Elder Mediation

Elder Mediation

We can encounter unique challenges at each stage of life and Elder Mediation offers a valuable platform for intergenerational discussion surrounding these challenges.

What is Elder Mediation?

Elder mediation serves as a forum for families to engage in constructive intergenerational discussions and collaborative decision making.  This cooperative process is private, confidential and entirely voluntary. Specialised mediators facilitate focused conversations addressing the various changes and stresses that often occur throughout the family cycle. Family members are encouraged to express their interests and concerns in an informal and safe setting, including private homes, mediators’ offices and senior living facilities.

In Elder Mediation, a Mediator or co-Mediators who have specific training in intergenerational dynamics and age-related issues, typically involving a large number of participants,

• supports the elder person and their family (and where appropriate, key people such as a close friend, care providers and healthcare experts),
• in having important conversations,
• to address specific issues and concerns,
• to devise appropriate outcomes, with an emphasis on the quality of life for the elder person and
• ensuring that the voice of the elder person is heard, while sensitive to the needs of family members.

By it’s nature, Elder Mediation is preventative focused.

Elder Mediation views ageing as a continuing process of development and change. Change can be difficult and challenging, especially when triggered by a fall, an illness or a change in capacity, but the Elder Mediation process places the elder person at the centre of the dialogue so that any decisions that are made are based, not just on the needs of elder person, but also their values and their personal preferences.

Any change can impact on our role, relationships, routine and assumptions including current and future assumptions.

Benefits of Elder Mediation

Elder Mediation adopts a wellness model that promotes a person-centred approach for all participants – harnessing their collective creativity to explore solutions that enhance the quality of life for all concerned. Family members often find it difficult in initiating discussions relating to a loved one’s needs. Elder Mediation promotes open communication and active involvement. Elder Mediation facilitates these discussion and family members devise solutions tailored to their current circumstances, with the understanding that issues can be revisited in the future if necessary.

Some key benefits of Elder Mediation include:

• Culturally Sensitive
• Improved Communication and Understanding
• Future Focused Planning
• Empowerment for Elders
• Preservation of Relationships
• Tailored Solutions
• Reduced Stress and Anxiety
• Conflict Resolution
• Cost Effective

What can be covered in Elder Mediation

Through the Elder Mediation process a single, core issue or a multitude of issues can be addressed. Examples include, but not limited to:

Finding an Qualified Elder Mediator

To locate a qualified Elder Mediator, consider the following organisations:

The Mediators’ Intuition of Ireland (TheMII): Find a mediator  https://www.themii.ie/find-a-mediator/ and select elder mediation in the area of practice

Elder Mediation International Network(EMIN): Find a certified elder mediator  https://elder-mediation-international.net/

Elder Mediation provides a safe and supportive framework for intergenerational families to navigate the complexities of aging, ensuring the voice of the elder adult are prioritised and respected.

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