International Coparenting Collaborative
Resources
OSF: Framing the Work Manual
Framing the Work was developed to help infant-family mental health professionals intentionally address coparenting from the very beginning of their work with families. Grounded in the expertise of an international collaborative of clinicians and researchers, the manual provides a practical framework for engaging caregivers, strengthening the coparenting relationship, and supporting the family system as a foundation for infants' and young children's social and emotional well-being.
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ICC Publications DOI Links
Overview of the International Coparenting Collaboration (ICC)'s "Framing the Work" model and its aims
McHale, J., Tissot, H., Mazzoni, S., Hedenbro, M., Salman-Engin, S., Philipp, D.A., Darwiche, J., Keren, M., Collins, R., Coates, E., Mensi, M., Corboz-Warnery, A., & Fivaz-Depeursinge, E. (2023). Framing the work: A coparenting model for guiding infant mental health engagement with families. Infant Mental Health Journal, 44(5):638-650.
Conceptual article exploring clinical integration of the ICC principles
Tissot, H., Darwiche, J., McHale, J., Coates, E., Corboz‑Warnery, A., Fivaz‑Depeursinge, E., Collins, R., Mazzoni, S., Hedenbro, M., Keren, M., Mensi, M., Marchesi, M., Salman-Engin, S., & Philipp, D. A. (2024). Au‑delà de la dyade mère‑enfant : un exemple d’intégration de la coparentalité dans les prises en charge psychologiques du jeune enfant. Psychothérapies, vol. 44(4), 264‑281.
Guidance on clinical use of Ecomaps in framing coparenting conversations with families
McHale, James P., Silvia Mazzoni, Martina Maria Mensi, Russia Collins, Alice Busca, Arianna Vecchio, & Marina Riso (2025). The use of child-centered ecomaps to describe engagement, teamwork, conflict and child focus in coparenting networks: The international coparenting collaborative approach. Genealogy, 9(4), 119.
Guidance on using Lausanne Trilogue Play observations in framing coparenting conversations with families
McHale, J., Tissot, H., Mazzoni, S., Keren, M., Philipp, D. A., Darwiche, J., Hedenbro, M., Salman-Engin, S., Collins, R., Mensi, M., Coates, E., Corboz-Warnery, A., & Fivaz-Depeursinge, E. (2025). Evaluating early coparenting using the Lausanne Trilogue Play observational procedure: Guidance for infant–family practitioners from an international coparenting collaborative. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 15(1), 46–64.
Guidance on integrating Coparenting Scale ratings in framing coparenting conversations with families
McHale, J., Mazzoni, S., Hedenbro, M., Keren, M., Collins, R., Salman-Engin, S., Tissot, H., Philipp, D., Marchesi, M., Darwiche, J., Coates, E., Mensi, M., Corboz-Warnery, A. & Fivaz-Depeursinge, E. (2025). Clinical Use of McHale's Coparenting Scale: Guidance from an International Coparenting Collaborative. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 46(4).
Guidance on effective use of LTP Video-Feedback in framing coparenting conversations with families
Philipp, D. A., Mazzoni, S., Hedenbro, M., Tissot, H., Darwiche, J., Keren, M., Collins, R., Salman-Engin, S., Coates, E., Marchesi, M., Corboz-Warnery, A., Fivaz-Depeursinge, E., & McHale, J. (2026). Enhancing coparenting using video feedback: Consensus guidelines for infant and preschool families. Family Relations. 75(1), 261–276.