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UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF THE MEDIATOR IN CHILD PROTECTION PROCEEDINGS
Author(s) -
Giovannucci Marilou T.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.174-1617.1997.tb00454.x
Subject(s) - child protection , mediator , psychology , process (computing) , developmental psychology , social psychology , political science , medicine , law , computer science , operating system
Mediators in child protection proceedings have a distinctive role. The cases present complex and emotion‐laden issues. Mediators must go beyond their established role as a third‐party neutral and ensure that the process neither adds to the trauma a child and family have already experienced nor jeopardizes the safety of the child.