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Board of Directors

Children First Foundation 2017

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President, Chris Smith

Vice-President, Dan Cuneo

Secretary, John Johnston

Treasurer, Bridget Buckley

Joslyn Sandifer

Cathy Daesch

Jim Keehner

Judge Heinz Rudolf

Dr. Ella M. Duncan

Judge Julie Katz

Bridget Buckley

Dr. Cindy Doil

Judge Ronald J. Foster, Jr.

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Dr. Linda Cowden

Dana Rosenzweig

Judge Annette Eckert

Sarah Colony

Monica Moffet

Latest News

2017 Curriculum Addendum available to Licensees after July 1, 2017
Jun 13, 2017
- Updated printed curriculum & DVD’s (IL version includes SB 57 changes).
- Best practices & empirically supported service trends researched & included.
- New content added to video.
- Revised resource section.
- Added: Marital Infidelity, Substance Abuse, Social Media Guidelines, Domestic Violence, Parental Incarceration, Relocation, General Parenting Skills handouts
- New Color Handout “Parent Packet”
- Scripts
- Research Literature, Satisfaction Survey
- Suggestions for incorporating into four-hour time requirement
- Cost with DVD’s (Session I, and Session II)= $150 plus S&H
The Effectiveness of a Parent Education Program For Divorcing Parents
Jan 23, 2017
This article concentrates on the programs for divorcing parents and their effectiveness. The analysis on the rate of divorce, parenting program content, method of content delivery and other subjects concerning divorcing parents are discussed. The results show the Children First program has a significant positive effect on parents’ knowledge of coparenting.

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Kid First/Teen First Divorce & Separation Treatment Manuals
Jun 21, 2012
These manuals are designed to be a group treatment program that includes children of parents that have divorced, have separated and will likely divorce, or have never been married and are now separated. Each program consists of eight core sessions and two optional sessions that discuss various age appropriate topics regarding parental divorce and separation.