The Family Section provides leadership, training and mentoring to members; identifies and sets standards for best practices in the field of family mediation; provides networking and communications opportunities for members; and provides conflict resolution services in all aspects of family concerns, from adoption, divorce, family and custody disputes to family businesses, estates, etc.

Members of ACR Family Section provide family mediation for families that are intact, as well as divorce mediation and mediation of the issues surrounding divorce such as child custody, support, property division, visitation and related matters.

 

 Section Election Results

The FSAC is excited to welcome those who were elected in the recent elections. Congratulations to Marilyn McKnight, Paula Trout, and Louise Phipps Senft. We express very sincere thanks to all of the candidates and look forward to their contribution to the committees within the section.

Teleseminar Recordings

After much anticipation, recordings of the monthly teleseminars are finally available for section members. If you missed one of the presentations or would like to listen to it again, please login as a member and to the teleseminar recordings page - click here. The next teleseminar will be on Wednesday, October 14 at 3:00 EDT. Click here to read about the topic and presenter.

Family Mediation News

The Summer 2009 edition of Family Mediation News (the section newsletter) is now available for section members to download. Login as a member and then click here to read the feature article about mediator certification from the Chair-Elect of the Family Section, Stephen Erickson.

 

Section Conference Survey

The Family Section Advisory Council (FSAC) is anxious to start planning the next Family Section Conference. In order for us to do this, we need your feedback and suggestions. Whether or not you have attended past conferences, please take a few minutes to participate in the following survey: Section Conference Survey. 

Committee Involvement

The Family Section Committees are always looking for persons interested in becoming involved. If you are interested in leadership within the Family Section, working on a committee is a great place to start.

Check out the committee descriptions and find contact information for committee chair persons here.

The entire FSAC is committed to serving the membership of our section. The Family Section has introduced new benefits to section members and enhanced the existing benefits (click here to learn more about the benefits of section membership).

We welcome your input and your suggestions for the development of member benefits for ACR members and Family Section members. Please submit your comments below.