Contents:

BECOMING AN EXCELLENT MEDIATOR: When Facing Opposite Choices, It’s All a Question of Balance By Heather Allen

IN WHOSE BEST INTERESTS? By Ruth Bettelheim

AN ARGUMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND INCREASED REGULATION OF THE PRACTICE OF MEDIATION By James Grifo

CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND ANGER By Jeanette Bicknell

THE MEDIATOR’S TOOLKIT: Neutrality & The Mediator By David Aschaiek

MCFM’S 11th ANNUAL FAMILY MEDIATION INSTITUTE & 8th ANNUAL FISKE AWARD HONORING LYNDA J. ROBBINS Presented by John A. Fiske, Accepted by Lynda J. Robbins Photos by Debra L. Smith

“MOM ALWAYS LIKED YOU BEST” A Book Review By Carol Cioe Klyman

CATHARTICS: Refusing to Settle for Half By Ben Garber

BUSY BEING BORN: Bob Dylan’s Notes For Mediation By David A. Kellem

WHAT’S NEWS? National & International Family News Chronologically Compiled & Edited By Les Wallerstein