New Ways for Families®: Decision Skills Class Workbook
Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.
This book is also available in an online version through our partner, Conflict Playbook.
Description
The New Ways for Families® Decision Skills Class Workbook is to be used in divorce education and parent education programs.
New Ways for Families® is a method of teaching and reinforcing four simple conflict resolution skills for parents and children. For families going through a separation or divorce, the skills focus on helping co-parents – even high conflict co-parents – work together in making decisions and managing their lives as much as realistically possible.
Book Details
Publisher: High Conflict Institute Press
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 42
Binding: Paperbook
ISBN: 978-1-936268-58-0
Author: Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.
The Author
Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. is the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of the High Conflict Institute in San Diego, California. He pioneered the High Conflict Personality Theory (HCP) and has become an expert on managing disputes involving people with high conflict personalities. He was the Senior Family Mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center for 15 years, a Certified Family Law Specialist lawyer representing clients in family court for 15 years, and a licensed clinical social worker therapist with twelve years’ experience.
He serves on the faculty of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law inCalifornia and is a Conjoint Associate Professor with the University of Newcastle Law School in Australia. He has been a speaker and trainer in over 30 U.S. states and 10 countries.
He is the author or co-author of twenty books and has a popular blog on the Psychology Today website with over 4.0 million views.
CoParenting Course Online
Developed by Bill Eddy, High Conflict Institute
saves the court time and resources
reduces court appearances
protects children as the family reorganizes
GOALS
immunize families from becoming high conflict
reduce existing conflict in cases already identified as "high conflict"
increase child's well-being
encourage settlement instead of litigation
effective client engagement & client management