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Mind the gap: parent education programmes and the family justice system

Smith, Leanne Jean ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7660-874X and Trinder, E. J. 2012. Mind the gap: parent education programmes and the family justice system. Child and Family Law Quarterly 24 (4) , pp. 428-451.

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Abstract

A recent evaluation of the Separated Parent Information Programme (PIP), the first nationally-available court-ordered parent education programme to be used in the UK in private law cases, found that the programme has limited impact on the amount of contact taking place but no discernable impact on the levels of conflict between parents. In this article two of the researchers involved in the evaluation explore the significance of the findings by examining them in the light of psychological research and in the context of general trends in the family justice system. The article notes that there is a significant gap between the needs of families in conflict and the ability of the PIP to address them. It is argued that this gap can be attributed to certain systematic, longstanding trends in the delivery of family justice which, unless addressed, will continue to stymie progress towards better outcomes for children.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Law
Subjects: K Law > K Law (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords: parenting disputes; conflict; PIP; contact; parent education programme; family justice
Publisher: Jordans Publishing
ISSN: 1358-8184
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Last Modified: 21 Oct 2022 10:34
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/40603

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