Children Beyond Dispute

Professor Jennifer McIntosh AM is one of the world’s leading child psychologists in the divorce and family trauma fields and is a pioneer of Child Inclusive mediation practices. Her powerful insights and wisdom, collected over 30 years of therapeutic, mediation, teaching and research experience are here now for all to benefit from. On this site, you will find an array of evidence based educational and therapeutic resources, providing guidance, support and inspiration for separated families, to remain child focused and to find their higher ground in post-separation parenting. CBD is home to: Child Inclusive Mediation and Counselling – an online training program for mediators, child specialists, therapists, children’s lawyers, parenting coordinators, and more. Young Children in Divorce and Separation – a short and powerful program for separated parents of infants and very young children. Specialist resources and products for individual cases and group work, for all practitioners across family law contexts, mediators, judges, child specialists, family therapists, parent coordinators, evaluators, guardians ad litem, contact service workers, and more.