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The European Forum Training and Research in Family Mediation

The European Forum Training and Research in Family Mediation is a voluntary not-for-profit professional organisation which draws together national, regional and local organisations in Europe working in the field of divorce, separation and family conflict.

The European Forum was established in 1996 by family mediation trainers from European countries who worked together in a series of meetings co-ordinated by the training committee of the French association APMF (Association pour la Promotion de la Médiation Familiale).

The aim of the European Forum is to develop, promote and co-ordinate training and research in the field of family mediation in order to provide quality standards for the practice of family mediation in Europe.

Objectives

To bring together training institutions providing training in Family Mediation in separation and divorce and to encourage a spirit of interdisciplinary co-operation which respects national and cultural differences.
to establish essential criteria for training in Family Mediation and to monitor their application.
to promote family mediators’ expertise through continuing professional development.
to foster exchanges of experience both in initial and continuing Family Mediation Training in different contexts
to provide a structured forum for reflection and research on Family Mediation in separation and divorce in relation to other areas of mediation practice.
to develop relationships with other European and international organisations concerned with the provision of mediation services.

Membership

Full membership is available to training institutions offering a full and complete course of training in family mediation which meets the criteria defined by the Training Standards Committee (TSC). Each institution admitted to full membership of the European Forum is represented by a named individual member (delegate) who is formally appointed in writing.

Associate members are individual members who are able to demonstrate their competence in the field of family mediation and/or national or regional associations of training institutions and/or other organisations interested in family mediation.