Reunification Therapy Application Process

1. Parents are to each complete and submit the reunification application form , under the registration tab on Renew’s website, along with all supporting documents (e.g., Court Order, Parenting Time plan, OCL report, CAS report, etc.).

2. If, from the information provided in the application, it appears the family may be a good candidate for Reunification Therapy as delivered by Renew, an administration fee of $300 and retainer of 15 hours at $170.00/hour will be required and a thorough assessment for suitability called a Clinical Intake Consultation (CIC) will proceed, and include:

• a review of the completed intake materials and selected and relevant documentation such as Court Endorsements, Minutes of Settlement, a s.30 Assessment Report, Court Orders and/or judgements. 
• interviews with parents, lawyers, and family members (including children) as required by the intake clinician to acquire a sufficient understanding of the clinical issues;
• and, in some cases, contact with other professionals previously involved with the family, to expand the clinician’s understanding of the clinical issues, or to consider the nature of any previously attempted therapeutic services.

3. The CIC may vary in nature and length. Meetings are scheduled with the parents, starting with an individual meeting with each parent, or in some cases a joint parent meeting, and possibly meetings with the other family members, individually or in combination. 

4. Upon completion of the CIC, therapy/intervention recommendations will be provided, which may include proceeding with Reunification Therapy for parent-child contact problems. Severe parent-child contact problem cases, regardless of the cause of the problem, are unlikely to respond to the form of family therapy as outlined by Renew. In such cases, Renew will recommend other clinical or legal interventions as a precursor to Reunification Therapy.

*Any unused retainer will be refunded in full unless the family is proceeding with therapy, in which case the remaining retainer will be applied to those services.