Demonstrate Your Knowledge and Understanding of the Mediation Process, Practice and Underlying Theories by Evidencing How You Have Integrated Your Learning from the Certificate in Family Mediation (Accredited) Into Your Mediation Practice.

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Catriona Davies Relationship Borders 11th December 2013 CERTIFICATE IN FAMILY MEDIATION (ACCREDITED) INTEGRATED CASE STUDY - UNIT 3 Demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the mediation process, practice and underlying theories by evidencing how you have integrated your learning from the Certificate in Family Mediation (Accredited) into your mediation practice. In this integrated case study I will begin by defining Family Mediation; I will briefly explore its context in Scotland; explain how it works, and integrate my knowledge and understanding of mediation process; principles; practice and underlying theories by using practice examples from participation in the Practice Skills Days and in mentored co-mediation practice. Family mediation is a form of mediation in which the mediator helps couples at any stage of separation or divorce, to manage conflict and change as constructively as possible; consider the options available to them and to communicate better with each other in reaching joint decisions, on present and future arrangements for their children. Early family mediation originated from family court proceedings in Bristol in 1975. Thereafter, national associations of family conciliation developed in England, the main aim being ‘helping separating and divorcing couples to reach agreed decisions on matters arising from the breakdown of their marriage, especially matters concerning children’ (minutes of the meeting, quoted Parkinson, 1986, p.82). In 1981 a conference organised by Scottish Council for Single Parents brought speakers on family conciliation from England. This led to the Lothian service being set up with other Scottish services following soon after. In 1986 the Scottish Association of Family Conciliation Services formed, which was more successful than its English counterparts in obtaining central funding. This later became

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