Welcome to Chances Gives Choices! We are dedicated to providing a wide array of services tailored to your needs, including safe transportation for both children and adults. offerings also feature supported and supervised sessions, meeting room rentals, and community sessions. With our comprehensive assessment day sessions, you will receive a detailed written report for court, ensuring effective communication for all parties involved.
Alongside our Contact services we also offer SPIP
The Separated Parents Information Programme (SPIP) refers to a course that helps parents look at their separation from their child's eyes and teaches the parents how to manage and decrease the impact of conflict between parents on the children.
Download your referral forms here simply click on the black button
Our Handover services enables the safe handover of children from Residential adult to Non Residential adult. With a team member exchanging the child from one to the other, this ensures that the parties do not meet during this service.
The basic elements of supported contact are:
● Impartiality.
● Staff and volunteers are available for assistance but there is no close observation, monitoring or evaluation of
individual contacts/conversations.
● Several families are usually together in one or a number of rooms.
● Encouragement for families to develop mutual trust and consider more satisfactory family venues.
● Apart from attendance dates and times, no detailed report will be made to a referrer. However please ask our team about our review process.
The basic elements of supervised contact are:
● Impartiality
● Contact supervisors supervise & record the session using observation, monitoring interactions, responses to
other in the session & conversations
● One family per room for each supervised session
● Reports are made for the referrer.
● Review agreements are in place to where possible move the contact forward.
The Separated Parents Information Programme (SPIP) is an essential course designed for parents navigating separation. It encourages parents to view their situation through their child's perspective, providing valuable insights on how to manage and reduce conflict. By participating in SPIP, parents can learn effective strategies to create a healthier environment for their children during this challenging time.
Parents attending the Separated Parents Information Programme (SPIP) will gain access to a wide range of materials that address separation and its effects on children. They will have the opportunity to ask trainers specific questions about how their children are coping with the divorce. SPIP helps parents understand what children truly need during this transition, emphasizing good and effective conflict management. Attendees will also receive a handbook that summarizes the course content and offers additional tips, ensuring they have the resources needed to navigate this challenging period.
Remember that you don't have to attend the same SPIP as your ex partner.
The majority of parents who attend SPIPs find them incredibly helpful.
They are informative with qualified trainers who explain parts of each process to you, and leave you with a set of materials to help you going forwards.
Many parents said hearing the opinions of other parents in similar positions top them was incredibly helpful.
To attend our SPIP please call 01794 516622 or email contact@chancesgiveschoices.com we will be happy to assist you further.