Perspective
Sep. 10, 2010
Special Sensitivities Dominate Elder Abuse Mediation
When mediating elder abuse cases, dialog is far more sensitive to human and emotional issues than traditional negotiation, by Alexander S. Polsky of JAMS.
By Alexander S. Polsky
A mediation has its own personality. This is created by the relationship between counsel, settlement positions of the parties, direct participation by the decision makers and the emotional tension surrounding the dispute.
Few areas of alternative dispute resolution contain more emotion than "elder abuse" cases. When a (now grown-up) child entrusts a parent to a facility for the delivery of continued care, mos...
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