Child Inclusive Practice (CIP)

The voice of the child in family separation.

An evidence-based approach designed to hear the voices of children to ensure a child’s emotional needs are maintained post-separation. Child Inclusive Practice is a safe environment facilitated by trained pracitioners. Child Inclusive Practice is available to families with children aged 5-years or older.

The aim of Child Inclusive Practice are to:

• Create an environment that supports disputing parents;
• Facilitate a parenting agreement that preserves relationships;
• Supports a child’s psychological adjustment to the separation;
• Support parents to leave the dispute resolution forum on higher rather than diminished ground with respect to their post-separation parenting;
• Ensure that the ongoing mediation/litigation process and the agreements or decisions reached reflect the basic psycho-developmental needs of each child.