Mediation in Family Disputes Principles of Practice - Roberts, Marian 1943- (Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2014)
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Cover; Contents; List of cases; Table of statutes and statutory instruments; Preface to fourth edition; Prologue; 1 What is family mediation?; 2 The emergence of family mediation; 3 The legal context; 4 Conflict and disputes; 5 Negotiation and mediation; 6 The mediator; 7 The session and the strategies; 8 When to mediate; 9 Confidentiality; 10 Children and the mediation process; 11Fairness; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
This is the authoritative textbook on family mediation. It draws on a wide cross-disciplinary theoretical literature and on the author''s extensive and continuing practice experience. It encompasses developments in policy, research and practice in the UK and beyond. First published in 1988 as a pioneering work, this fourth edition has been fully updated to incorporate legal and policy developments in the UK and in Europe, new sociological and philosophical perspectives on respect, justice and conflict, and international research and practice innovations
Includes bibliographical references and index