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Family Mediation Casebook: Theory and Process

Family Mediation Casebook: Theory and Process
By Stephen Erickson and Marilyn McKnight
An essential tool for all levels of mediators on family and divorce mediation. After developing a conceptual system for viewing the mediation process, this book presents six detailed case examples of the system as used in the mediation room. Each case focuses on a different area of mediation such as power imbalance, spouse and child abuse, and child custody. The Academy of Family Mediators has deemed this book a "Classic." 1988, hard cover, 226 pages.
$39.95



Mediating Divorce: A Step-by-Step Manual

Mediating Divorce: A Step-by-Step Manual
By Marilyn McKnight and Stephen Erickson
A complete how-to guide for becoming a skilled divorce mediator. Identify potential roadblocks that can stall the mediation process. Resolve emotional, financial, and legal issues through valuable suggestions and examples. Learn the basics of conflict resolution in non-legalistic terms. "The book should have been written years ago," Tan Ngoh Tiong, executive member, International Federation of Social Workers. Included are two audiotapes, listed below.

Audio Tape 1: Mediating Divorce: Conceptual Framework. Learn more about the conceptual outline to divorce mediation pioneered by Erickson Mediation Institute. You'll learn in detail about the differences between cooperative and competitive approaches to conflict. This tape also illustrates the essential differences between mediation and the legal system in a variety of areas including communication, attitude, process and outcome. This tape is a valuable resource for any practitioner involved in divorce mediation. FREE, 42 minutes.

Audio Tape 2: Mediating Divorce: The Initial Consultation. This tape provides new and seasoned mediators the opportunity to hear how one veteran of the divorce mediation process uses the initial consultation session. Highlights include using new vocabulary for old terminology, and redirecting clients' focus from the past to the future as well as the use of reframing to help bring cooperation into highly conflicted situations. This tape is one you'll want to use frequently as a "refresher" before initial consultations. FREE, 30 minutes.

$42.50 (for book and audio tapes)



Practitioner's Guide to Mediation: A Client-Centered Approach

Practitioner's Guide to Mediation: A Client-Centered Approach
By Stephen Erickson and Marilyn McKnight
What is mediation and why is it needed? Who can become a mediator? How can you incorporate mediation into your practice? Are there any pitfalls? The Practitioner's Guide to Mediation answers all of these critical questions and much more as it guides you through the process of divorce mediation. The authors also take you step-by-step through their client-centered approach so that you can develop new ways of thinking to resolve conflicts that will benefit everyone.
$39.95
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