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ABSTRACTThis article is about the importance of family engagement and collaborative decision making in child welfare cases. It briefly reviews the history of mediation and family group meetings and suggests that juvenile courts and child welfare agencies should thoughtfully prioritize and expand their use of the techniques and processes of interdisciplinary collaborative decision‐making and dispute resolution that have been successful for over thirty‐five years.

Bernie Mayer's latest book is an excellent journey into seven key dilemmas in conflict. Mayer devotes a chapter to each of the following dilemmas: Competition and Cooperation, Optimism and Realism, Avoidance and Engagement, Principle and Compromise, Emotions and Logic, Impartiality and Advocacy, and Autonomy and Community. In this review, I suggest that the book is a thorough guide through seemingly diverse and opposing conflict theories. I go through each chapter and detail how Mayer sees these concepts as interwoven instead of oppositional. He walks his readers through what have been thought of as distinctive, even opposing, approaches, theories, and concepts of conflict. The review uses points and quotes from all seven dilemmas to show the depth of Mayer's analysis and the numerous benefits to theorists and practitioners of reading and rereading his book.

Family Dispute Resolution brings together some of the field's leading practitioners, researchers, teachers, and policymakers to share their expertise and experience. This overview of family dispute resolution processes and practices is designed to help professionals who assist separating and divorcing parents make decisions about the future of their families. It is essential reading for legal and mental health professionals in the field and law and graduate students who intend to work with separating and divorcing families.