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  • 1: Using a strengths-based approach; building empathy
  • 2: Listening to children’s voices
  • 3: Care; resilience; protective factors
  • 4: Parenting from different states/continents; sharing
  • 5: Fostering children's language about parents working away
  • 6: Building children’s understanding of parents working away; communication
  • 7: Developing children’s narratives, creating digital narratives
  • 8: Supporting family household transitions
  • 9: Emotional, physical and cognitive responses to parents working away
  • 10: Social responses to parents working away
  • 11: Links to the community
  • 12: Relationship breakdown
  • 13: Addictions; grief; loss; change
  • 14: Abuse (domestic voilence, child abuse, neglect)
  • 15: Service related injuries or medical conditions
  • 16: Service related mental health conditions and moral injury
  • Module 17: When a parent dies
  • 18: Child and family trauma
  • 19: And so, things have been a bit different: Ben's story
  • 20: In Sickness and in Health: Sam's Story
  • 21: Oh, by the way, my Mum has PTS: Nathan's Story
  • 22: Liam's story: So why do I wear Dad's medals?
  • 23: Transitioning from service life; changing careers
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  • 12: Relationship breakdown

    12: Relationship breakdown

    Family, Divorce, Separation, Before

    • Planning short and long term support strategies Planning short and long term support strategies
    • What happens during a relationship breakdown (separation and divorce)? What happens during a relationship breakdown (separation and divorce)?
    • Transitions Transitions
    • Risk and protective factors, pain, guilt and re-partnering Risk and protective factors, pain, guilt and re-partnering
    • Moving forward Moving forward

    • Defence specific information
    • Relationship breakdown factsheet from Defence Member and Family Support (DMFS, formerly DCO) Relationship breakdown factsheet from Defence Member and Family Support (DMFS, formerly DCO)
    • You've lost that loving feeling (Defence Families Australia blog) You've lost that loving feeling (Defence Families Australia blog)
    • Breakdown of relationship support group (DEFGLIS) Breakdown of relationship support group (DEFGLIS)

    • Grief, loss and changes
    • Self-care practical activities Self-care practical activities
    • Grief, loss and change Grief, loss and change
    • Fostering children's understanding Fostering children's understanding
    • Providing children with opportunities to safely practice their emotions Providing children with opportunities to safely practice their emotions
    • Diagram: Protective factors in families and the community Diagram: Protective factors in families and the community
    • Children's booklets about worry, sadness, grief and loss Children's booklets about worry, sadness, grief and loss
    • Tapping into a family's protective factors Tapping into a family's protective factors
    • Template for identifying your family's protective factors (support base) Template for identifying your family's protective factors (support base)
    • Support services Support services
    • Service pamphlets and booklets to download or order Service pamphlets and booklets to download or order

    • Resources for parents and family workers

      There is some good research-based information in these online articles. There will also be many tips that are relevant for family workers.
    • Parent resource: How to protect children's mental health during a separation Parent resource: How to protect children's mental health during a separation
    • Talking to children about tough topics (2-8 years) Talking to children about tough topics (2-8 years)
    • Pictorial article: Coping with traumatic news Pictorial article: Coping with traumatic news
    • You can't be happy all the time You can't be happy all the time

      This article recommends 3 movies that support children's understanding of a wide range of emotions.

    • Conflict management and building healthy relationships
    • Conflict management for parents Conflict management for parents
    • Non-verbal communication matters Non-verbal communication matters
    • Healthy partner and parent relationships Healthy partner and parent relationships
    • Building positive family relationships Building positive family relationships
    • Relationship breakdown
    • Video: How separation and divorce can impact children and parents Video: How separation and divorce can impact children and parents
    • Parenting after separation or divorce Parenting after separation or divorce
    • Helping children adjust after separation and divorce Helping children adjust after separation and divorce
    • Helping chidlren adjust to two homes Helping chidlren adjust to two homes
    • Single parents and positive single parenting Single parents and positive single parenting
    • Divorce and the law Divorce and the law
    • Video: Single parenting Video: Single parenting
    • Co-parenting - getting the right balance Co-parenting - getting the right balance
    • Coparenting with your ex - Military Life (US based) Coparenting with your ex - Military Life (US based)

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