Publisher's Synopsis
This pioneering book presents mediation as an aid to joint decision-making in the context of family disputes, notably those involving children. - - Marian Roberts outlines a process of intervention distinct from legal, social work and therapeutic practice and considers major issues that face professionals in this field. These include the implications of gender inequalities and the role of children in mediation. Informed by both classical and current literature in the field, she marks out essential principles of mediation practice. - - This second edition of a well-established text has been expanded and fully updated to take account of radical changes in policy and the law, as well as significant professional developments in the field of practice. Marian Roberts has herself been actively involved in these developments. The benefits of family mediation are now not only confirmed in recent research but acknowledged as the main plank of UK Government proposals for reform of the law of divorce.
