Become a Stepfamily Foundation Certified Counselor or Coach

The Stepfamily Foundation is a not for profit chartered as an educational institution by the State of New York. We are the only organization to offer credentialing in stepfamily counseling.
Founder and President, Dr. Jeannette Lofas, PhD, LCSW has received a Presidential Award, written five books, and has 30 years of experience working with stepfamilies, training and supervising professionals.

STEPFAMILY FOUNDATION CERTIFICATION SEMINAR

OCTOBER 26 & 27, 2013 - Saturday and Sunday 10AM – 5PM in New York City. Seminars are held every April and October in New York City.
Led by Jeannette Lofas, PhD, LCSW, Founder & President Receive our Certificate— Be promoted on our website. Help others with your knowledge!

Pre-registration $900 up to one month before seminar, $1200 thereafter. Before you arrive you will receive books, DVD’s, & CD’s as well as abundant written material.
For more information call 212-877-3244 Become A Stepfamily Foundation Certified Counselor or Coach. This Seminar will promote and credential you to become a guide in creating successful 21st Century families stepfamilies. Graduate Schools of Social Work, Psychology and Psychiatry teach no courses in the management of the highly fragile stepfamily.

The numbers are staggering:

  • Half of all families are divorced.
  • 2 out of 3 stepfamilies break up.
  • 84% of Stepfamily Foundation clients succeed. 
  • Our systems work for individuals, couples, families and groups.
  • Our specific materials guide in the management of the family.

What You Receive:

  1. You will increase your practice, status and outreach.
  2. We teach you, through practicum and lecture to create success.
  3. You will become either a Certified Stepfamily Foundation Counselor or a Certified Stepfamily Foundation Coach, depending on your pre-existing credentials.
  4. This Special Professional Seminar consists of 2 intense days, and includes 15-20 hours of pre seminar homework.
  5. You will be featured on our high volume web site.
  6. Certificate and 20 CEUs.
  7. Referrals of potential clients
  8. You will be able to purchase additional Stepfamily Foundation materials at a 20% discount at the seminar.

Treatment Systems & Tools Include:

  1. How to set up and increase your practice.
  2. New Paradigms for your outreach.
  3. Divorce and step.
  4. Stepfamily Systems: the major presenting problems.
  5. The Intake and Genogram.
  6. Outcomes system: creating the positive vision, what to use and what to leave out.
  7. Our methodology: Treatment of classic divorce and stepfamily conflicts, and behaviors.
  8. Conflict Resolution: Proven techniques specific to the divorced and remarried family system.
  9. The Importance of Creating “Couple strength”.
  10. Co-parenting Plans for ex spouses.
  11. The Specific Structuring Stepfamily Systems: “The rules, of this house …”.
  12. Roles, Responsibilities, Rules, Discipline, Rituals and Money.

Manners, Forms and Norms

  1. Male/Female Differences: a secret cause for break up.
  2. Best Business Practices: skills materials needed to start a business in your area. Media, sales, what to do to keep the client and more.
  3. Telephone Coaching worldwide.
  4. Controlling the session.
  5. Use of trance.
  6. Additional communication skills e.g., talking hypnosis.
  7. And more…

To enroll call us at the Stepfamily Foundation:
(212) 877-3244 or (631) 725-0911

E-mail:Stepfamily@aol.com