Online Program

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SPLIT - Divorce Through Kids Eyes


Wednesday, November 4, 2015 : 8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.

Ellen Bruno, BrunoFilms, San Francisco, CA
SPLIT shares children's perspective on divorce - no adults, no experts … just kids speaking the powerful truth of what is on their minds and in their hearts as their families change. The film’s style is captivating and hip—with bold colors, vivid artwork and plainspoken testimony from the heart. The tone is constructive and proactive, reflecting a full range of emotions, SPLIThelps neutralize the stigma and shame often associated with divorce and encourages children to express the many complex feelings they are often reluctant to share with parents, friends, and teachers. It provides divorcing parents much-needed insight into what their children are experiencing, and inspires them to address their children's feelings and concerns more directly and thoughtfully.

SPLIThas been embraced by leaders in the family courts, mental health professions, and K-12 schools as an essential tool to help the huge number of U.S. families weathering divorce do so in a more caring way.

Learning Areas:

Advocacy for health and health education
Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Program planning
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
List the main causes for children's anxiety, concerns, confusion, and fear when their parents separate. Discuss/design possible supports for children based on how children describe their needs during family transition.

Keyword(s): Social and behavioral sciences

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have an MA from Standford University and worked with adviser Dr. Joan Kelly as subject area expert.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.