Private Law Working Group
Private Law Working Group Our Director Claire Field was invited to be a member of the Family Solutions Group (FSG), a subgroup of the Private Law Working Group, formed in 2019 with a brief to focus attention on improving the experiences of, and opportunities for, separating families away from the Family Court. Claire continues to […]
Centre For Justice Innovation
The Centre for Justice Innovation, seek to build a justice system which every citizen believes is fair and effective. They believe that the justice system should be focused on solving the issues that drive crime and social harm; that it should be fair in how it treats people; that it should be proportionate in the […]
Early intervention services could be left “unable to cope”
Early intervention services could be left “unable to cope” as lockdown measures lift due to the impact of school closures and social distancing on vulnerable families, new research warns. A new report by the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) and Action for Children, based on interviews with professionals across the children’s services sector, finds that the […]
‘Families Under Pressure’
The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) King’s College London, South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust and Maudsley Charity have worked together to create a series of films to help families struggling under the pandemic. ‘Families Under Pressure’ is a series of twelve short films offering parenting tips featuring based on decades […]
The beautiful, hard work of co-parenting | Joel Leon
“Co-parenting” isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of showing up for your family openly, consistently and lovingly, says storyteller and father Joel Leon. In this moving talk, he challenges all parents to play an equal, active role in their children’s daily lives, even in a world that often places the weight of sacrifice on […]
We are delighted to have been awarded the CANparent Quality Mark
We are delighted to have been awarded the CANparent Quality Mark for The Parenting Apart Programme (PAP). The CANparent Quality Mark is awarded to organisations running universal parenting classes. Choosing a parenting class with the CANparent Quality Mark is assurance that the class: Is relied on by parents to make a positive difference, it is […]
West Midlands Family Alliance Board
Over the last 2 years, Claire Field has been requested to attend various Legal conferences and seminars to talk about the programme. Through this forum, private Law solicitors have expressed their frustrations about the lack of support for parents other than mediation. The lack of knowledge within the judiciary system has also been identified through […]
Did you know that Zoom, Teams and Skype are keeping children in care connected to their families during lockdown?
Zoom, Teams and Skype are keeping children in care connected to their families during lockdown – 21st May 2020 New studies published by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory suggest pandemic has brought the advantages of digital communications for teenagers to the fore, though digital poverty and video calls with infants pose greater challenges. Digital platforms […]
Alternative Form of Dispute Resolution?
Did you know that the C100 form can be self-certified by parents providing they have participated in an ‘Alternative Form of Dispute Resolution’? The Parenting Apart Programme can be offered as an ‘Alternative Form of Dispute Resolution’ to parents going through conflict, divorce or separation prior to or alongside mediation. We make sure that parents […]
Has your client lost contact with their child/children?
Has your client lost contact with their child/children? At the Parenting Apart Programme, we provide supervised/supported contacts to families to assist in building and sustaining positive relationships between a child and non-resident parent/family. We can develop and implement a structured plan and incorporate this alongside the Parenting Apart Programme. Supervised/Supported contacts can be facilitated in […]