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T1  - Developing family mediation in Finland : The change process and practical outcomes 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/313138 
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A1  - Haavisto, Vaula 
A2  - Nylund, Anna; Ervasti, Kaijus; Adrian, Lin 
PB  - Springer International Publishing 
Y1  - 2018 
LA  - eng 
AB  - In this article, I discuss the process and outcomes of a successful developmental project on family mediation in Finland. Family mediation is a municipal service available for divorcing parents who cannot agree on child custody matters. In the Marriage Act of 1987, prerequisites were made for family mediation as an early intervention to help families in conflict. In practice, only few parents used the service. Moreover, the concept of mediation was fluid and diffuse and practitioners working wit... 
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KW  - 516 Educational sciences; 5141 Sociology 
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