Process Pluralism and Systemic Resistance to Child Protection Mediation in Ontario

This paper focuses on the use of mediation within Ontario’s child protection system. Applying the process pluralism framework advocated by Carrie Menkel-Meadow, the systemic resistance to child protection mediation [CPM] in Ontario is explained. To address this resistance, a particular approach of...

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Main Author: Saari, Robin Leticia
Other Authors: Rogerson, Carol
Language:en_ca
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/25784
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Summary:This paper focuses on the use of mediation within Ontario’s child protection system. Applying the process pluralism framework advocated by Carrie Menkel-Meadow, the systemic resistance to child protection mediation [CPM] in Ontario is explained. To address this resistance, a particular approach of structuring conflict resolution is evaluated through the lens of process pluralism. It is concluded that increasing the use of CPM at the dispositional stage of a child protection proceeding will improve results for children and their families.