The Center for Social Gerontology
2307 Shelby
Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 tel: 734 665-1126 fax: 734 665-2071
tcsg@tcsg.org
ELDER
MEDIATION ANNOTATED RESOURCE LIBRARY
ANNOUNCEMENT: Elder Mediation Annotated Resource
Library Released
To download a printable
copy of TCSG's Elder Mediation Annotated Resource Library, please click here.
The
Center for Social Gerontology is pleased to announce the release of the
annotated bibliography on elder mediation. The purpose of the bibliography
is to provide a comprehensive listing and brief description of the universe of
existing materials,
--books/manuals/reports, articles, and video/online information
--on the development, provision, and evaluation of elder mediation
The bibliography includes all items (see caveat) we have been able to identify
as being directly related and that hit the conjuncture of mediation and
aging/disability/health care. It does not include items not directly related to
elder mediation, e.g. items on guardianship, capacity, long-term care, or the
field of mediation generally.
SUBSTANTIVE AREAS
· Guardianship and caregiver mediation
· Healthcare, Medicare, and bioethics mediation
· ADA/disability mediation
· Mediation of consumer disputes common to elderly
· Probate mediation; elder financial planning issues
· Long term care mediation
· Elder Housing Mediation
· Family Mediation - grandparent issues, family dynamics, divorce, lifestyle choices
· Driving, living arrangements, personal and household care, and management
PROCESS AREAS
· Capacity to mediate
· Policy/standards/quality assurance for elder mediation programs
· Training of elders to mediate peer issues
· Referral protocols (as between senior mediation programs and legal services/Older Americans Act Title III)
· Training curricula on senior mediation; examples of presentations
· Use of problem-solving approach by staff, seniors, others - a "mediative approach"
· Outreach/marketing/needs assessment
Caveat: Please note that
the inclusion of any item in this bibliography does not mean that The Center for Social Gerontology or anyone
involved in its compilation is recommending or endorsing the content of the item. As noted above, it seeks to include the universe of items we identifies as being
directly related to elder mediation.
With this caveat, we present this annotated bibliography.
To download a printable
copy of TCSG's Elder Mediation Annotated Resource Library, please click here.
Authored by
Brooke McCreary Fajardo of
The Center for Social Gerontology, Inc.
with assistance from
Gerhild Bjornson, Ph.D., M.D.
Edited by
Penelope A. Hommel, Co-Director
& Robert J. Rhudy, Consulting Attorney
The Center for Social Gerontology, Inc.
&
Erica F. Wood, Assistant Director
ABA Commission on Law & Aging
Last Updated: November 2008
_ November 2008
The Center for Social Gerontology, Inc.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
****TCSG encourages interested persons to
submit relevant materials regarding elder mediation to its office for
consideration to be included in the bibliography at the discretion of an elder
mediation editorial advisory committee. Submit materials to:
The Center for Social Gerontology, Inc.
ATTN: Brooke McCreary Fajardo
2307 Shelby Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103,
(734) 665-1126, fax (734) 665-2071, bmccreary@tcsg.org.
EXCERPT FROM THE
INTRODUCTION
The idea for the bibliography was conceived as a
result of TCSG convening, in February 2006, a mini-summit of expert
participants from the mediation and aging networks to address important
challenges confronting the emerging field of guardianship/caregiver/elder
mediation. Following the mini-summit, participants wished to continue their
work together by formiung a Naitonal Elder Mediation Network (NEMN), and
breaking into working committees orgainzed around the main themes of the
mini-summit: (1) Essential Elements of a Quality Program/Service; (2) Ethics
and Standards; (3) Training and Education; and (4) Marketing and Research.
The Marketing and Research Committee, chaired by Robert J. Rhudy and Erica Wood
determined that it would be extremely helpful to the mediation and elder
advocacy communities to identify and compile a comprehensive annotated
bibliography on existing resources on elder mediation. In response, Brooke
McCreary of The Center for Social Gerontology, Inc., with support and
participation of the Committee Co-chairs and Members, took the lead in identifying
and collecting existing resources, organizing them according to substantive and
process areas, suggesting which should be included, and then reviewing and
drafting brief descriptions of each.
There are a number of people who made substantial and important contributions
to this effort and we extend our sincere thanks to them. They include:
Marketing and Research Committee Co-Chairs --
Robert J. Rhudy, Consulting Attorney, The Center for
Social Gerontology, Inc., and President, Senior Mediation and Decision-Making,
Inc., Baltimore, Maryland.
Erica F. Wood, Assistant Director, American Bar Association Commission on Law
& Aging
Marketing and Research Committee Members --
Penelope A. Hommel, Co-Director, The Center for Social
Gerontology, Inc.
James A. Bergman, Co-Director, The Center for Social Gerontology, Inc.
Neal Rodar, Founding Member of the Northstar Group, and Mediator in Residence
for Woodbury College
Additional Assistance --
Gerhild Bjornson, Ph.D., M.D. -- Conflict Resolution
in Health Care