Contact Orders Program: Children First - June 2004

A Resource Manual for the Contact Orders Program

Publication date: June 2004

Author: Attorney-General’s Department, the Department of Family and Community Services and Keeping Contact - UnitingCare (Unifam) Counselling and Mediation Services (Parramatta), Mums and Dads Forever - Anglicare WA (Perth), and Parents in Contact -Relationships Australia Tasmania (Hobart)

In response to recommendations within the formal evaluation carried out in 2001–02, the Attorney-General’s Department funded a project to develop resource material for the Contact Orders Program, which has enabled the production of this Resource Manual and two videos.

The Resource Manual covers a range of different issues and therapeutic approaches as developed and implemented by the three sites during the pilot period.

This Resource Manual will be useful for:

organisations and their staff providing Contact Orders Programs,
agencies providing alternative dispute resolution post-separation programs, and
practitioners and organisations in the family law system, especially those who refer clients to post-separation programs and
provide an alternative to current penalties for breaches of Contact Orders.