News – Two parents. Two homes. https://www.twohomes.org Sun, 07 Jul 2024 16:34:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.twohomes.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-logo2-32x32.png News – Two parents. Two homes. https://www.twohomes.org 32 32 ICSP 10th Anniversary – Video-Documentation online now https://www.twohomes.org/icsp-10th-anniversary-video-documentation-online-now/ Sun, 07 Jul 2024 16:29:31 +0000 https://www.twohomes.org/?p=1287 On the occasion of the 10th anniversary, the ICSP organized a Live-Online Half-Day Conference via zoom on May 3, 2024.

offering an overview of the history and scientific achievements of the ICSP, followed by live interviews with key founding members and a cross-country checkup on the development and state of shared parenting around the world (details see final program).

We are pleased to announce that the video documentation of our online event is now available for free.

]]> ICSP 10th Anniversary – final program available now https://www.twohomes.org/icsp-10th-anniversary-final-program-available-now/ Fri, 03 May 2024 08:37:09 +0000 https://www.twohomes.org/?p=1278 Reminder and Final Program
Live-Online Conference on May 3, 2024

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary the ICSP has organized a Live-Online Half-Day Conference on May 3, 2024, offering an overview of the history and scientific achievements of the ICSP, followed by live interviews with key founding members and a cross-country checkup on the development and state of shared parenting around the world (see final program).

The event will be held via zoom and will start at 5pm UTC (7pm/19:00 CEST)
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Here is theZoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84400123483?pwd=WUk3UzFWWlVyWThmbWdLc250Ykd6Zz09

Please share this announcement and the program with your networks.
All are welcome to attend at no cost and registration.

]]> ICSP 10th Anniversary – preliminary program available https://www.twohomes.org/10th-anniversary-of-the-international-council-on-shared-parenting-icsp/ Sun, 21 Apr 2024 12:58:05 +0000 https://www.twohomes.org/?p=1271 Invitation and Preliminary Program
Live-Online Conference on May 3, 2024

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary the ICSP has organized a Live-Online Half-Day Conference on May 3, 2024, offering an overview of the history and scientific achievements of the ICSP, followed by live interviews with key founding members and a cross-country checkup on the development and state of shared parenting around the world (see preliminary program).

The event will be held via zoom and will start at 5pm UTC (7pm/19:00 CET)
check your time here

Here is theZoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84400123483?pwd=WUk3UzFWWlVyWThmbWdLc250Ykd6Zz09

Please share this announcement and the program with your networks.
All are welcome to attend at no cost and registration.

]]> 10th Anniversary of the International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP) https://www.twohomes.org/press-information/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:19:28 +0000 https://www.twohomes.org/?p=1253 Take Advantage of our Very Special Offer!


Full Conference Video Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Shared Parenting Held on May 5-7, 2023, in Athens, Greece
NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR FREE
10th Anniversary Live-Online Conference on May 3, 2024

As the world’s leading organization devoted to the study of shared parenting and the best interests of children after parental separation, the International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP) is celebrating its 10th anniversary after the foundation on 21-23 Febuary, 2014 in Bonn, Germany.
Within the last ten years the ICSP has organized six International Conferences on Shared Parenting, the most recent in Athens, Greece, held on May 5-7, 2023.
In the frame of our 10th ICSP anniversary we are pleased to announce a very special offer to all members, conference delegates and interested persons:
The entire video proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Shared Parenting are now available to the public. The whole archive has been online since July 2023, but was reserved for registered persons.

Ten months after the successful conference in Athens, we are very pleased to announce, that the videos are now available for free to the public.

The footage includes all 100+ presentations at the conference, including all plenary, workshop, round table and panel presentations as well as Q&A. Registration is open at the conference website: https://athens-2023.org/

Take the opportunity and share it with your networks to view the latest scientific research as well as presentations on best practices in law and mental health practice on shared parenting, parental alienation and the best interests of children and families undergoing separation and divorce. The theme of our sixth international conference was, New Paradigms: Advances in Research and Practice on Shared Parenting. Our subthemes included: International Comparisons in Shared Parenting Law, Best Practices in Child- and Family-Friendly Justice, Best Practices in Child- and Family-Friendly Mental Health Intervention, Experiences of Children and Families Affected by Domestic Violence and Parental Alienation, and Overcoming Barriers to the Establishment of Shared Parenting in Law. The vídeos from the conference workshops are grouped according to these five subthemes.

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]]> 6th International Conference of the Parental Alienation Study Group (PASG) in Oslo https://www.twohomes.org/6th-international-conference-of-the-parental-alienation-study-group-pasg-in-oslo/ Sat, 25 Nov 2023 16:22:11 +0000 https://www.twohomes.org/?p=1245 We are please to announce to you the 6th International Conference of the Parental Alienation Study Group (PASG) in Oslo in September 4-6, 2024.The conference theme is “Promoting the best interests of the child” – further details on the location, schedule, abstract submission and registration are available on the conference website https://www.pasg.no/konferanse-2024.

 

]]> Countering Denialism About Parental Alienation https://www.twohomes.org/countering-denialism-about-parental-alienation/ Sun, 12 Nov 2023 14:45:27 +0000 https://www.twohomes.org/?p=1240 A recent article by ICSP-President Edward Kruk,
published in Psychology Today.

 

 

 

 

KEY POINTS

  • Parental alienation is a form of family violence that targets otherwise healthy parent-child relationships.
  • The scientific status of parental alienation has been confirmed through a large body of research.
  • Spurious claims against the concept of parental alienation can be refuted by existing scientific evidence.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/co-parenting-after-divorce/202311/countering-denialism-about-parental-alienation

]]> Conclusions of the fifth international conference on Shared Parenting https://www.twohomes.org/conclusions-for-vancouver-conference/ Sun, 11 Oct 2020 13:40:47 +0000 https://www.twohomes.org/registration-for-vancouver-opened/ The conclusions of the 2020 Online ICSP-Conference are published.

Conference Conclusions

CONCLUSIONS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON SHARED PARENTING

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THEME AND GOALS OF THE CONFERENCE

The Fifth International Conference on Shared Parenting, co-sponsored by the International Council on Shared Parenting and the University of British Columbia School of Social Work, brought together scholars and family practitioners from two fields of practice, shared parenting and family violence, under the conference theme, the Intersection of Shared Parenting and Family Violence. Our goals were to open channels of communication and begin a dialogue on the topic, and to develop guidelines with respect to family law and therapeutic practice when parenting after divorce is a contested issue between parents and family violence may be an issue of concern, whether in the past, present or future. We sought to resolve the present impasse concerning how family law should proceed when family violence is an issue of concern in contested cases of child custody. We also sought to address four related issues concerning legal and therapeutic practice at the intersection of shared parenting and family violence: family violence education and training; family violence assessment and screening; specialized interventions in cases of historical family violence; and alternatives to shared parenting in situations of family violence.

 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT AND FURTHER RESEARCH

  1. Family violence framed as gender-specific and viewed as “violence against women” should give way to more gender-neutral conceptualizations such as “partner abuse.”
  2. At the same time, mothers and children are affected by family violence in a different way than fathers, and violence against women and gender-based family violence is a serious issue, especially during parental separation and divorce.
  3. The state of knowledge about family violence, and parental alienation as a form of family violence, in contested custody cases has advanced significantly in recent years, and this knowledge should be incorporated into reform efforts in professional practice, policy and law.

 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LAW REFORM, POLICY AND PRACTICE

  1.  Shared parenting is a viable post-divorce parenting arrangement that is optimal to child development and well-being, including for children of non-violent high conflict parents. We thus support a rebuttable legal presumption of shared parenting in family law.
  2. We support a rebuttable legal presumption against shared parenting in family violence cases.
  3. Family violence is a criminal law matter, and children witnessing family violence is a child protection concern.
  4. Parental alienation is a serious form of family violence and child abuse in contested child custody cases.
  5. We draw attention to needed reforms in professional practice in four key areas:
    1. The Education and Training of Practitioners in Family Violence During Separation and Divorce
    2. Screening for Family Violence
    3. Safety Provisions in Cases of Historical Family Violence Where Specialized Interventions May Enable Shared Parenting
    4. Alternatives to Shared Parenting in Cases of Family Violence
]]> Announcement of Live Online Conference Dec 5- 6, 2020 https://www.twohomes.org/announcement-of-live-online-conference-dec-5-6-2020/ Thu, 21 May 2020 18:48:15 +0000 https://www.twohomes.org/?p=858 Due to the unprecedented world health situation, the International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP) has now rescheduled the conference to December 5-6, 2020.

We have reformatted the event as a livestreamed online conference. The theme of the conference will remain the same: “The intersection of shared parenting and family violence.”

The Scientific Co-Chairs of the conference, Dr. Edward Kruk and Dr. Jennifer Harman, regard the conference as a unique opportunity to engage online with the leading scientific experts and professional practitioners on shared parenting and family violence, and to examine the latest research and best practices in regard to the intersection of the two.

Mark your calendars to hear presenters, in real time, share scientific and practical information on a variety of topics such as differentiating between high conflict and family violence, and implications for shared parenting arrangements; evaluating the impact of shared parenting in the prevention of family violence; developing guidelines for family violence education and training of divorce practitioners helping families develop parenting plans after separation; developing screening procedures for family violence; establishing safety and specialized procedures when family violence has been or has the potential to be an issue of concern; and developing alternatives to shared parenting in the context of family violence.

Registration begins in September 2020.

For more conference information visit: www.vancouver2020.org

Deadline for the Second Call for Papers is June 30, 2020:
www.vancouver2020.org/about-the-conference.
Please note that if you have already submitted a presentation proposal for the original conference you will not have to do so again.

About the conference organizers:

The International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP) is an international association founded in 2014 with members drawn from scientific, family professions and civil society sectors. The purpose of the association is first, the dissemination and advancement of scientific knowledge on the needs and rights (“best interests”) of children whose parents are living apart, and second, to formulate evidence-based recommendations about the legal, judicial and practical implementation of shared parenting.

]]> Inscription pour 2020 https://www.twohomes.org/register-for-2020/ Sun, 17 Mar 2019 11:18:57 +0000 https://www.twohomes.org/?p=245 Inscrivez-vous pour la cinquième conférence
internationale sur la résidence alternée qui
se tiendra à Vancouver, du 29 mai au 1° juin
2020. Le thème est « Au croisement entre
résidence alternée et violence familiale. »

Inscrivez vous maintenant

]]> Conclusions de la conférence internationale sur la résidence alternée Strasbourg 2018 https://www.twohomes.org/conference-conclusions-2018/ Sun, 17 Mar 2019 11:05:31 +0000 https://www.twohomes.org/conference-conclusions-2018/ Conformément aux articles de la Convention Internationale des Droits de l’Enfant, le CIRA/ICSP
appelle le Comité des Nations Unies pour les Droits de l’Enfant, le Conseil de l’Europe,
les gouvernements et les associations professionnelles à modifier les lois et les pratiques.

  1. Identifier la résidence alternée comme un droit fondamental de l’enfant.
  2. Porter leur attention sur le besoin spécifique des enfants de parents séparés et divorcés de connaître et d’être éduqué par leurs deux parents, et à considérer la résidence alternée comme la meilleure assurance pour répondre à ce besoin.
  3. Respecter l’opinion des enfants concernant leurs préférences relatives à leurs modalités de vie après la séparation ou le divorce de leurs parents.
  4. Définir clairement et rendre opérationnel le concept « d’intérêt supérieur de l’enfant » dans le contexte de la séparation des parents, afin de parvenir à une compréhension de cet « intérêt supérieur » qui soit fondée sur des preuves scientifiques et centrée sur l’enfant.
  5. Identifier la résidence alternée comme étant dans l’intérêt supérieur de l’enfant, dans la mesure où cet arrangement maintient les relations de l’enfant avec ses deux parents et réduit les conflits entre les parents.
  6. Assurer, dans toute la mesure du possible, la survie et le développement des enfants de parents séparés et divorcés, et prendre toutes les mesures législatives, administratives, sociales et éducatives appropriées pour protéger ces enfants de toute forme de violence, de préjudice ou de maltraitance, physique ou mentale, négligence ou traitement négligent, maltraitance ou exploitation, y compris l’aliénation parentale en tant que forme de violence psychologique envers les enfants et de violence familiale.

Nous appelons les gouvernements et les employeurs à :

  1. Instituer des politiques familiales qui soutiennent et protègent la participation des deux parents au travail et à la vie familiale, y compris un soutien égal aux mères et aux pères en ce qui concerne les congés parentaux et les congés pour raisons familiales.

Nous appelons le Comité des droits de l’enfant des Nations Unies, le Conseil de l’Europe et les institutions internationales à :

  1. Prendre des mesures pour que les États membres ne discriminent pas les enfants de parents séparés ou divorcés sur la base du statut parental, notamment en ce qui concerne l’éloignement d’un parent de la vie quotidienne d’un enfant.
  2. Encourager les États signataires de la Convention à adopter la résidence alternée comme fondement du droit de la famille.

Télécharger le rapport final de la conférence (pdf)

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