Parents with Children Florida
Offered by Annie R. Richardson, B.S.W., M.S.W., MS.ED
Florida Family Court requires divorcing/separating couples with minor children to complete a DCF approved parenting class before finalizing their divorce. 

Florida DCF
​Approved Provider

Annie Richardson

Call (407) 926-0379
to register for an in-person class
​Questions?
1-877-874-1365
Se Habla Español
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Annie R. Richardson, B.S.W., M.S.W., MS.ED
Annie Richardson is a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and three beautiful great granddaughters. She loves her family and believes children’s needs precede parental relationships.  Her years of personal experience working with her own family and clinical families, has awarded her a rich resource for helping clinical parents and children with conflicts in parenting, marriage, and divorce.

Mrs. Richardson’s educational career expands over 30 years of service during which time she earned a Bachelor Degree in Social Work, and a Master Degree in Education Counseling.  Prior to earning her degrees, she was awarded a Charge Nursing Certificate from a Nursing Program.

Her education and training equipped her with the skills necessary to provide a broad range of services working with children, parents, families, schools, hospitals, and communities.

Her extensive background of experience included a variety of settings; Breakthrough Counseling Education Center, therapeutic groups, classes, and workshops teaching social skills and self esteem for children, marriage, divorce, and co parenting.  Elementary School Social Worker; Elementary School Counselor; Foster Care Case Manager, Instructor for Therapeutic Foster Care Training for Foster Parents; and Hospital Nursing.

Mrs. Richardson is truly a motivated professional that demonstrates excellence in leadership, care, and service to others.  Her passion for children influenced her to develop the Guidance Awareness Program (GAP), a self esteem program for children to teach and empower social skills in children.
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Education and Recognitions: 
  • Bachelor Degree (B.S.W.) in Social Work, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
  • Graduate Degree (M.S.) in Education: Counseling, New York University, Brockport, NY
  • Graduate Degree (M.S.W.) in Social Work, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
  • Author of the:  Guidance Awareness Program (GAP):  Self Esteem Program for children
  • Recipient of the:  “Parent School Volunteer of the Year Award” for O.C.P.S.
  • National Parkinson Foundation Program implementer at Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL 
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Online Course Features:

Video Scenarios
Watch videos with common co-parenting problems and then see different responses that produce positive and negative results.
Guided Questions
After each video scenario, CIBO presents the user with guided questions to explore how each problem can be addressed, and to increase your understanding of the situation.
Reinforcing Quizzes
At the end of each chapter, you'll have the opportunity to reinforce what you've learned by taking a quiz. Quizzes help ensure that you'll be ready to handle situations in the future.
Skills Practice
You can spend time practicing and refining your skills in our Skills Practice section - meant to increase your confidence in the skills taught in CIBO.