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December 8th 2015: Professional Family Mediators: Who Are They?

What is the history of family mediation in the U.S.? When, how, and why did it start? Many people thought that family mediation would become the first choice approach to divorce in the 1980’s. Why did that not happen? Why are there still so many people who have never heard of family mediation? Why does that matter? What makes a family mediator a professional? Why did the founders of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM) decide to form the organization? What are APFM’s current goals? How will the public benefit from APFM’s work? How common is it for people to get divorced without

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Chip Rose

Chip Rose is recognized internationally as an innovator and expert in the field of mediation and collaborative conflict resolution. He has been teaching workshops in basic and advanced client-centered dispute resolution for many years.
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Marilyn McKnight

Marilyn S. McKnight, M.A. is a mediator, trainer, and author who has practiced exclusively in the field of mediation since 1977. She has co-authored five highly successful books on mediation, is a Founding Board Member of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFMnet.org) and is an active member of the ADR Section of the Minnesota Bar Association.
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Ken Neumann

Ken Neumann’s training is in child psychology and family therapy. Ken has mediated since 1982. He co-founded the Center for Mediation & Training to develop a theory and a framework for family and divorce mediation as well as a training model.
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Stacey Langenbahn

Stacey Langenbahn, J.D. is the President of Détente Mediation Services in Colleyville TX. She is a Distinguished Credentialed Mediator in Texas and a Founding Member of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators. Her peers have named her as one of the Best Lawyers in America every year since 2012.
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