If you are a counselor, therapist, educator, or other professional who serves families with children and want to develop cultural competency with polyamorous families, please join us this Friday for an online workshop! Using data from the Longitudinal Polyamorous Family Study (1996 – present), Dr. Elisabeth Sheff presents findings relevant to families with multiple adults.ContinueContinue reading “Understanding Polyamorous Families: A Workshop for Professionals”
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Understanding Polyamorous Families: A Workshop for Professionals
Polyamorous Families with Children: Continuing Education Training for Counselors, Therapists, & EducatorsOctober 17, 20251-4 pm Eastern US timeOnline Workshop Do you want to know more about multiple-adult families so that you can serve their needs with greater cultural competency? This training uses empirical information from Dr. Sheff’s longitudinal study of polyamorous families with children toContinueContinue reading “Understanding Polyamorous Families: A Workshop for Professionals”
Attend Polytopia to see Dr. Eli’s Presentation on Positive Polyamorous Parenting August 23 – 25
I am thrilled to be presenting at Polytopia August 24 in Portland Oregon! Polytopia is a weekend of fun, socializing, and learning hosted by Sex Positive Portland. You can find more information and tickets here https://www.sexpositiveportland.org/polytopia-2024 Hope to see you there!
Greater Good Magzine Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff about Polyamorous Parenting
Greater Good, the magazine that the University of California Berkeley Science Center publishes, recently interviewed Dr. Eli Sheff about parenting in polyamorous families and the impacts on children.
Parenting in Polyamorous Families Online Workshop November 14
Image: Arms reaching towards each other so hands can stack in the center like team, with colorful background If you are interested in parenting in multiple-adult families, consider attending my online workshop Tuesday November 14 at 7 pm Eastern US time. This workshop will explore: the advantages of polyamorous families for kids and adults; theContinueContinue reading “Parenting in Polyamorous Families Online Workshop November 14”
Dr. Eli’s Newest Blog on Psychology Today: Managing Information About Polyamory in Kids’ Social Worlds
This third blog in a series on talking to children about polyamory offers tips on how to manage that information in kids’ social worlds.
Resilience in Polyamorous Families
Family resilience is important for ongoing connections, and in the third blog in a series on resilience in polyamorous families I explore how polys maintain resilience through graceful endings and extended connections among adults, and how those skills could be useful for divorced people in monogamous relationships. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201512/graceful-endings-and-expanded-connections-resilience-part-3