What happens if we do not get on?
Your facilitator will meet with everyone individually
or speak to them on the phone if face to face is not possible. They will
discuss what is expected from each other to ensure the family meeting goes
well. There will be ground rules set at the start of the meeting in order to
remind everyone that the focus of the meeting is the safety and wellbeing of
the child/ren. People will be asked and expected to leave if the ground rules
are not followed. In most conferences, people actually come together and work
well to develop a plan, even if there have been difficulties in the past.
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