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Practice Note: Marital Mediation: A Psychological Perspective
Author(s) -
Boardman Susan K.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.21081
Subject(s) - mediation , perspective (graphical) , psychology , process (computing) , social psychology , computer science , sociology , social science , artificial intelligence , operating system
This article describes marital mediation, a process that uses established mediation techniques to improve relationships, and its similarities to and differences from marital counseling. It also looks at the process from a psychological perspective, exploring aspects of the methodology that may explain its effectiveness in cases where counseling has failed. Finally, the need for marital mediation is discussed.