Online Workshop: Couples Who Separate 'Under One Roof' - 1/04/2025

Date: 1/04/2025

Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm AEDT

Do you work with couples who have separated ‘under one roof’? 

This session will delve into the complexities of managing family disputes when couples continue to cohabit post-separation. Engage with expert facilitators as we explore advanced techniques for facilitating constructive dialogue, establishing practical agreements, and addressing the unique dynamics of those living arrangements. Gain insights into innovative approaches for helping clients navigate this challenging situation while maintaining a balanced and empathetic perspective. Enhance your skills and expand your toolkit to better support your clients through this delicate process, keeping children’s safety and well-being at the centre. 

Learning outcomes 

At the end of this workshop, you'll have gained: 

• knowledge of methods for managing and resolving disputes between separated couples living together, including techniques for facilitating productive communication and fostering mutual understanding. 

• skills in helping clients set and maintain appropriate boundaries while cohabiting and learn strategies for addressing and mitigating conflicts that arise from shared living arrangements. 

• tools for negotiating a shared understanding and rules of engagement between couples, that address the unique needs of living under one roof, including considerations for day to day financial responsibilities, parenting arrangements, and personal space. 

Ideal for 

Professionals who specialise in resolving family conflicts and are looking to enhance their skills in managing cases where couples continue to live together post-separation, including individual and couples counsellors and family dispute resolution practitioners. 

About the presenters 

Cath Tregillis is a highly experienced FDRP with qualifications in dispute resolution and family therapy. She has worked across community organisations as a manager, clinical supervisor and trainer and has provided mediation and restorative processes in family, community and workplace settings. She is currently a trainer and assessor within RAV’s FDR and Mediation training programs. 

Registration information 

• When you register, you'll be taken to our payment gateway to complete your registration. A new account will be automatically created for you in our Learning Management System (Moodle). 

• Registrations for scheduled workshops close 48 hours before the event. 

• Workshops must be paid for at least 2 business days before the training date, or your registration will be cancelled.  

• If paying by invoice, proof of payment needs to be provided at least 24 hours ahead of the event. 

Training Workshops Cancellation Statement [PDF, 1MB]  

Other information 

Please note that you'll need access to the following to participate in this workshop: 

• Desktop or laptop computer 

• Reliable internet connection 

• Headphones recommended 

• Microphone/speakers 

• Webcam (built in or external to your computer) 

Contact us 

Training and Development Team 
Phone: (03) 8573 2222 
Email: ravtraining@rav.org.au