Seperated Parents Information Programme (PIP)

The PIP for Separated Parents

  • Is designed to help parents understand the impact of ongoing parental conflict on their children and to provide advice and support about how to reduce it. The course aims to enable parents to take steps towards their own solutions.

  • Is usually delivered to mixed groups of applicants and respondents in two, two hour sessions or one 4 hour sessions. The whole course must be attended.

  • Couples do not attend the same course, and it is important that both parents attend.

......A PIP might be appropriate when:

  • Parents have lost sight of their children’s needs due to ongoing conflict

  • Where the parents find that their feelings and reactions to the separation are affecting their ability to communicate about their children

  • As a preparation for mediation

  • Where there are no safeguarding concerns about children or parents
   
Course Content


The divorce and separation process
parents are encouraged to think in a solution focused way about their situation

What children need
parents watch a powerful DVD made by young people that follows a separating family over six months

Parent communication
parents are also asked to discuss a prepared scenario and to look at it from the perspectives of the mother, father and children

Emotions
finally parents look at the emotional impact of divorce & separation and options for moving forward
 
To participate in a course


Courts now have the power to direct or order parents to attend Contact Activities that are aimed at promoting safe contact with children

Parents can be ordered to attend a mediation information meeting, a parenting information programme or a domestic violence perpetrator programme

Cafcass will assess for suitability for the course and discuss availability with individual families.

Courses run on Wednesday's at 10am and Thursday's at 6pm
 

 

  
 

The provider reports back attendance only and does not make an assessment of parties responses

Parents are asked to feedback via an evaluation form



For further information please contact Clare Hudson on:
01484 519988 or e-mail children-familyservices@nccuk.org.uk