associated with a very wide range of impacts on parental relationships from making things worse (the to failing to improve poor relationships (including ‘conflict-inflaming’), the don’t need to change’ cases where the respondent focused on their own goals and ‘I saw no reason to change their own behaviour), to temporary improvements through to hugely improved relationships (the DIY’). Equally, those cases that did opt ‘transformative for mediation could end in agreement and improved relationships (the full ‘positive pathway’) or continuing proceedings and no change in relationships (‘negative full pathway’). Table 9.1. Case pathways and outcomes typology, by completed stage of the programme Stage Group Uptake of Method of Plus Parent complete of the agreement/ Case type experience relationship referral decision No joint meeting – No change Non-starter Ok Positive father insisted No Court (poor) on separate SPIP rooms session *Group-session Resident RP-initiated RP-initiated only generated Ok Positive parent (RP) No private change only attended agreement Ok Ok Argumentative No Court Worse Inappropriate Inappropriate Ok or Unhelpful or No change No DV irrelevant oppressive (poor) Negative - I don’t need to Limited No change Ok patronising or No Court change relevance (poor) do not listen Ok, some Temporary Short-term attempted Ok Positive No Court improvements only Restarted or Improved or improved *Court-ordered Ok Positive No Court hugely SPIP and but improved improved Plus Inappropriate effective Private Already – Already sorted Ok Too basic No agreement effective Restarted Private Improved Ok Positive No DIY agreement (hugely) Consent SPIP order but Negative full Partial No change Plus and Ok Ok Ok ongoing pathway agreement (poor) mediation
associated with a very wide range of impacts on parental relationships from making things worse (the ‘conflict-inflaming’), to failing to improve poor relationships (including the ‘I don’t need to change’ cases where the respondent focused on their own goals and saw no reason to change their own behaviour), to temporary improvements through to hugely improved relationships (the ‘transformative DIY’). Equally, those cases that did opt for mediation could end in agreement and improved relationships (the ‘positive full pathway’) or continuing proceedings and no change in relationships (‘negative full pathway’). Table 9.1. Case pathways and outcomes typology, by completed stage of the programme Stage Case type of the referral Group Plus experience Uptake of Method of agreement/ decision Parent relationship SPIP session only Non-starter Ok Positive No joint meeting – father insisted on separate rooms No Court No change (poor) *Group-session generated change Ok Positive Resident parent (RP) only attended No RP-initiated private agreement RP-initiated SPIP and Plus Ok Ok Argumentative No Court Worse Inappropriate DV Inappropriate Ok or irrelevant Unhelpful or oppressive No No change (poor) I don’t need to change Ok Limited relevance Negative - patronising or do not listen No Court No change (poor) Short-term improvements Ok Positive Ok, some attempted No Court Temporary only *Court-ordered but improved Ok Positive Restarted or improved No Court Improved or hugely improved Already sorted Inappropriate – effective Ok Too basic No Private agreement Already effective DIY Ok Positive Restarted No Private agreement Improved (hugely) SPIP Plus and mediation Negative full pathway Ok Ok Ok Partial agreement Consent order but ongoing No change (poor) complete