Online course for Indigenous parents going through divorce
-
Share on Facebook
-
Share on Bluesky
-
Share on X
- Copy Link
PRINCE GEORGE–Divorce and separation are not uncommon in this day and age, however, how adults handle the situation may or may not have long-lasting effects on the well-being of their offspring.
Indigenous parents going through the dissolution of marriage, or separation are able to benefit from the online course, Parenting After Separation for Indigenous Families, which aims at helping parents make decisions in the best interests of their children.
“We recognize the challenges and the trauma that is attached to our history and so we wanted to be able to support our Indigenous families who are going such a stressful time,” said Christina Draegen, Northern Regional Manager of the Native Court-worker and Counselling Association of BC.
The free online course is three hours long and includes quizzes, activities and advice from Elders. “Divorce is a huge life change for any child or any youth,” said Maureen Davis, Executive Director at the Canadian Mental Health Association (CHMA) “divorce might lead to a change in schools, divorce might lead to people fighting and arguing to the point where maybe they’re losing contact with grandparents…those kinds of changes cause harm, they cause trauma to a child.”
