Setting Boundaries with Separated Parents from Day One:

Implementing the Two Home Family Policy for Sustainable Practice

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

Your Complete Policy Document and Implementation Guide to protect your clients and your practice when working with children from separated families

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Children from separated families are at higher risk of adverse outcomes, so it’s no surprise their parents seek out your expert guidance. But practices often turn these families away, caught in fear about being inadvertently drawn into the courtroom, or lacking clarity in what boundaries they can hold and how to hold them with parents who are living in threat mode and filled with angst about what is happening for their kid.

The reality is, your colleagues are exhausted—and you might be too.

This looks like:

Doing free therapy by email.

Replying to paragraphs of conflict outside of billable hours.

Worrying about consent.

Lacking clarity about their legal and ethical obligation to continue when dual parent consent is difficult to obtain.

Getting triangulated into conflict.

Trying to keep up with who is booking, who is paying, and whose 'insights and perspectives' should be listened to - and how that impacts the child.

Fearing the Court.

Lawyers figured out mental health professionals are useful - we are being subpoenaed into conflict at higher rates than ever before, and most clinicians were simply not trained for how to handle these moments without going into panic.

My dear colleagues,

You can breathe easy and get back to sleep at night.

We can take so much of the hard work, stress and complication out of this work simply by ensuring we have the right setup from the start - providing clear boundaries and guides to separated families by sharing with them your universal “Two Home Family Policy”.

Separated Families Policy Webinar & Ready-to-Use Template

This 90-minute on-demand webinar is the only resource you need to completely overhaul how your practice manages separated parents. I’ll be giving you the:

  • Exact legal and ethical framework and

  • Your ready-to-use policy document to immediately put in place.

You will walk away with a legally-informed, Code of Conduct-compliant Separated Families Policy that protects your clients, protects your practice, and

radically reduces your administrative load and legal risk.

From Conflict-Driven Chaos to Clinical Confidence.

Imagine a practice where every separated parent interaction is calm, contained, and clear.

  • You regain your time. Your policy handles the boundaries, so you don't have to. No more long, free emails—only billable, structured communication.

  • You work with legal and ethical confidence.

  • You will know the clinical decision tree to determine: When you need consent from both parents, when sole consent is sufficient, and how to help parents understand the full implications of consent—all while protecting yourself in high-risk cases.

  • You become transparently neutral. Your impartiality in parental disagreements will be visible from the moment of intake. By being proactive rather than reactive, you can focus 100% on the child's well-being.

  • You are protected from the Court. You have documentation that clearly defines your therapeutic role, pre-empting conflict and protecting your clinical notes from misuse.

This is how you make working with two-home families sustainable, ethical, and rewarding.

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About Your Presenter

Tiffany Rochester

I am a Clinical Psychologist and Co-Parenting Coach based in Boorloo (Perth, WA), the founder of The Same Mountain and Co-Parenting Companion and an AHPRA-endorsed supervisor, international speaker and trainer.

This Separated Families Policy and the accompanying implementation webinar are a culmination of my two decades of experience bridging clinical practice and the family law sector, including as an expert witness and provider of court-mandated therapy.

This policy and webinar are designed to solve the daily frustrations that get in the way, including:

  • Clarity on the who, when and how of providing updates and written information to parents.

  • Clear explanations of the consent process for parents with and without parental responsibility.

  • Protecting the child’s therapeutic space and confidentiality while ensuring both parents are appropriately involved.

Join me for 90 minutes of crystal-clear guidance:

  • 90-Minute Training: I walk you through the non-negotiable components of a robust separated families policy, step-by-step.

  • The Complete "Two Home Family Policy" Template: A professionally drafted, ready-to-personalise 6-page comprehensive policy template that instantly protects your practice and defines your role.

  • Consent and Responsibility Made Simple: Learn exactly when dual consent is required, when one parent is sufficient, and how to handle "Mature Minor" decisions.

  • Communication Boundaries: Implement processes to handle requests for updates and reports, ensuring you only communicate in a structured, billable way, and avoid "free therapy by email".

  • Risk Management & Safety Plans: Understand your mandatory reporting obligations and how to document decisions around parental notification.

  • Court-Proofing Your Practice: Clarify your role as a therapeutic support provider, not a forensic evaluator, and learn how to manage requests for documentation and court contracts to stay out of the legal battleground.

  • From the Moment of Intake: The exact process for the first appointment to clarify legal context, identify parental responsibility, and contact with the non-attending parent.

FAQ

Do I need to watch the webinar? Why can't I just buy the policy template?

While you will receive the full "Two Home Family Policy" template as part of your purchase, the template alone is not enough to protect your practice. 

The 90-minute masterclass is the difference between owning a document and 

owning the strategy. During the training, you will learn the 'why' behind every clause—especially around consent, confidentiality, and risk—which is your professional justification if your decisions are ever questioned. Australian law has critical grey areas. The webinar addresses these nuances, ensuring you can adapt the policy correctly for high-risk and high-conflict families.

The template is the "what," the webinar is the "how", and the "why." We take a Policy Document and turn it into a compassionate therapeutic intervention.

I work in a group practice. Can one person buy the webinar and use the policy for the practice/train the rest of the team?

No, this template is strictly for Individual Professional Use Only.

To ensure every clinician is protected and understands the strategic implementation, which is critical for liability and consistent boundary setting, each team member must attend the training.

Contact us for a Train Your Team Discount for multiple registrations from the same practice.

I'm not a psychologist, I'm a social worker/counsellor. Is it still relevant?

Yes. While the policy is grounded in the Psychology Code of Conduct, the core issues of consent, communication, boundaries, and risk management with separating families are universal to all mental health professionals in Australia. The template is provided for professional use only and is fully adaptable to your professional circumstances.

Does the policy template meet legal requirements?

The template provides a robust, ethically-sound framework. However, you are responsible for personalising it and seeking independent legal advice to ensure it meets all applicable legal, regulatory, and ethical requirements in your specific jurisdiction.

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