Florida DCF Approved In-Person Provider
Children in Between Course
Lauri Shannon, LCSW, LMSW, MCAP
34931 US Hwy 19 N
Suite 117
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
(786) 423-6787
Children in Between is an approved course curriculum accepted by Florida DCF to fulfill requirements regarding Parent Education and Family Stabilization. Florida Statute 61.21 requires that parents involved in a dissolution of marriage complete a 4-hour parenting class if they have children under 18 years old.
Children In Between is a skills-based program that helps children and parents deal with the children’s reactions to divorce. Divorcing parents may use their children to manipulate and/or control each other around a variety of personal, social, and  financial issues. These tactics increase the stress and anxiety typically experienced by children of divorce and can increase children’s risk for behavior problems, depression, delinquency, substance use, teen pregnancy, school failure and dropout, and suicide. The course seeks to alleviate children’s problems such as:
  • Loss of concentration and attention
  • Declining grades and behavior problems at school
  • Withdrawal from friends
  • Emotional outbursts and health problems
  • Serious anger with one or both parents
  • Delinquency and substance use
​Florida DCF Approved In-Person Provider
Lauri Shannon, LCSW, LMSW, MCAP
34931 US Hwy 19 N
Suite 117
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
(786) 423-6787
My Master’s of Social Work degree was earned at Fordham University in New York City in 2002. Prior to that I earned a Master’s of Science degree in Human Resources Management from the New School also in New York City in 1993. I received my Undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1991 with a BA in Psychology. I became a Licensed Master of Social Work in NY and planned to open a private practice in NYC but plans changed when my husband and I decided to move with our, at the time, 4 year old daughter to Miami.

I continue my professional development as an active member of the National Association of Social Workers, as the Membership Growth and Chair of NADP-The National Association of Divorce Professionals and by attending conferences that enhance my skills and knowledge. My love for my career and the compassion I possess for my clients make me an effective therapist.​
Florida DCF Approved Course Provider
​Children in Between Online
Children in Between is an approved course curriculum accepted by Florida DCF to fulfill requirements regarding Parent Education and Family Stabilization.
​Florida Statute 61.21 requires that parents involved in a dissolution of marriage complete a 4-hour parenting class if they have children under 18 years old.
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