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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. The practice model presented here, Therapeutic Family Mediation, stresses an ecological perspective, and considers the feminist critique of the mediation process. The authors also address mediation's role in the important issues of joint custody, ethnicity, and child protection. Future directions in family mediation are examined in the final part.
Family Mediation Practice and the Knowledge Base: An Integrative Review of the Divorce Research Literature (Phases 4 Through 5)
Family Mediation Practice and the Knowledge Base: An Integrative Review of the Divorce Research Literature (Phases 4 Through 5)
Phase 4: Short-Term Consequences
Of the five phases of the divorcing process, the consequences that accrue within 3 years of separation or divorce have received the most detailed research attention (Kitson, Babri, & Roach, 1985; Nelson, 1985). This information consistently distinguishes between consequences for the spouses and the children. Before proceeding, however, two qualifications are in order. First, from an ecosystemic perspective (Ambert, 1992; Benjamin, 1983), treating spouses and children as separate and apart is epistemologically problematic, because parents and children are necessarily linked; what affects one will almost ...
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