Discuss the standards for the practice of family and divorce mediation outlined by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (2007).
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may vary.The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (2000a) has developed model standards for the practice of family and divorce mediation, indicating that a mediator shall (among other things)• Recognize that mediation is based on the principle of self-determination by the participants.• Conduct the mediation process in an impartial manner; disclose all actual and potential grounds of bias and conflicts of interest reasonably known to the mediator; structure the mediation process so that participants make decisions based on sufficient information and knowledge.• Assist participants in determining how to promote the best interests of children.• Recognize a family situation involving child abuse or neglect or domestic violence and take appropriate steps to shape the mediation process accordingly.• Suspend or terminate the mediation process when the mediator reasonably believes that a participant is unable to effectively participate or for other compelling reasons.
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