Co-Parenting

Coparenting or co-parenting describes a parenting situation where the parents are not in a marriage, cohabitation or romantic relationship with one another. In the United States the term co-parenting is often used to describe the relationship between two separated or divorced parents attempting to parent their shared children.

Coordinator: Scott T. Barella, MS, LMFT Email: cornerstoneb@aol.com Fee per parent per session: $25 Language skills: English and Spanish Length of Program: 10 hours over 4 sessions Attendance: Parents attend individually or together Class Size: 5-15 participants Number of years’ experience: 30+ Meet requirements for DCFS and court-ordered parents

*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all parent trainings have been canceled until further notice.

Coordinator: Sandy Terranova, MA Email: sandy@pgi.edu Fee per parent per session: $25 individuals, $40 couples Language skills: English, Spanish, Farsi, and others Length of Program: 10 hours / 1.5 hours each session Attendance: Parents can attend together or separately Class Size: 8-12 participants Number of years’ experience: 20

Coordinador: Elsa Salguero, Ph.D Email: esalguero@aol.com Fee per parent per session: $25 for enrollment, and $20 each session Language skills: English, and Spanish Length of Program: 12 weeks Attendance: Parents can attend together or separately Class Size: 16 participants Number of years’ experience: 15+

Coordinator: Virginia Baldioli, MA, MFCC Fee per parent per session: $40 for enrollment, and $20 each session Language skills: English and Spanish Length of Program: 16 and 52-weeks, 1.5 hours class Attendance: Parents can attend together or separately Class Size: 15 participants Number of years’ experience: 25 Meet requirements for DCFS and court-ordered parents

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Coordinator: Diana Libs To Register: on-line Class Format: Two classes: 1) Co-Parenting for Families Raising Children Between Two Homes; 2) Parenting During Divorce: The Challenge of Change Fee per parent: $49.99 for 4 hours, $69.99 for 6 hours, and $89.00 for 8 hours Language skills: English and Spanish Length of Program: 4, 6, 8, 10- and 12-hours online class format Attendance: Classes are offered on-line accessible 24 hours Meet requirements for DCFS and court-ordered parents

To Register: on-line Class Format: 1) Basic Class with a Certificate of Completion ($49.95), 5 hours class 2) Advanced Class with a Certificate of Completion ($59.95), 10 hours class Language Skills: English only Attendance: Classes are offered on-line accessible 24 hours Meet requirements for DCFS and court-ordered parents

Coordinator: Renee Leff, MFT, JD Email: reneeleff@reneeleff.com Fee per parent per session: $100 sliding scale Language skills: English only Length of Program: Minimum of 10 hours or whatever the court order states Attendance: Parents can attend together or separately Class Size: 10 individuals Number of years’ experience: 21 years

Coordinator: Dr. Faye Snyder Email: info@theparcfoundation.com Fee: $350 (sessions of 3 hours on Saturday for 4 weeks) Language skills: English only Length of Program: 4 sessions (3 hours each) Attendance: Parents can attend together or separately on-line Class Size: Maximum 12 individuals Number of years experience: 22 years Meet requirements for DCFS and court-ordered parents

Coordinator: Alisa Holleron, LCSW Fee: $49.99 Language skills: English only Length of Program :10-hour Program Attendance: Online format self-paced. Number of years’ experience: 30Years

Coordinator: AlbertR. Gibbs, Ph.D. & Donald Gordon, Ph.D. E-mail: staff@divorce-education.com Fee: $129.95; $25 low income fee waiver Language skills: English only Length of Program :10Hours Attendance: Online format. Number of years’ experience: 30+ Years

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