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Mediating Family and Relationship Disputes

Mediating Family and Relationship Disputes. by SEUMAS TAN Advocate & Solicitor Mediator Author of “Mediation Skills & Techniques”. Overview of the Mediation Process. Mediator’s opening statement; Checking authority (?); Joint session; Separate session or Private Caucus (?);

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Mediating Family and Relationship Disputes

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  1. Mediating Family and Relationship Disputes by SEUMAS TAN Advocate & Solicitor Mediator Author of “Mediation Skills & Techniques”

  2. Overview of the Mediation Process • Mediator’s opening statement; • Checking authority (?); • Joint session; • Separate session or Private Caucus (?); • Identifying parties’ needs; • Closure

  3. Post Divorce Mediation

  4. Mediation After Remarriage

  5. Mediation with Intact Families

  6. Mediation involving Unmarried Couples

  7. Dispute between parents and children / siblings

  8. Challenges in Family Mediation • Gender issues; • Domestic violence; • Threatening; • Mentally disorder; • Irrational behaviour – taking drugs, frequently intoxicated, etc; • Mediators making assumption (eg: parties are of difficult culture)

  9. Mediator’s Skills • Creating rapport; • Defusing anger; • Reframing; • Mirroring; and • Association

  10. The End

  11. Thank you

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