Therapeutic Family Mediation: Helping Families Resolve Conflict / Edition 1

by Howard H. Irving, Michael Benjamin

Overview

Designed as a practical hands-on manual or text for students and professors of social work, Therapeutic Family Mediation will also prove highly useful to mental health practitioners, legal professionals and mediators, couples going through divorce, and community workers specializing in family services.

Key Features:

• Guides the reader through the authors' five-step model: Intake/Assessment, Pre-Mediation, Negotiation, Termination, and Follow-Up
• Outlines the use of parenting plans and financial plans
• Explores patterns of conflict and monetary issues
• Explains the process of drafting contracts
• Provides the tools necessary for assisting high-conflict couples and culturally diverse couples

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761923138
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/12/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Howard H. Irving, B.S. (Rhode Island), M.S.W. (Connecticut), Ph.D. (Toronto), is a Professor at the Faculty of Social Work, and is cross-appointed to the Faculty of Law. He is co-director of the combined Law and Social Work Degree Program. Dr. Irving is a founding member and a past-president of Family Mediation Canada. He was a Visiting Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Hong Kong University and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Professor Irving is the author of five texts on family mediation and related topics. His most recent book is Family Mediation: Contemporary Practice Issues, published in 1995. Professor Irving has conducted several research studies on dispute resolution and is a consultant in family mediation and arbitration.

Since September 2006, Michael L. Benjamin has served as the executive director of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). Prior to FCCLA, Michael served as executive director of The National Council on Family Relations in Minneapolis, MN. Before that he was executive director of the Institute for Mental Health Initiatives, a component of the School of Public Health, George Washington University in Washington, DC. Michael began his career as a high school teacher teaching German in Beaumont, Texas. He co-authored a chapter with his spouse Marva P. Benjamin, “The Role of Leadership in Addressing Issues of Race and Ethnicity: Cultural Competence as a Framework and Leadership Strategy” in the 2004 book titled Promoting Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Understanding and Reconciliation. Also in 2004, he co-authored a chapter “Public Policy Advocacy” in the Family and Community Policy: Strategies for Civic Engagement.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
1. Introduction
II. Therapeutic Family Mediation
2. The TFM Approach: Overview
3. Practice Skills
4. The TFM Approach: Step-by-Step Guide: Phase 1: Intake/Assessment
5. The TFM Approach: Step-by-Step Guide: Phase 2: Pre-Mediation
6. The TFM Approach: Step-by-Step Guide: Phase 3: Negotiation
7. The TFM Approach: Step-by-Step Guide: Phases 4 & 5: Termination & Follow-Up
8. Full-Length Case History
III. Substantive Issues
9. Parenting Plan: Part 1, Related Topics
10. Parenting Plans: Part 2, Basic Elements
11. Financial Plans: Part 1: Technical Matters
12. Financial Plans: Part 2: Patterns of Conflict
IV. Special Issues
13. TFM and Cultural Diversity
14. Family Mediation & Research
V. Final Word
15. Final Word

Editorial Reviews

"The text is filled with good advice, practical examples, and provides a strong grounding in TFM, as well as its theoretical underpinnings. It is useful for students and practitioners alike. The text is accessible and well-written. . . "

RESOLVE

This is an important text, making complex ideas easily accessible and thought provoking. It will certainly become essential reading for family mediation practitioners and of interest to therapists. . .

Di Elliott

"The text is filled with good advice, practical examples, and provides a strong grounding in TFM, as well as its theoretical underpinnings. It is useful for students and practitioners alike. The text is accessible and well-written. . . "

Resolve

A model of therapeutic family mediation created by the authors is presented, along with clinical examples and practice strategies. The model's five stages are detailed, accompanied by a discussion of theoretical underpinnings, practice techniques, the mediation of parenting and financial plans, cultural diversity, and research trends. The model is illustrated with a full-length case presentation. The book is of interest to students and professionals in social work, family services, and mental health. Irving teaches sociology and law at the University of Toronto. Benjamin, a family sociologist, practices as a marital and family therapist. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)