Co-Parenting With Your Ex - Dr. Patricia Papernow (1/4)

Dr. Patricia Papernow explains how being civil and kind when interacting with your ex can have a positive impact on your children.
Dr. Papernow is a psychologist in private practice in Hudson, MA, where she divides her time between clinical practice, supervision, and training. As a clinician, Dr. Papernow works primarily in the Internal Family Systems model, drawing also from her training in Gestalt therapy, couple and family therapy, attachment, trauma, interpersonal neurobiology, and learning disabilities.
Papernow has been has been working with, researching, and teaching others about stepfamily relationships for 40 years. She is widely recognized as one of the world's foremost experts on "blended families" and post-divorce parenting. A published author, she is known for her second book, "Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships: What Works and What Doesn't." Dr. Papernow is Director of the Institute for Stepfamily Education, an organization dedicated to helping stepfamily members and those who love them navigate the intense and often overwhelming challenges of becoming a stepfamily.
Taken from Dr. Patricia Papernow's "Stepfamilies: Research Informing Practice” - the keynote address from the 11th Annual BYU School of Social Work Conference, held on Friday, October 28, 2016. You can see her full remarks here:
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