Online Workshop: Supporting Separated Families - 5/08/2025

$240.00 inc. GST

Date: 5/08/2025

Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm AEST

Understand the separation process and how to support families going through separation or divorce.

Separation can be a difficult time for both parents and their children.

It’s normal for separating families to experience a range of strong emotions and family members often need to adjust to new living arrangements.

In this workshop, you’ll learn about the impacts of the separation process for parents, children and adolescents, and ways to help them manage this change, within your work context.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this workshop, you'll be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of the separation process and how it impacts families and children

demonstrate knowledge of the family law system and family dispute resolution (FDR)

identify behaviours that children may demonstrate as a result of separation, and strategies to manage those behaviours

help parents to better manage their separation and support their children

identify when families need more support and where to refer them.

Ideal for

Community organisation workers, school staff, health professionals, youth workers, child and family workers, and counsellors.

About the presenters

Astrid Horter is the Program Leader Learning Delivery at Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV). She holds tertiary qualifications in law and psychology and is an experienced Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP), Mediator and Child Consultant. Astrid leads the delivery of RAV’s accredited training programs, provides supervision to external organisations and designs and facilitates customised workshops. She has extensive experience working in community organisations as a clinical supervisor, trainer and manager.

Adrien March is a Program Facilitator in RAV’s FDR and mediation training team. She has been working in the Dispute Resolution Sector for 15 years as an FDRP, Nationally Accredited Mediator, trainer, supervisor, presenter and researcher. Adrien’s specialisations include working with rainbow families and high-conflict disputes. She has tertiary qualifications in Psychology and Management; and values working with clients and students to promote empowerment in decision-making and learning.

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).