Appendices Appendix A: Program Logic Parenting Orders Support Pilot: Consolidated Program Logic Program Goal: The POP Pilot aims to divert parents from initiating applications for contraventions of parenting orders in the event of disputes. CCVT: To assist separated parents to minimise conflict, promote the best interests of children and divert them from initiating contraventions of parenting orders Background/ Needs Objectives Inputs Activities Participants Short-Medium term outcomes Long-term UF: Post Orders (consolidated list) Impacts Intervention (POI) CCVT: Post Orders Support (POS) Most families with Assist parents to AGD: Funding and Intake and Parties / families Increased understanding of More cooperative disputes about pilot support with Interim or comply with existing assessment. parenting orders / court system. post separation parenting children post Final Parenting court orders Initial individual Greater insight re impact of arrangements. Unifam and CCVT: separation resolve Orders, seeking Avoid/reduce consultation poorly-managed conflict, training, these out of court. or likely to need parents returning to Co-facilitation hybrid litigation on children. Improved child, facilities, resources, However, a small support and court model*; Increased insight and individual, family access to support, minority return to assistance to To assist separated Assessment: risk; accountability. & community resources court multiple times. It implement families to minimise suitability etc. Improved parenting capacity and wellbeing is in the best interests orders and avoid CFRE: Evaluation conflict and focus on Coaching, education, ability to focus on needs of of children for these return to court framework, the best interests of support children. Reduced litigation disputes to be resolved support, data analysis their children Triage Increased predictability / stability / court demands quickly and for parents and reporting. sessions for children to have skills to (hybrid); multi-party Increased ability to manage manage ongoing parenting & / or individual conflict / decreased conflict / responsibilities family violence interviews / cooperatively. feedback, where Enhanced communication & appropriate negotiation, inter-parental To address this relationships the AGD is conducting a Parenting Orders
Appendices Appendix A: Program Logic Parenting Orders Support Pilot: Consolidated Program Logic Program Goal: The POP Pilot aims to divert parents from initiating applications for contraventions of parenting orders in the event of disputes. CCVT: To assist separated parents to minimise conflict, promote the best interests of children and divert them from initiating contraventions of parenting orders Background/ Needs Objectives Inputs Activities UF: Post Orders Intervention (POI) CCVT: Post Orders Support (POS) Participants Short-Medium term outcomes (consolidated list) Long-term Impacts Most families with disputes about parenting children post separation resolve these out of court. However, a small minority return to court multiple times. It is in the best interests of children for these disputes to be resolved quickly and for parents to have skills to manage ongoing parenting responsibilities cooperatively. To address this the AGD is conducting a Parenting Orders Assist parents to comply with existing court orders Avoid/reduce parents returning to court To assist separated families to minimise conflict and focus on the best interests of their children AGD: Funding and pilot support Unifam and CCVT: training, facilities, resources, access to support, resources CFRE: Evaluation framework, support, data analysis and reporting. Intake and assessment. Initial individual consultation Co-facilitation hybrid model*; Assessment: risk; suitability etc. Coaching, education, support Triage sessions (hybrid); multi-party & / or individual interviews / feedback, where appropriate Parties / families with Interim or Final Parenting Orders, seeking or likely to need support and assistance to implement orders and avoid return to court Increased understanding of parenting orders / court system. Greater insight re impact of poorly-managed conflict, litigation on children. Increased insight and accountability. Improved parenting capacity and ability to focus on needs of children. Increased predictability / stability for children Increased ability to manage conflict / decreased conflict / family violence Enhanced communication & negotiation, inter-parental relationships More cooperative post separation arrangements. Improved child, individual, family & community wellbeing Reduced litigation / court demands
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