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C.__A clinical social worker, master social worker or social
worker licensed under Title 32, chapter 83; or

 
D.__A clinical professional counselor, marriage and family
therapist, professional counselor or pastoral counselor
licensed under Title 32, chapter 119.

 
2.__Fees.__A provider of a divorce effects program shall offer
a schedule of graduated fees based on program attendees' ability
to pay.__Ability to pay must be determined according to an
attendee's gross income as set by the court.__As used in this
subsection "gross income" has the same meaning as in section
2001, subsection 5.__An attendee shall pay the provider's fee
directly to the provider.

 
§403.__Divorce effects program content

 
For the purposes of this chapter, a divorce effects program
must present the following information to program attendees:

 
1.__Effects of parental separation on children.__The potential
effects of the separation of their parents on children.__The
program provider shall present information on:

 
A.__Children's developmental stages;

 
B.__Children's responses to parental separation;

 
C.__Potential maladjustment by children to parental
separation and possible responses by parents to such
maladjustment; and

 
D.__Education or counseling options for children whose
parents have separated;

 
2.__Parental skills.__Skills, approaches and resources that
may assist separated parents in acting in the best interests of
their children.__The program provider shall present information
on:

 
A.__Communication skills;

 
B.__Conflict resolution skills;

 
C.__Emotional, family, financial and work adjustment;

 
D.__Stress reduction;

 
E.__Parallel and cooperative parenting techniques;


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