Mediating child custody disputes
Subtitle: a strategic approach
By: Donald T. Saposnek.
Edition: A new and rev. ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 1998
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
Subjects: Custody of children -- United States.; Family mediation -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-382) and index.
Table of contents: title: Perspectives child custody mediation. Mediation as a cooperative problem-solving approach; title: The needs of children through divorce; title: Attitudes and skills needed for effective mediation; title: The strategic approach : Aikido as a model for mediation; title: Structuring the mediation process. Beginning mediation : setting the context for negotiations; title: Phases of mediation : from gathering information to reaching agreements; title: Drafting the mediation agreement; title: Strategies used by children, parents, and mediators. How children contribute to custody disputes; title: Parents' motives and methods in custody disputes; title: Strategies for eliciting cooperation between parents; title: Skills and techniques for managing conflict; title: Two case studies. Case study 1 : a less complex case; title: Case study 2 : a more complex case; title: Challenges and professional issues; title: Special circumstances affecting mediation; title: Ethics, values, and morals in mediation; title: Making mediation work : recommendations for mediators, attorneys, and judges.