Child Specialist
The Child Specialist is a mental health professional with specific training and experience in working with families and children going through divorce.
The Child Specialist provides a voice for the children and assists parents in clarifying their children’s needs and interests. Overall, the Child Specialist has three responsibilities:
- To provide the children with an opportunity to voice their concerns;
- To provide parents with information and guidance to help their children throughout the process; and
- To provide information to the Collaborative Divorce team that will help develop an effective co-parenting plan that prioritizes the needs of the children
The Child Specialist helps you:
- Understand what your children are going through;
- Share your thoughts and feelings about your children; and
- Gain a greater understanding about how divorce effects children
The Child Specialist helps your children:
- Express their feelings, thoughts and concerns about what’s happening;
- Feel safe and supported in examining their own reactions to their parents’ divorce; and
- Speak openly about their relationships with both parents without feeling conflicting loyalties
