Thank you for joining us!

Welcome to your Level 1 journey with Josh and Becca.

Work your way through these videos to learn more about the basics of family estrangement. There’s a test for you at the end of the videos to help solidify your learning.

Well done for completing Level 1!

Test at Level 1

We're often asked to go on TV and radio to talk about estrangement. We'd love to challenge you to speak about what you have just learned about the subject. Send us a short video answering the questions below.

You can record it on your phone, a camera or you can record yourself on zoom too. It doesn't have to be professional quality, or heavily staged, but it will give us a chance to see if you absorbed the material sufficiently to use with your clients or congregation. You can read from notes if you feel more comfortable.

(This will only be used for our evaluation and not for publication or sharing with others. It also gives us a chance to get to know you a little better.)

1. What are some common reasons why people become estranged from their family or a key family member?

2. What are the psychological and social impacts of becoming estranged?

3. What kind of support do people want and need?

4. What is often different about the support that estranged adult children need and the estranged parents.

5. So many people will carry limiting and self-destructive beliefs about themselves after estrangement. What are some of these?

6. Is any one generation to blame for estrangement?

Send your video for feedback to: becca.bland@gmail.com + josh@drjoshuacoleman.com

Now you know the basics about family estrangement, its time to learn the specific skills you need to work with clients at Level 2.