Mediation or Therapy - Which Is It? (From Divorce and Family Mediation, P 1-15, 1985, James C Hansen, ed. - See NCJ-100688)

• NCJ Number: 100689
• Author(s): A Milne
• Date Published: 1985
• Length: 15 pages
• Sale Source: Lockheed Martin
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The goals of divorce therapy and divorce mediation differ, but divorce mediation may use techniques of behavioral therapy. dispute resolution, and the negotiation of differences derived from the divorce. The mediation process consists of setting the stage, defining issues, processing the issues, and resolving the issues. The relationship between the mediator and the clients may resemble that between a therapist and client in some aspects, such as the establishment of trust, rapport, and identification, but the agreement-producing process does not rely on these relational dynamics to the extent that therapy does. The resolution of past differences between the parties and the acquisition of insight into the dynamics of the conflict may result from the mediation process, but these are not mediation goals. Typical divorce mediation goals are the reaching of agreements on the division of property, future financial arrangements between the parties, and plans for the couple's children. 23 references.