Applying Family Systems Theory to Mediation
Subtitle: a Practitioner's Guide
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780761855750
Subjects: Negotiation; Dispute resolution (Law); Law; Mediation
Description: The field of mediation currently lacks a unifying theoretical foundation. This book attempts to remedy that by presenting one such comprehensive theoretical model. Family systems theory is based on the work of Murray Bowen, who was among the initial proponents of family therapy. Bowen family systems theory describes human relationships and human functioning using a systemic lens that conceptualizes human behavior through an intricate web of emotional processes. As a practicing mediator, teacher, and academic, Regina offers a systemic understanding of successful mediation, meditation techniques.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Bowen Family Systems Theory; Chapter 1: Why Bowen Family Systems Theory?; Chapter 2: Understanding Bowen Family Systems Theory; Part II: Mediation Process and Technique Using Bowen Theory; Chapter 3: Applying Bowen Theory to the Six-Stage Model of Mediation; Chapter 4: Common Errors and How Bowen Theory Can Minimize Them; Chapter 5: Emotional Maturity and the Mediator; Chapter 6: Emotional Triangles, Triangulation, and De-Triangulation in Mediation; Chapter 7: Empowering Disputants and Managing Conflict.; title: Chapter 8: Diversity Issues and Bowen Theory in MediationChapter 9: Domestic Mediations, Emotional Maturity, and Reciprocal Relationships; Chapter 10: Bowen Theory and Marital Conciliation; Part III: A New Model of Mediation Training; Chapter 11: Training and Supervising Mediators Using Bowen Theory; Chapter 12: Concluding Thoughts; References.