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Bright Futures Counseling follows the 6-session research-based educational curriculum written by Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder, which is designed for remarried or partnering couples and their children. It focuses on building couple and family strengths while addressing the unique needs and issues that face couples in stepfamilies.
Children and adults attend parallel sessions, coming together at the end for a shared activity.
The program uses informational presentations, group discussion, and a multi-media approach to teach strategies for building healthy relationships and stable stepfamilies.
Smart Steps for Stepfamilies addresses these topics:
- Stepfamily myths
- Realistic expectations for adults and children
- Stages of stepfamily development
- Legal issues
- Finances
- Defining roles and rules
- Developing empathy
- Understanding child development
- Stepparent-stepchild relationships
- Communication with your child’s other parent
- Building respectful and caring relationships