The State of Utah's
Shared Parenting Course for Divorcing Parents
& The Divorce Orientation for Parents Class
Park City, UT location
There are two different classes, both of which are now required/mandatory by The State of Utah:
- 1. The Divorce Orienation for Parents Class; and
- 2. The Shared Parenting Course for Divorcing Parents;
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- Both are held on the same night, back to back, so you can complete both in the same evening.
Be sure to take specific note of the following information for each class:
1. The Divorce Orienation for Parents Class
Dates: 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to sign in. Please note: Late arrivals will not be allowed in the class after the first 15 minutes. No exceptions.
Fee: $20.00 per person, cash or money order only. Checks will not be accepted.
2. The Shared Parenting Course for Divorcing Parents
Dates: 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Time: 7-9 p.m. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to sign in. Please note: Late arrivals will not be allowed in the class after the first 15 minutes. No exceptions.
Fee: $35.00 per person, cash or money order only. Checks will not be accepted
See below for more information about this class.
Information for Both Classes
Location for Both Classes:
Trailside Park Complex
in the Snyderville Basin Community Room
5715 Trailside Dr
Park City, UT
The new location is only about 6-7 minutes away from the old location near the Kimball Junction area. See maps below for directions, including directions from the old location to the new location.
For more info: Contact 801.787.8014
Instructor:
Jonathan D. Sherman, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
801.787.8014
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Jonathan Sherman is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Relationship Consultant specializing in creating "greatness in relationships." He is experienced in assisting people learn to improve their marriages, their parenting and themselves through skill development, life coaching, overcoming depression and anxiety, stress and anger management, and addiction recovery. He teaches extensively on a wide range of relationship topics. He is the founder of Bardos Relationship Consulting. He is married to a skillled husband trainer who has truly earned her keep. They live in eternal bliss (okay, fairly peaceably) with their four children in American Fork, UT. You may reach him at 801.787.8014, jonathan@bardos.net or at www.bardos.net. |
Registration:
Pre-registration is not required. No one will be turned away from the class. Please do not bring children. Friends and family members (who are at least 16 years old) are welcome to attend free of charge. Please bring your civil filing number with you to class. If you have questions about the class, call the court clerk in your county district court. Phone numbers are available on the Court's website at: www.utcourts.gov
Parking: Ample parking is available at no cost.
Restrictions:
PLEASE DO NOT BRING CHILDREN. Friends and family members who are at least 16 years of age are welcome to attend free of charge to any of the Divorce Education classes. Please do not bring anything with you that would cause you to be denied entrance. Intoxicated or disruptive persons will not be allowed into the class.
MORE INFO about The Shared Parenting Course for Divorcing Parents
Instructions for Videos for Spanish-speaking, Incarcerated and Out-of-State Participants:
If you live in a county where an on-site class is not available, you may satisfy the divorce education requirement by viewing a videotape of a class. The cost for the video is the same as the cost for the class: $35.00. Videos are available in the district court locations in your county. Please contact the court clerk in those counties to make arrangements to see the video.
If you live in a county where an on-site class is available, you must satisfy the divorce education requirement by going to the class. Videos will not be available in those counties. Exceptions to this policy are made only for rare occasions such as moving out-of-state, incarceration, employment that takes you out-of-state for long periods of time, etc.
If you live out-of-state, you can satisfy the divorce education requirement by watching the class video. The cost is $35.00. To order the video, send a check or money order made out to the "Administrative Office of the Courts" to:
Administrative Office of the Courts
c/o Betty Blough, Divorce Education Program Assistant
P.O. Box 140241
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-0241
Videos are also available in Spanish for those parents who do not speak English. Contact Betty Blough at 801-238-7181 to arrange for the Spanish video (cost is $35.00).
Class Goals:
1. Give parents information which will help them support their children's emotional well-being both during the divorce process and later as a divorced family.
2. Create a better understanding of how and why conflict between parents creates stress for children whether children are exposed to that conflict in an intact family or in a divorced family. The class will encourage greater effort by both parents to decrease the conflict their children are exposed to.
3. Encourage parents to cooperate with each other in co-parenting their children if possible. If that is not possible, then parents are encouraged to engage in "parallel parenting."
4. Encourage parents to understand that, in most cases, children need continued and meaningful relationships with both parents if it is safe to do so.
Topics Discussed:
1. How children experience divorce.
2. Helping your child adjust to the divorce based on their developmental age and stage. What to expect from your child based on his/her age.
3. Helpful ways to communicate with your child about the divorce. What they need to know and what they don't need to know.
4. Encouraging and supporting expression of your child's feelings.
5. Grieving states common to divorce and loss.
6. Correlation between parental conflict and a child's adjustment to the divorce.
7. Helpful ways to share parenting responsibilities and encourage cooperative behavior with your child's other parent if that is possible. If not, the concept of "parallel parenting" is encouraged.
8. Don't divorce the kids! The importance of fathers in the lives of their children.
9. Parental behavior which promotes good self-esteem in children.
10. The financial and legal aspects of divorce.
Maps:
Freeway/Highway Map Showing Starred Class Location
Park City Area Map Showing Starred Class Location
Class Location Close-Up
(Exit 2 off of Hwy 40)
Directions from Salt Lake City:
Take I-80 East toward Cheyenne
Take exit #146 onto US-40 heading East toward Heber
Take exit #2 onto Silver Summit
Turn West on Silver Summit Parkway
Silver Summit Parker becomes Trailside Drive
5715 Trailside Drive is directly across the street from Trailside Elementary School
More articles and tips for creating greatness in your relationships can be found at bardos.net/resources
Jonathan Sherman is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Relationship Consultant specializing in creating "greatness in relationships." He is experienced in assisting people learn to improve their marriages, their parenting and themselves through skill development, life coaching, overcoming depression and anxiety, stress and anger management, and addiction recovery. He teaches extensively on a wide range of relationship topics. He is the founder of Bardos Relationship Consulting. He is married to a skillled husband trainer who has truly earned her keep. They live in eternal bliss (okay, fairly peaceably) with their four children in American Fork, UT. You may reach him at 801.787.8014, jonathan@bardos.net or at www.bardos.net.
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Divorce Education Participant Comments
"Thank you for this opportunity to learn more and make this an easier process."
"This class helped me to put aside my frustrations and focus primarily on the children. It was excellent and well done. Thank you."
"Very helpful in knowing what my kid will go through and what to do about things that might pop up."
"It reminded me that it is not about me but it is about my children."
"The most helpful thing about the course was understanding the process children move through during a divorce. I plan on being more mindful and less reactionary."
"The most helpful thing was knowing that my child will go through a grieiving process and that I need to let her express her feelings at any time."
"The effectiveness of the presenter made the information more 'useable'."
"Good presenter."
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