Mediating with families
By: Linda Fisher and Mieke Brandon
Contributors: Brandon, Mieke
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Lawbook
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Pyrmont, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9780455225524
Subjects: Family counseling; Family mediation
Description: Offers unique insights into the theory and practice of family mediation in Australia. This new edition includes information on conciliation, collaborative practice, family law conferences, the role of lawyers in dispute resolution, and mediation by telephone.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. Setting the context: the family; title: 2. Approaches to family mediation; title: 3. What mediators bring to practice; title: 4. Issues for seprating couples; title: 5. Issues for couples: established and new relationships; title: 6. Mediating financial and property issues; title: 7. Issues for parents and adolescents; title: 8. Mediating other family disputes; title: 9. Practice considerations (1); title: 10. Practice consideration (2); title: 11. Language and culture (1); title: 12. Language and culture (2); title: A final word; title: Appendices.