Re: Mediation in abuse, neglect, dependency

[Thomas Oellerich <oelleric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just returned from vacation.  Thought you might find research piece,
Mediating when domestic violence is a factor: Policies and practices in
court-based divorce mediation programs by Jessica Pearson (Mediation
Quarterly, Summer 1997) of interest.

Tom Oellerich

articleAt 08:58 AM 8/7/98 -0400, you wrote:
>It has come to my attention that a few counties here in Ohio are conducting 
>pilot programs which mediate abuse, neglect, and dependency case.  It was my 
>understanding from working in the field of domestic violence, that mediation 
>was inappropriate where there was an imbalance of power among those
subject to 
>the mediation.  Does anyone have any studies, journals articles, etc., that 
>discuss pros and cons, appropriateness vs. inappropriateness, etc.,  with 
>mediation in abuse, neglect, and dependency cases?
>
>Thanks, 
>
>Alice Robinson-Bond
>Assistant Ohio Attorney General
>
>(Inquiring on behalf of your state APSAC chapter, OHPSAC, the Ohio 
>Professional Society on the Abuse of Children)
>
>