Introduction As with most behaviour, ‘controlling behaviours’ follow a pattern which clearly reveals itself if you know what you are looking at and looking for. “Coercive or controlling behaviour does not relate to a single incident, it is a purposeful
A two minute communication exercise. I often find one of the most satisfying things in family mediation is helping people to communicate more effectively. The inability to communicate effectively is wide spread or perhaps i just come across it alot
Stress triggers can seriously undermine the success of mediation and any ongoing relationship. Next time your former partner or spouse’s behaviour causes your blood to boil and you can feel yourself quickly losing control do these 7 things; Take control:
Whilst the Government has ended family legal aid for legal representation in all but a few areas, legal aid for family mediation continues. Furthermore, if you qualify for legal aid for family mediation it is free of charge and you
The challenge It can sometimes be very challenging to persuade and influence a person to meet me, the mediator, to find out about family mediation, even when that meeting may be free ! This is especially true when the
One of the main challenge facing professionals engaged in mediation and conflict resolution practice is to ‘ recruit’ all the parties into the process from the start. This has to be handled with care. It is nearly always one person
The Office for National Statistics latest reports showed that there were 118,140 divorces in total in 2012, which is the equivalent to 13 divorces every hour of every day of the year. The question for every one of these
Compass Resolution Family Mediation service is only the 12th organisation in the UK to be awarded the HSSF kite mark for meeting the standards set by the Department of Works and Pensions for our work helping and supporting separated families.
This video introduces a series of 5 videos to be released during the week leading to national Dispute Resolution week on the 25 November. [iframe src=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/79241132?autoplay=0″ width=”100%” height=”372″] Family mediation faces some massive challenges if it is to become the
Depending on the age of the child, realise that this moment might be something that they will always remember – the time you told them that you, mummy and daddy, were going to live separately. It is therefore critical that
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