed, hopeless, and "divorce crazy." a term often used in amongst Family lawyers . Rates of domestic violence rise over 80% during relationship breakdown. T.C.D. is an integrated system that focuses on prevention in a simple way empowering and supporting families during these critical times.
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