Renegotiating family relationships : divorce, child custody, and mediation / Robert E. Emery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Emery, Robert E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Divorce mediation--United States.

Divorce mediation.

Divorced parents--Counseling of.

Divorced parents.

United States.

Custody of children--United States.

Custody of children.

Divorced parents--Counseling of--United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2012]

Summary:

In this update of the 1994 edition, clinical psychologist Emery (Center for Children, Families, and the Law, U. of Virginia) shares insights from his research and practice helping families in the "mediation emergency room." He discusses the problem of child custody from conflicting perspectives, his conceptualization of parents' emotional needs and divorce dynamics, and a method of custody mediation based on his research comparing "emotionally informed" mediation with settlement in litigation. The book includes practical tips on the mediation process and the author's research findings. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Conflicting perspectives : his and her divorce

Beyond anger : pain, longing, fear, guilt, and grief

Grieving divorce : the leaver and the left

Renegotiating relationships I : separating marital and parental roles

Renegotiating relationships II : two-parent divorced families

Divorce and custody law : perfect problems, imperfect solutions

Negotiating agreements I : setting the stage and the first mediation session

Negotiating agreements II : identifying issues, brainstorming options, and drafting parenting plans

Mediation research : a 12-year randomized study.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-235) and index.

ISBN:

9781609189815

1609189817

OCLC:

724651118