Family mediation
Subtitle: contemporary issues
By: Howard H. Irving, Michael Benjamin
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9781526505446
Subjects: Family mediation
Description: As divorce rates rise, family mediation represents an alternative way of making settlements without involving an already overburdened judicial system. This book presents a discussion of the current North American trends in the burgeoning field of family mediation by featuring both a review of the literature and a model for family mediation practice.
Notes: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Relationship of Mediators to Legal Professionals and the Legal Framework Chapter 3: Development of Regulatory Framework Chapter 4: Training Issues and Standards Chapter 5: Power Issues Chapter 6: High Conflict Cases Chapter 7: Psychological Dynamics Chapter 8: Role of Children Chapter 9: Child Abduction and Relocation Chapter 10: Cross-cultural Issues Chapter 11: Muslim Families Chapter 12: Same-Sex Relationships Chapter 13: Scottish Developments Chapter 14: Irish Developments Chapter 15: Cross-Border Developments Chapter 16: Summarisation

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Chapter; title: 1. Introduction - Marian Roberts and Maria Federica Moscati Chapter; title: 2. Reconstruction of family mediation in a post-justice world - Rosemary Hunter and Anne Barlow Chapter; title: 3. Development of the regulatory framework for the practice of mediation in the UK - Lesley Saunders Chapter; title: 4. Family mediation: the Irish perspective - Sinǎd Conneely and Ri̤sn̕ O'Shea Chapter; title: 5. Family mediation: the Scottish perspective - Anne Hall Dick Chapter; title: 6. Ethics and the family mediation process - Lisa Webley Chapter; title: 7. Models, styles and third parties: a fresh look at three core concepts in family mediation - Barbara Wilson Chapter; title: 8. The meaning of power in family mediation: new forms and functions - Marian Roberts Chapter; title: 9. Whose truth is it anyway? An imaginative reflection on the place of truth in family mediation - Neil Robinson Chapter; title: 10. The voice of the child in family mediation - Lesley Allport Chapter; title: 11. Mediation in children's cases with a cross-border element ? in particular, international child abduction, leave to remove and international contact - Sandra Fenn, Anne-Marie Hutchinson and Angela Lake-Carroll Chapter; title: 12. We have the method but still there is so much to do: mediation for gender and sexually diverse relationships - Maria Federica Moscati Chapter; title: 13. Creative paths to practice: helping new mediators to navigate the route to artistry - Lorraine Bramwell Chapter; title: 14. Teaching family mediation in higher education ? what an academic family mediation course could look like - Katherine Stylianou Chapter; title: 15. Exploring the scope of family mediation in England and Wales - Andrew Sims Chapter; title: 16. Domestic abuse and family mediation: what can an experienced mediator tell us? - Tony Whatling, interviewed by the editors