Child Contact Centres
For the Sake of the Kids
Children should be supported to keep in touch with both parents after separation, whenever it is safe and possible for them to do so, says Stuart Valentine, Chief Executive of Relationships Scotland (This article originally appeared in the Scotsman) Bringing up children is one of the toughest challenges anyone can face. Even with the well-intentioned…
Read MoreQ&A with experienced Family Mediator and Child Contact Centre Manager Pauline Nimmo.
1.Why did you decide to pursue a career in child contact centres and family mediation? While doing the Diploma in counselling I found Relationships Scotland – Family Mediation South Lanarkshire while looking for a placement. Although not relevant to my training I spoke to the manager who explained the CCC and I was immediately interested…
Read MoreParenting Apart Project – Year 1 Summary
Parenting Apart information sessions have been offered across Scotland, from 11 Member Services, since funding was awarded by the Scottish Government in April 2015. In that time over 300 parents have participated in group or individual sessions and found out how to make splitting up less stressful for children. The feedback from parents has been…
Read MoreNew Inverness Child Contact Centre Opens
Relationships Scotland – Family Mediation Highland has just opened their new Child Contact Centre in Inverness. Funded by The Big Lottery, this is the first of three centres which will be located in key locations throughout Highland. Situated within walking distance of both the train and bus station, the Inverness based centre is staffed by…
Read MorePositive Relationships at the Heart of Scotland
Guest blog post by Morag Chisholm, Counsellor & Treasurer at Relationships Scotland Dumfries & Galloway Politicians both sides of the border are fond of extolling the virtues of family values, often without taking time to understand the complexities of modern relationships. MSPs at our recent Parliamentary event instead chose listening and learning with third and…
Read MoreOur child contact centre projects secure £1.5m Lottery funding
Projects supporting Scottish families through the toughest of times, including conflict and relationship breakdown, are to expand their services thanks to over £1.5 million from the Big Lottery Fund. Today’s total of £1,574,143 goes to five organisations supporting child contact centres in different parts of the country. • Relationships Scotland Orkney • Relationships Scotland Borders…
Read MoreCase Study: Using a Child Contact Centre
Continuing our informative series of blogs for Child Contact Centre Awareness Week, Paula McGuire interviews one set of parents about their experience of using a centre. When starting a family, no-one expects to be arranging contact with their child somewhere down the line. It’s no wonder then that Child Contact Centres aren’t at the forefront…
Read MoreLifelines: Pauline Nimmo on European Child Contact Centre Awareness Week
This Lifelines problem page written by local Child Contact Centre Manager Pauline Nimmo originally appeared in Scotland on Sunday (21/04/13). I HAVE two children aged ten and seven. My ex-partner and I had an acrimonious separation and I had to go to court to see my children. My ex made allegations that I was…
Read MoreChild Contact Centre Awareness Week: Myths and Truths
It’s Child Contact Centre Awareness Week in Scotland and in Europe. For those who are unaware of what a child contact centre does, Pauline Nimmo addresses some common myths and truths to shed more light. Myths Child Contact Centres are full of junkies, paedophiles and alcoholics. CCC are not full of ‘junkies, paedophiles…
Read MoreInfographic: Child Contact Centre Awareness Week 2013
Child Contact Centre Awareness Week is 22-28 April this year. We’ll have an amazing range of blog posts looking at the importance of spending quality time with your kids to celebrate the week. Lots of our affiliated centres will be having open days as well, get in touch if you’d like to find out more.…
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