Our Shared passion…

The effects of divorce on Child Development, Adolescent Development, Lifespan Development and overall Family Systems Theory are widespread and yet disproportionally underrepresented in College & University teaching.  Half our nation’s children have experienced divorce and there will continue to be an ever-growing majority of kids who for one reason or another do not grow up in a household with both biological parents. Accordingly, students, and in particular Psychology Majors, and especially those planning a profession in a psychological or related field, need to learn more about the influence of divorce on maturation.

So, for three semesters in 2019, students in Dr. Julie Campbell’s Psych 302 / Adolescent Development class read portions of Without A Chair as a companion to their textbook and after a class discussion, the students had a Q & A with the Author.

It’s with this in mind, along with our shared passion for the role education can play in reducing incidents of divorce, and thus the agony and heartbreak kids as well as adults experience, that we come together to write this workbook. It’s our collective belief that students along with other young adults looking at their not too distant past, as well as couples reflecting on their extensive backgrounds, can see a path forward to overcoming problems within relationships. 

David Schel

Dr. Julie Campbell

Spring 2019

Summer 2019

Fall 2019