Family Mediation Casebook: Theory And Process

by Stephen K. Erickson, Marilyn S. McKnight Erickson

Overview

First published in 1989. This book contains a straightforward, unembellished articulation of the how to of family and divorce mediation, enabling the reader to bring it to successful conclusion; emphasis on process and technique is amply illustrated by case presentations and analyses. The authors provide a well-thought-out discussion of the differences between mediation and counseling, and throughout the book, in their exposition of the mediation process, make clear how this differs from the adversarial process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780876305256
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/01/1988
Series:	Frontiers in Couples and Family Therapy Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Stephen K. Erickson, Marilyn S. McKnight Erickson are mediation trainers and hands-on mediators.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Conceptual Framework of Divorce Mediation; Chapter 2 Major Mediator Interventions; Chapter 3 Dan and Linda: A Typical Divorce Mediation Case; Chapter 4 Ron and Sue: a Spousal Abuse Relationship in Divorce Mediation; Chapter 5 Parenting Disputes: Who Will Have the Children?; Chapter 6 Maternal Grandparents and Dad: Who Will Raise Christine?; Chapter 7 Perceptions of Power in Mediation: Case Examples of Power Imbalance; Chapter 8 Strategies to Avoid Impasse;