A model for introducing the topic of divorce between friends for the first time. To introduce a conversation model where friends establish a sense of trust and understanding when discussing a very personal topic.

To identify times when a child needs help; to identify personal supports
in family, school, and community.

To identify anger triggers and to consider triggers of an opposite feeling.

To increase anger management skills by observing, recording, and evaluating key events surrounding anger situations.

To provide information about experiencing an anniversary reaction to a disaster or traumatic event. To validate a range of responses.

To use a systematic tool for recording and assessing antecedents leading up to problem behavior, the problem behavior, and then the consequences. To analyze upward and downward patterns of problem behavior. To use assessment tool as a jumping off point for discussions with client.

To foster understanding about when art activities for bereaved children are beneficial as a vehicle for self-expression and how the technique works.

To help children understand that they can find alternate ways to be happy even when their family structure has changed.