COPING WITH PARENT’S DIVORCE: INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY INTERVENTION FOR CONFLICTUAL DIVORCED COUPLES AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILD-PARENT RELATIONSHIP

Objectives. The effectiveness of a therapeutic approach for the divorced parents (on an individual level as well on couple) was studied; process aimed at improving connection between and, subsequently, child-parent relationship. Material and methods. study includes five couples that have been submitted to psychological evaluation request legal system Romania, 2019-2020. Both children parental dyad evaluated in relation with awarding custody, cases moderate high conflict – had common child’s rejection one parents. For parents’ evaluation, Parenting History Survey, Parental Stress Index, Competency Questionnaire Cognitive Emotion Regulation used, together checklist rejecting behaviors towards Following included intervention program, consisting sessions dyad. inclusion criteria been: conflictual relation, no psychiatric pathology absence pre-divorce abuse history. Results. results shown tended improve their capacity respect children’s program personal interaction other parent frequency toward diminished. Conclusions. Children’s post-divorce adjustment is strongly impacted by quality relationship this, turn, can be improved specialized intervention. Developing adapted needs family helps integrating divorce preserving emotional balance. Keywords: divorce, co-parenting, conflict, interventions.