Parenting Plans for Special Needs Children in SA with Rushka-Lee and Lenmarie Stanton

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫: “ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 South Africa currently has no national guidelines to guide parenting plans for special needs children (SNCs), leaving many professionals unsure how to best serve these families. This session explores findings from a 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐢 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 conducted among psycho-legal experts and parents involved in divorce cases concerning special needs children. During this 3-hour webinar, 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧, and 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐤𝐚-𝐋𝐞𝐞 share their expertise on how to create child-centred, adaptable, and compassionate parenting plans. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧: Why traditional parenting plans often fail special needs children. How to create adaptive and child-centred arrangements that account for neurodiversity and developmental differences. The impact of family dynamics, resources, and caregiving capacity on parenting plans. Ten practical guidelines (“commandments”) to inform future practice in South African family law. This session is essential for family law professionals, mediators, psychologists, and social workers who work with children and families dealing with complex parenting arrangements. 3 SAAM CPD Points These recorded webinar videos can be rented for 72 hours.