Divorce and Family Mediation Models, Techniques, and Applications

by Folberg, Jay; Milne, Ann L.; Salem, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781593850029
• ISBN10: 1593850026
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-12
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Building on the success of their groundbreaking 1988 Divorce Mediation, Folberg et al. now present the latest state-of-the-art, comprehensive resource on family and divorce mediation. Paving the way for the field to establish its own distinct discipline and academic tradition, this authoritative volume offers chapters contributed by leading mediation researchers, trainers, and practitioners. Detailed are the theory behind mediation practice, the contemporary social and political context, and practical issues involved in mediating divorce and custody disputes with contemporary families. Authors also address intriguing questions about professional standards and where the field should go from here. A groundbreaking resource, this volume is indispensable for all mental health and legal professionals working with families in transition.

Author Biography

Jay Folberg is Professor and former Dean at the University of San Francisco School of Law. He served as president of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and the Academy of Family Mediators, as well as chair of the ADR Section of the Association of American Law Schools. Professor Folberg was honored by the California Judicial Council for his leadership in alternative dispute resolution and received the Academy of Family Mediators' Distinguished Mediator Award and the Mediation Society's Distinguished Contribution to Mediation Award.
Ann L. Milne is in private practice in Madison, Wisconsin, as a family and divorce mediator. She served as Executive Director of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and is currently on the faculty of the Department of Professional Development and Applied Studies at the University of Wisconsin.

Peter Salem is Executive Director of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and teaches mediation at Marquette University Law School. He formerly served as director and mediator at Mediation and Family Court Services in Rock County, Wisconsin. Mr. Salem has produced educational and training videotapes on mediation and divorce.

Table of Contents

PART I. INTRODUCTION TO DIVORCE AND FAMILY MEDIATION
The Evolution of Divorce and Family Mediation: An Overview	3	(26)
Ann L. Milne
Jay Folberg
Peter Salem
PART II. MODELS OF PRACTICE
Facilitative Mediation	29	(24)
Bernard Mayer
Transformative Mediation: Changing the Quality of Family Conflict Interaction	53	(19)
Robert A. Baruch Bush
Sally Ganong Pope
Evaluative Mediation	72	(20)
L. Randolph Lowry
Therapeutic Mediation with High-Conflict Parents: Effective Models and Strategies	92	(20)
Marsha Kline Pruett
Janet R. Johnston
Hybrid Processes	112	(17)
Arnold Shienvold
PART III. MEDIATION TECHNIQUES AND INTERVENTIONS
The Plan to Separately Parent Children after Divorce	129	(26)
Marilyn S. McKnight
Stephen K. Erickson
Working with Children in Mediation	155	(25)
Donald T. Saposnek
Mediating Financial Issues: Theoretical Framework and Practical Applications	180	(29)
Chip Rose
Understanding and Responding to Power in Mediation	209	(16)
Michael Lang
Managing the Communication Process in Mediation	225	(23)
Nina R. Meierding
Strategies for Managing Impasses	248	(35)
Robert D. Benjamin
PART IV. SPECIAL APPLICATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS
Mediation with Never-Married Parents	283	(21)
Joan K. Raisner
Medation and Domestic Abuse	304	(32)
Ann L. Milne
Mediating with Blended Families	336	(15)
Lynn Carp Jacob
Mediating Separation of Same-Sex Couples	351	(27)
Allan E. Barsky
Mediating in the Shadow of an Affair	378	(19)
Emily M. Brown
PART V. MEDIATION IN THE COURT CONTEXT
Court-Based Mandatory Mediation: Special Considerations	397	(23)
Isolina Ricci
Reconciling Self-Determination, Coercion, and Settlement in Court-Connected Mediation	420	(27)
Nancy A. Welsh
PART VI. DEVELOPING THE PROFESSION
Research on the Impact of Family Mediation	447	(36)
Connie J. A. Beck
Bruce D. Sales
Robert E. Emery
Certifying Mediators	483	(33)
Peggy English
Linda C. Neilson
The Model Standards of Practice for Family and Divorce Mediation	516	(28)
Andrew Schepard
Establishing a Mediation Practice	544	(22)
Forrest S. Mosten
Divorce Mediation and the Internet	566	(11)
James C. Melamed
Index	577