EXTERNAL Communication to Create, Navigate, & Change Blended Families

Presented by UNO Grace Abbott Training & Supervision Academy

This training explores how stepfamilies form, adapt, and evolve through communication, with a focus on turning points and five distinct developmental trajectories. Emphasis is placed on understanding stepfamily roles, navigating challenges and strengths, and applying this knowledge to support positive outcomes in clinical practice.

Speaker: Dawn O. Braithwaite, PhD

Training Fee: $40; Free for students

Learning Objectives: 

• Recognize how blended families form, live, and change via their communication
• Understand blended family members' perspectives on their family turning points
• Use strengths and challenges of stepchild and stepparent roles
• Apply unique dimensions of blended families that grow positive and resilient
• Harness knowledge about blended family communication in clinical practice