Family Mediation Casebook

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.

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

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;