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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 | |