Parenting coordination is a collaborative dispute resolution process in which divorced or separated parents engage a parenting coordinator to assist them to manage and resolve disputes relating to their children.
In the past several years Parenting Coordination has gained some traction in Australia. Pacifica Congress proposes to endorse Parenting Coordinators who have met the criteria for inclusion in a training course, and successfully completed the course.
Parenting Coordinators come from multidisciplinary professions including:
The course will include academic research and recent articles, honing drafting skills specific to parenting coordination.
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This course will include academic research and recent articles, honing drafting skills specific to parenting coordination, upgrading mediation skills appropriate for parenting coordination, role-plays, practical advice, supervision, a training manual and personal assessments
This course will train the delegates to become suitably qualified and ready to practice as Parenting Coordinators.
A Parenting Coordinator must be a mental health or family law professional or certified and qualified family dispute resolution practitioner in accordance with the Family Law Act 1975.
Parenting Coordinators must have had training and experience in family dispute resolution mediation and extensive practical professional experience with family cases involving high conflict coparenting dynamics.
In addition, anyone wishing to become a Parenting Coordinator should have
• Child development knowledge
• Conflict dynamics skills and knowledge
• Mental health understanding
• Understanding of Family Law
• Family violence understanding, including the capacity to identify patterns of coercive and controlling behaviour
• Complex case management skills
• Diversity should be encouraged to meet the needs of particular families
Once trained all endorsed parenting coordinators will be included on the Pacifica Website Parenting Coordinators Public Searchable Database.
The course will include both Australian and international presenters who will provide comprehensive training.
The course is a dynamic intense training program that has been developed specifically for mental health, legal or family dispute resolution practitioners.
Presenters:
Honourable Diana Bryant (former Chief Justice of Family Court, Lilia Szarski, Child and Family Psychologist, FDRP, and Amanda Graham, Monash University Law will support the integration of the PC process to the Australian legislation.
The multi-disciplinary nature of the expert presenters (psychologists, experienced PC practitioner, doctorate of law in PC, a solicitor, academic and experienced FDRP and PC practitioner) provide a balanced and holistic approach to post-divorce or -separation dispute resolution.
The course will include academic research and recent articles, honing drafting skills specific to parenting coordination.
Click for further information about course content including registration.