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; Mediator’s opening statement; Checking authority (?); Checking authority (?); Joint session; Joint session; Separate session or Private Caucus (?); Separate session or Private Caucus (?); Identifying parties’ needs; Identifying parties’ needs; Closure Closure

Divorce Mediation

Post Divorce Mediation

Mediation After Remarriage

Mediation with Intact Families

Mediation involving Unmarried Couples

Dispute between parents and children / siblings

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

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

The End

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