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082			_a346.41015 _bROM
100	1		_aRoberts, Marian. _939106
245	1	0	_aMediation in family disputes _cMarian Roberts.
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aHampshire: _bAshgate, _c2008.
300			_axiii, 292p.
490	1		_aAshgate popular and folk music.
500			_aPB
520			_aThis is the authoritative textbook on family mediation. As well as mediators, this work will be indispensable for practitioners and scholars across a wide range of fields, including social work and law. It draws on a wide cross-disciplinary theoretical literature and on the author's extensive and continuing practice experience. It encompasses developments in policy, research and practice in the UK and beyond.Roberts presents mediation as an aid to joint decision-making in the context of a range of family disputes, notably those involving children. Mediation is seen as a process of intervention distinct from legal, social work and therapeutic practice, drawing on a distinctive body of knowledge across disciplinary fields including anthropology, psychology and negotiation theory. Drawing on empirical evidence, the book emphasises the value of mediation in mitigating the harmful effects of family breakdown and conflict.First published in 1988, this was a pioneering work. Now that the field is well established, the third edition has been fully updated to incorporate legal and policy developments in the UK and in Europe, new sociological and philosophical perspectives on respect, justice and conflict, and international research and practice innovations.
546			_aEng
650			_aFamily mediation-Great Britain--Dispute resolution(law)-Great Britain _939107
942			_cBK
999			_c62903 _d62903