PRACTICE ISSUES, STRATEGIES, AND MODELS |
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| Authors: | Edward Kruk |
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| Institution: | Edward Kruk, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia, School of Social Work. The research on which this article is based was completed in collaboration with Dr. Jane Pulkingham of Simon Fraser University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and funded by a research grant from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. |
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| Abstract: | A recent Canadian study begins to address the lacuna in family mediation process research identified by Kelly. This study generated important data previously not available on a broad range of issues and concerns regarding the process and practice of family mediation and the extent of variability of current family mediation practice. The study focused on where family mediators position themselves in relation to salient issues and debates in the field; the interventions, methods, procedures, techniques, and strategies they find most useful and effective in their work; and the theories that guide them in their practice and the models of practice that they use. This article reports the key findings of the study and begins to discuss the implications of the research for mediation practice and sociolegal policy. |
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