Publications

Profiling mother and father reports of safety risks in a postseparation cohort
McIntosh, J. E., Tan, E. S., Greenwood, C., Lee, J., & Holtzworth-Munroe, A. (2021). Profiling mother and father reports of safety risks in a postseparation cohort. Psychology of Violence, 11(1), 61–71.
A 10-Year Retrospective on Universal Risk Screening in a Mediation and Counseling Organization
Lee, J., Ralfs, C., Booth, A. and McIntosh, J.E. (2021), Practicing Best Practice: A 10-Year Retrospective on Universal Risk Screening in a Mediation and Counseling Organization. Family Court Review, 59, 697-709.
Supporting Children and Parents in Sweden through Collaboration Teams
Eriksson, M., & Gabrielsson, M. (2019). Supporting Children and Parents in Sweden through Collaboration Teams. Family Court Review, 57(3), 362-367.
Re-examination of the Family Law Detection of Overall Risk Screen (FL-DOORS): Establishing fitness for purpose
Wells, Y., Lee, J., Li, X., Tan, E. S., & McIntosh, J. E. (2018). Re-examination of the Family Law Detection of Overall Risk Screen (FL-DOORS): Establishing fitness for purpose. Psychological Assessment, 30(8), 1121-1126.
The Family Law DOORS: Research and practice updates. Family Matters, 98, 34-41
McIntosh, J. E., Lee, J., & Ralfs, C. R. (2016). The Family Law DOORS: Research and practice updates. Family Matters, 98, 34-41
Development and Validation of the Family Law DOORS
McIntosh, J. E., Wells, Y., & Lee, J. (2016). Development and Validation of the Family Law DOORS. Psychological Assessment, 28(11), 1516-1522.
Are we actually doing more for families affected by family and domestic violence?
Lee, J. (2016, March 2). Are we actually doing more for families affected by family and domestic violence? Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Presentations

E-screening for risks to family safety and wellbeing in Gambling Help Services with the Family Doors app
Lee, J., & McIntosh, J. E. (2019, December 4-6). e-screening for risks to family safety and wellbeing in Gambling Help Services with the Family Doors app [Paper presentation]. 2019 Conference of National Association of Gambling Studies, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
Universal risk screening in relationships counselling to enhance client engagement and promote safety and wellbeing
Lee, J., & McIntosh, J. E. (2019, November 19-23). Universal risk screening in relationships counselling to enhance client engagement and promote safety and wellbeing [Paper presentation]. 2019 Conference of Family Relationships Services Australia, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia.
Over the barriers, onto the benefits: How practitioners changed their minds about universal risk screening
Kelly, M., & Lee, J. (2018, November 20-23). Over the barriers, onto the benefits: How practitioners changed their minds about universal risk screening [Paper presentation]. 2018 Conference of Family and Relationships Services Australia, Cairns, QLD, Australia.
Screened but not heard: The importance of bringing children’s voices into the room when parents present for non-parenting services
Heidenreich, A., Lee, J., & McIntosh, J. E. (2018, July 25-27). Screened but not heard: The importance of bringing children’s voices into the room when parents present for non-parenting services [Poster presentation]. Biennial Conference of the Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
e-screening: Connecting the dots on risks to family wellbeing
Flint, J., Lee, J., & McIntosh, J. E. (2017, November 22-24). e-screening: Connecting the dots on risks to family wellbeing [Paper presentation]. Annual Conference of Family Relationships Services Australia 2017, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
A large scale validation of the Family Law DOORS: A universal screening framework for identifying and responding to family-wide risks after parental separation
Wells, Y., McIntosh, J.E., & Lee, J. (2017, June 4-7). A large scale validation of the Family Law DOORS: A universal screening framework for identifying and responding to family-wide risks after parental separation [Poster presentation]. 7th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
If you ask, clients will tell you: The case for universal and holistic screening in family relationships services
Lee, J. & Ralfs, C. (2016, February 23-25). If you ask, clients will tell you: The case for universal and holistic screening in family relationships services [Poster presentation]. Inaugural National Research Conference on Violence against Women and their Children, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Truthful, beneficial and respectful: A survey of client attitudes to universal screening for safety risks in families
Lee, J., & Ralfs, C. (2015, December 7-8). Truthful, beneficial and respectful: A survey of client attitudes to universal screening for safety risks in families [Poster presentation]. Stop Domestic Violence Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
‘The Value of Universal Screening After Parental Separation’
McIntosh, J. E., & Lee, J. (2015, December 7-8). ‘The Value of Universal Screening After Parental Separation’ [Paper presentation]. Stop Domestic Violence Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Information for researchers

Notice to Practitioners and Researchers

Notice of Terms of Use

The Family DOORS tools (“DOORS”) are intended for professional use, for the express purpose of assisting with preliminary screening and responding to risk. The DOORS, in whole or in part, do not provide any formal diagnosis, finding, conclusion or recommendation, and are not intended to be used as a substitute for assessment. The authors and publishers of the DOORS disclaim any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information gathered in screening processes that employ DOORS, or for decisions that are made or services that are received in conjunction with this tool. The full Terms of Use can be found on the Family DOORS website. Use of DOORS in any form is subject to and conditional upon these Terms of Use. All users of DOORS in any form are deemed, by virtue of such use, to have read, understood, accepted and agreed to these Terms of Use.

Using the Family DOORS™

Accurate use of the DOORS depends on good, ongoing training and the relevant service policies. Reading the supporting material and the Family DOORS handbook including the completion of the self-paced learning activities will provide relevant background for using the DOORS screening tools. A comprehensive online training about the Family DOORS has also been developed and is available for a fee through the www.familydoors.com website.

Researcher Terms of Use
Research use of the DOORS is encouraged, and collaborations are invited. Once permissions are sought, researchers may make free use of the Family DOORS screening tool for research purposes. Researchers wishing to use the Family DOORS Screening Tool for research purposes should contact the author, Prof. Jennifer McIntosh, with a simple letter acknowledging acceptance of the terms of use via Contact: DoorsSupport@rasa.org.au.
The researcher/s will ensure that in their use of the Family DOORS:
  • the Terms of Use Notice (at the top of this page) appears prominently on the DOORS screening tool
  • copyright and trademarks pertaining to the DOORS are used
  • all use of the DOORS screening tool is strictly not for profit
  • software versions of the tool are not created without express permission
  • the DOORS screening tools are not modified in any way without permission of the author, including translation from English. If permission to translate is granted, the researcher agrees to make this translation available to the author/s, and to grant them the right to use the translation in their ongoing work with the DOORS
  • the DOORS Handbook is referred to as an important guide for implementation. Further training can be undertaken as needed from the online program, available at familydoors.com
  • authorship is acknowledged
  • reference to the Family DOORS tools and resources are followed as given below (or available from the author via DoorsSupport@rasa.org.au)
Citations

Family Law DOORS

Family Law DOOR 1 (Parent): 

McIntosh, J.E. (2011). DOOR 1: Parent Self-Report Form. In J.E. McIntosh & Ralfs, C. (2012). The Family Law DOORS Handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.

 

Family Law DOOR 1 (Property/non-parent): 

McIntosh, J.E. (2011). DOOR 1: Non-Parent Self-Report Form. In J.E. McIntosh & Ralfs, C. (2012). The Family Law DOORS Handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.

 

Family Law DOOR 1 (Significant Other):

McIntosh, J.E. (2011). DOOR 1: Significant Other Self-Report Form. In J.E. McIntosh & Ralfs, C. (2012). The Family Law DOORS Handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.

 

Family Law DOOR 2 (Parent): 

McIntosh, J.E. (2011). DOOR 2: Practitioner Aide Memoire (Parent). In J.E. McIntosh & Ralfs, C. (2012). The Family Law DOORS Handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.

 

Family Law DOOR 2 (Property/non-parent): 

McIntosh, J.E. (2011). DOOR 2: Practitioner Aide Memoire (Property/non-parent). In J.E. McIntosh & Ralfs, C. (2012). The Family Law DOORS Handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.

 

Family Law DOOR 2 (Significant Other):

McIntosh, J.E. (2011). DOOR 2: Practitioner Aide Memoire (Significant Other). In J.E. McIntosh & Ralfs, C. (2012). The Family Law DOORS Handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.

 

MyDOORS

McIntosh, J.E. & Lee, J. (2016). MyDOOR 1 Self-Report Form (with Parent-Child questions) In: J.E. McIntosh & J. Lee (2025). The MyDOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. Relationships Australia, South Australia and The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University. 

 

McIntosh, J.E., & Lee, J. (2016). MyDOOR 1 Self-Report Form (without Parent-Child questions) In: J.E. McIntosh & J. Lee (2025). The MyDOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. Relationships Australia, South Australia and The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University. 

 

McIntosh, J.E., & Lee, J. (2016). MyDOOR 2 Practitioner Aide Memoire (with Parent-Child questions). In: J.E. McIntosh & J. Lee (2025). The MyDOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. Relationships Australia, South Australia and The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University. 

 

McIntosh, J.E., & Lee, J. (2016). MyDOOR 2 Practitioner Aide Memoire (without Parent-Child questions). In: J.E. McIntosh & J. Lee (2025). The MyDOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. Relationships Australia, South Australia and The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University.

 

DOORS-YP

Lee, J. & McIntosh, J.E. (2024). YP-DOOR 1 Self-Report Form. In: J. Lee & J.E. McIntosh & (2025). The Young Persons’ DOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. Relationships Australia, South Australia and The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University. 

 

Lee, J. & McIntosh, J.E. (2024). YP-DOOR 2 Practitioner Aide Memoire. In: J. Lee & J.E. McIntosh & (2025). The Young Persons’ DOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. Relationships Australia, South Australia and The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University. 

 

Kids’ DOORS

McIntosh, J.E., Bailey, A., Lee, J. & Ralfs, C. (2023). Kids’ DOOR 1: Supported self-report. In: A. Bailey, J.E. McIntosh, A. Booth, J. Lee, & C. Ralfs (2023). The Kids’ DOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University and Relationships Australia, South Australia.

 

McIntosh, J.E., Bailey, A., Lee, J. & Ralfs, C. (2023). Kids’ DOOR 1: Supported screening (with traffic light rubric). In: A. Bailey, J.E. McIntosh, A. Booth, J. Lee, & C. Ralfs (2023). The Kids’ DOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University and Relationships Australia, South Australia.

 

McIntosh, J.E., Bailey, A., Lee, J. & Ralfs, C. (2023). Kids’ DOOR 2: Practitioner Aide Memoire. In: A. Bailey, J.E. McIntosh, A. Booth, J. Lee, & C. Ralfs (2023). The Kids’ DOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University and Relationships Australia, South Australia.

References

The Family Law DOORS framework:

McIntosh, J. E., & Ralfs, C. (2012a). The DOORS Detection of Overall Risk Screen Framework. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.

 

The Family Law DOORS handbook:

McIntosh, J. E., & Ralfs, C. (2012b). The Family Law DOORS handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.

 

References

The DOORS Detection of Overall Risk Screen Framework

McIntosh, J. E., & Ralfs, C. (2012a). The DOORS Detection of Overall Risk Screen Framework. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.

The Family Law DOORS handbook

McIntosh, J. E., & Ralfs, C. (2012b). The Family Law DOORS handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.

Training

The Family DOORS online training program has been developed by the Australian Institute of Social Relations and is based on the Family Law DOORS Handbook.

To find out more about the authors of the Family Law DOORS Handbook click here.