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MII Conference Family Mediation Unplugged Presentation by Family Mediation Services, Legal Aid Board Fiona McAuslan Director Grace Corrigan Mediator Pauline Eustace Mediator. Brief History. E stablished in July 1986 under the auspices of the Department of Justice.
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MII ConferenceFamily Mediation UnpluggedPresentation by Family Mediation Services, Legal Aid BoardFiona McAuslan DirectorGrace Corrigan MediatorPauline Eustace Mediator
Brief History • Established in July 1986 under the auspices of the Department of Justice. • The first publicly funded family mediation scheme in Europe. • Transferred to the new Department of Equality and Law Reform in 1993 • Transferred to the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs In 1998 . • Transferred to the Family Support Agency in 2001 • Finally put on a statutory footing under the Family Support Agency Act 2001. • Amalgamated with the Legal Aid Board on the 1st November 2011. • Statutory Framework • There are two key pieces of legislation that pertain: • The Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 • The Mediation Act 2017
The Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 Legal Aid Board Statutory Obligations under the Act:
Client Journey (All Issues) Multiple elements can be handled in a single session or some elements can take multiple sessions to conclude
Client Journey (Courts based) Multiple elements can be handled in a single session or some elements can take multiple sessions to conclude
Policy and Procedure • Mediator Professional Practice Handbook • Domestic Violence Policy • Capacity to Mediate • Child Protection Policy • Child Consultation Policy • Data Protection & GDPR • Templates compliant with the Mediation Act
Some of the International Influences • John Haynes: Original All issues Model • Fisher and Ury: Negotiation. • Kenneth Cloke: Conflict and Peace analysis. • Bernie Mayer: Mediation Process and Skills/ • Jean Paul Lederach: Peace making. • Joan B Kelly: Child Focused Mediation • Bush and Folger: Transformative. • Michael Lang. Reflective Practice • Winslade and Monk: Narrative Mediation. • Jen Mackintosh: Child Consultation.