A NARRATIVE APPROACH TO THE PRACTICE OF MEDIATION

Thinking in narrative terms is proving useful in a number of disciplin es. Such thinking has already contributed to a growing body of work in the family therapy field. Here, we seek to demonstrate the usefulness and applicability of the ideas developed by Michael White and David E pston (among others) to the practice of mediation. Distinctions are dr awn from the problem-solving approach with regard to both basic theore tical assumptions and method. A transcribed mediation scenario is used to illustrate and comment on the techniques of narrative mediation in action.