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Family Court Mediation: New Zealand Practices and Perspectives
Author(s) -
Davidson G. P.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1467-8438.1987.tb01194.x
Subject(s) - mediation , family mediation , party directed mediation , psychology , teamwork , family therapy , project commissioning , multidisciplinary approach , public relations , alternative dispute resolution , political science , psychotherapist , law , publishing
Family separation is increasingly being dealt with by counsellors trained in the skills of mediation, along with skills of counselling and therapy. Other professionals also offer mediation services. In New Zealand, special provisions exist in the Family Court system to minimise the trauma for families by using mediation services, with the special opportunity for a couple to enter a Mediation Conference chaired by a Family Court Judge. It is argued that mediation is different from counselling and therapy, but that mediation requires many of the skills of counselling. This has particular consequences for training and for multidisciplinary teamwork.