Maternal Alienation - South Australian Policy Online

5. OPPORTUNITIES FORFUTURE WORKPlease see section on Long Term Outcomes for a full articulation of thebenefits and opportunities for future work in this area.In addition, with future funding the following opportunities could betaken up:• Strong intersectoral relationships were formed during the project,which could be consolidated further to develop sharedunderstandings of these issues and more integrated work.• Family and Youth Services are considering how to integrate theknowledge about maternal alienation into their practice guidance inworking with children and families. FAYS have indicated thatknowledge of maternal alienation needs to be widely disseminated.• Western Domestic Violence Service and the services involved withReverberations in the western area have requested regularconsultation with the project officer to reorient their services towomen and children.• Workers in the Family Reach-Out Program (NW Children andFamilies Integration Program) have developed tools to work withmaternal alienation. It would be beneficial to evaluate anddocument these tools for the use of other services.• Practices of individual service-providers who have used theknowledge of maternal alienation to develop particular approachescould be evaluated and documented for the use of otherpractitioners.• The growing understanding of maternal alienation strategies canfurther enhance the work with men who use violence withinViolence Intervention Programs and other programs. Approaches22