‘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, Family Mediation Canada
‘ 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. . . ‘
–Magazine for Family Therapy & Systemic Practice, UK
Therapeutic Family Mediation is a practice-based text grounded in a therapeutic family mediation (TFM) model created by the authors. This is the first comprehensive treatment of the model, complete with clinical examples and practice strategies. The authors include a detailed review of the model′s five stages, accompanied by a discussion of theoretical underpinnings, practice techniques, the mediation of parenting and financial plans, the importance of cultural diversity, and research trends based on a thorough review of the literature. Contemporary issues associated with family mediation in the 21st century are employed to illustrate the model in action with a full-length case presentation.
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
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.
About the Authors:
Howard H. Irving, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Social Work, and cross-appointed to the Faculty of Law. He was the Co-Director of the Joint Law and Social Work Program. Dr. Irving has been a practicing family mediator for the last 25 years. In the past few years, he has developed an international reputation, giving courses and speeches in the United States, Canada, Israel, and Hong Kong.
Michael Benjamin, Ph.D., is a family sociologist, with specialized training in family mediation and family and marital therapy. He has been involved in family mediation for the past 20 years as a theorist, researcher, trainer, teacher, author, and practitioner, both privately and through the family court. Dr. Benjamin practices as a marital and family therapist, a custody and access assessor, and a research consultant.
Зміст
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
Про автора
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.
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