Conversations with Young People in Family Mediation

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Conversations with Young People in Family Mediation

By Lisa Parkinson
Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing) February 2024

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781526529589
Publisher
Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
Publication
February 2024
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
Commonwealth, U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Conversations with Young People in Family Mediation highlights the importance of talking with young people and taking account of their views, because they have the right to be heard and they need to be involved in decisions affecting their lives. The book includes:

  • Valuable advice from young people on how to talk with them in helpful ways
  • Anonymised examples of young people's participation in mediation
  • A chapter on Diversity and Inclusivity
  • An overview of significant research findings
  • Appendices including a draft code of practice and sample documents

 

The book is an invaluable guide to this important topic for mediators, lawyers, judges, social workers and academics.

Table of Contents

1. Hearing the Voice of the Child
2. Hearing the Voice of the Child in Family Mediation
3. Requirements for Child-inclusive Mediators and Trainers
4. Diversity and Inclusivity
5. Building a Professional Approach: Developing a 6 Stage Process
6. Engaging and Talking with Children and Young People
7. Children's Messages for their Parents
8. Shaping the Process to Fit the Child
9. Mediation with Different Kinds of Families
10. Mediation between Parents and Adolescent Children
11. Children's Experience of Parental Separation and Divorce
12. Children's Resilience and the Benefits of Talking with a Mediator

APPENDICES
A. Including Children and Young People in Mediation – A Handout for Parents and Carers
B. Draft Code of Practice for Child-inclusive Mediation
C. Parental Consent for a Meeting with a Child or Young Person – Example of Mediator's Letter to Parents
D. Sample Invitation Letter to Child or Young Person Inviting Them to Meet the Mediator
E. Example of a Letter to a Son/Daughter-in-Law Regarding Grandparents' Consent
F. Books for Children and Young People
G. Suggested Reading for Mediators
Bibliography

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