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FAMILY DRUGAND ALCOHOLCOURT HANDBOOK Contents THEPURPOSEOFFDAC3 INITIALPARENTINGASSESSMENT6 THEINITIALFORMULATIONMEETING8 THEINTERVENTIONPLANNINGMEETING(IPM)9 PREPARINGTHEREPORT10 EFFECTIVEREPORTWRITING11 CHILDREN’SNEEDS14 CHILDREN’STIMESCALES18 MONITORING,SUPPORT,TREATMENTANDTRAININGFORTHEFDACFAMILIES20 REVIEWINTERVENTIONPLANNINGMEETINGS(RIPM)23 REVIEWPARENTINGASSESSMENT24 THEFDACCOURTPROCESSANDTIMESCALES26 NON-LAWYERREVIEWS28 DETAILEDPROCEEDINGSTIMELINE29 FEEDBACK:VIEWSOFPARENTS,JUDGESANDOTHERPROFESSIONALS38 FORJUDGES41 THEPURPOSEOFFDAC FDACethos Oneoftheunderlyingprinciplesof FDACisthebeliefthathelpingfamiliestoovercometheirdifficultiesand raisehealthywell-adjustedchildrenisthebest possibleoutcome. Sometimesthatisnotpossible,inwhich casethe best outcome will be ensuring alternative long-term placements are foundforchildrenwithout unduedelay. Insuchcasesthe FDACapproachistoencourage parentsto keeptryingto overcometheir difficultiessotheycancontinuetoplayaroleintheirchildren’slivesandbeabletocareforfuturechildren. In FDAC, the assumption is that no parent wants their child to suffer and that every family in difficulty wantsthingstoget better.However,parentsoftendonot know howtosortthingsoutforthemselvesand fearthatiftheyaskforhelptheywillbejudgedandpunished.TheFDACapproachistoearnparent’strust andrespectsothattheyareabletobeopenandhonest. FDACstaffhaveseenparentsachieveamazingthingsbecausetheydiscoverhowtoreachoutforhelpand workaspartofateam.TheFDACapproachistotakeparents’desireforsomethingbetterandtosay,“You are not alone now, you can do it and we will help you”, but “whatever you decide there will be consequences”. FDAC gives parents the best possible chanceto overcometheir problems while at the sametimetestingwhetherthey canmeettheirchildren’s needswithinatimescalecompatiblewiththeir children’sneeds. Thisprocessisdescribedasa‘trialforchange’. Parentsappreciate beinggivenachanceto provethemselves.Thetrialfor