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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Practical Theory | |
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Understanding Family Dynamics | |
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Assessing the Family from the Systemic View | |
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Basic Tenets of Family Systems Theory | |
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The Change Process from a Family Systems Perspective | |
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Normalcy, Health, and Dysfunction | |
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Dynamics of Personal and Family Development | |
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Alliances, Legacies, and Secrets | |
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Resilience and the Current Dilemma | |
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Understanding Family Conflict | |
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The Multiple Levels of Family Conflicts | |
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Conflict Emergence and Intervention | |
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Analyzing Family Conflicts | |
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Reaction to Conflict: Anger, Indignation, and Aggression | |
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How Families Fight | |
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Negotiation Within Mediation | |
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Face-Saving in Family Conflict | |
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Family Mediation Models and Approaches | |
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Models and Approaches: A Definition | |
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Stage Theory Models | |
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Problem-Solving and Negotiative Approaches | |
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Procedural Models | |
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Therapeutic Models | |
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Transformative Approaches | |
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Narrative Mediation Models | |
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Interactive Approaches | |
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Neutrality Concepts Across Models | |
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Eclecticism, Integration, and Personalizing Models | |
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Family Mediation Skills and Techniques | |
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Case Assessment and Formulation | |
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Shaping Client Sessions for Effectiveness | |
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Mediating with Multiple Family Members | |
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Caucusing | |
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Power Balancing | |
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Neutrality and Client Self-Determination | |
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Transforming Impasses | |
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Family Mediation Processes | |
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Special Case Issues | |
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Control, Abuse, and Violence | |
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Mental Health Concerns | |
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Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect | |
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Framing Agreements for Special Issues Cases | |
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Ethics and Standards, Confidentiality and Privilege | |
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Ethics and Standards | |
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Confidentiality and Privileged Communication | |
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Cultural Issues in Family Mediation | |
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Family Culture | |
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Assessment of Cultural Factors | |
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Identity, Adaptation, and Assimilation | |
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The Mediator's Cultural Perspectives | |
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African American Families in Mediation | |
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Hispanic Cultural Themes | |
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Asian Perspectives | |
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Gay and Lesbian Families | |
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Ethics and Practice Standards for Cultural Issues | |
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Interfacing with Other Professionals and Parties | |
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Continuity-of-Care Continuum | |
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Involving Children and Other Parties | |
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Working with Advocates and Attorneys | |
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Individual and Marital Therapists | |
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Specialized Practices in Family Mediation | |
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Marital Mediation, Conciliation, and Prenuptial Agreements | |
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Conciliation: Mediating the Problems of Staying Together | |
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Marital Mediation Assessment | |
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Themes of Attachment, Love, and Trust | |
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Defining the Relationship by Agreement | |
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Creating Appropriate Consequences | |
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Prenuptial Agreements: More Than Money | |
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Divorce Mediation | |
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The Divorce Mediator's Role | |
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Mandatory and Voluntary Mediation | |
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Married Versus Unmarried Separations | |
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Complete Divorces or Parenting Issues Only | |
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Describing a Case Using an Interactive Model | |
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Integrating Children into the Process | |
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Postdivorce Concerns and Modifications | |
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Parent-Teen Mediation | |
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Service Provision Considerations | |
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Power Dynamics During Sessions | |
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Speaking Naturally | |
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Practice Dimensions | |
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Classic Parent-Teen Mediation: Pam and Suzie | |
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Sequential Family Mediations: The Kents | |
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Victim-Offender Youth Programs: The Nguyens | |
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Adoption, Abuse, and Placement Cases | |
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Fitting the Model to the Situation | |
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Confidentiality and Privileged Communications | |
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Power Dynamics in Placement Cases | |
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Child Protection and Placement Cases | |
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Adoption | |
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Elder Care and Family Medical Concerns | |
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Mediable Disputes for Elders and Ill and Disabled People | |
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Issues of the Elderly Population | |
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Power Issues in Medical Disputes Concerning Elders | |
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Mediating Family Medical Issues | |
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Mediating Adult Guardianship | |
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Case Example: Out-of-Home Placement for an Aging Parent | |
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Case Example: Placement and Medical Treatment Dilemmas | |
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Case Example: Postprocedure Medical Complaint | |
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Case Example: Adult Guardianship of a Disabled Sister | |
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Household Map | |
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Report of the Academy of Family Mediators Task Force on Spousal and Child Abuse | |
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Control, Abuse, and Domestic Violence Screener | |
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Parenting Plan Rationale and Matrix | |
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Budget Sheet | |
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References | |
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The Author | |
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Index | |