What is CIM ?
‘Child-inclusive’ (mediation) practice can be defined as a process which gives children and young people the opportunity to have a conversation (verbal, written, through play or storytelling) with professionals assisting their parents to make arrangements for the children’s future (in mediation).
It enables consenting children and young people to share their experiences of parental/family separation and express their concerns and views, and for these to be sensitively considered with their parents so that their developmental needs can be better understood and taken into account within the dispute resolution process (mediation).’
[Report of the VotC Advisory Group March 2015]