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Strengthening Stepfamilies: A Developmental Approach
Creative Fun-Filled Workshop for Professionals

Attending a tedious all-day professional training to earn CEU's can be boring. Try Elizabeth Einstein's innovative, fun-filled stepfamily workshops to maintain license requirements--or just to learn more about stepfamilies. The fast-paced and creative day provides excellent stepfamily education while you're involved and entertained.

As America's family image changed, stepfamilies became the norm. This creative workshop focuses on understanding how to work with stepfamilies from a family systems approach within a developmental framework. Professionals who work with complex remarried families must understand how the stepfamily system differs in development, structure, and dynamics.

Workshop participants will learn to:

• Understand the complex stepfamily system from a family systems perspective and learn why the developmental approach is most effective
• Identify the stages and tasks of the Stepfamily Journey, gaining a "trail map" to normalize and reduce anxiety 
• Explore specific adolescent stepchild challenges that contribute to crisis 
• Examine boundary, bonding, and triangle issues that create stumbling blocks for vulnerable stepfamilies 
• Learn clinical guidelines to support you as you work with complex stepfamilies
• Realize how Virginia Satir's Process Model of Change can be used to reduce anxiety in remarriage 

Elizabeth's 25-year commitment shines through in her writing, teaching, and her creative and energetic workshops. Participants appreciate her personal sharing, the easy-to-follow experiential components of her model, and the spiritual context in which she presents the path for healing. I highly recommend her workshop for learning how to work more effectively with complex stepfamilies. Her model works for any setting and population, across class and race.
Julie Baumgardner, President & Executive Director
First Things First, Chattanooga, TN

In response to the high rate of stepfamilies in the military, Elizabeth Einstein has presented her Strengthening Stepfamilies training for many years through Family Advocacy programs in all branches of the military. Her work helps our professionals become more effective with these complicated families. Her workshops are creative and meaningful. As a presenter, Elizabeth is caring, encouraging, knowledgeable, flexible, and truly understands the issues these families face. An energetic, humorous, and innovative presenter who models great teaching tools!
Billie Stewart, MSW, LCSW
Family Advocacy Program Manager, Fort Lewis, WA

I attended the Strengthening Stepfamilies workshop to become more effective at assisting families as they struggle to address problems that brought them into the legal system. I not only gained invaluable information, but I found Elizabeth's passion energizing. I have been able to apply what I learned to a myriad of situations, including as an advocate for families in the collaborative law process.
Abigail De Loache, Esq
Family Law Practitioner
Member of Collaborative Family Lawyers of Central New York

To contact Elizabeth about presenting a workshop in your area e-mail her at eaestepkid@msn.com.

The Stepfamily Journey: Not for Wimps
2-Hour Evening Presentation for Single parents & Stepfamilies

Making a stepfamily is a process! And it takes time - lots of time and a serious commitment to work at creating a successful stepfamily.

With remarriage having a high divorce rate, stepfamilies need information and support to beat the statistics. This playful and informative evening for single parents and stepfamilies includes Ms. Einstein's innovative demonstration of "emotional baggage" and a "trail map" that outlines the five normal stages of creating a stepfamily -- Fantasy, Confusion, Crazy Time, Stability, and Commitment. With this information and her positive message, stepfamilies can succeed! Research shows that remarriage can provide a healthy environment in which children can continue to heal and develop - when they have information, support, and guidance.