EDUCATION OF FAMILY MEDIATORS IN THE CROATIAN AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT

U radu se daje prikaz obrazovanja za obiteljske medijatore iz perspektive broja sati i sadržaja obrazovnih programa u nekim državama članicama Europske unije i nekima izvan područja Europe gdje je obiteljska medijacija vrlo razvijena. Cilj je analizirati zajedničke i specifične odrednice u pogledu dužine trajanja obrazovanja, provedbe obrazovanja i sadržaja obrazovanja. Iz prikaza je vidljivo da ne postoji unificirana praksa obrazovanja za obiteljske medijatore te da se broj sati razlikuje među prikazanim državama. Obrazovni programi provode se u okviru stručnjačkih udruženja i organizacija koje se bave obiteljskom medijacijom ili u okviru fakulteta. Veća sličnost vidljiva je u sadržajima koji se pokrivaju obrazovnim programima, a kojima se pokrivaju znanja potrebna za provedbu obiteljske medijacije, tehnike i metode, načela, vrijednosti, pravne i psihosocijalne aspekte razumijevanja sadržaja i postupka medijacije. Osim teorijskim aspektima, značaj se pridaje metodama poučavanja koje potiču praktičnu provedbu tijekom nastave kao i neposredan praktičan rad uz superviziju.The paper provides an overview of the training of family mediators from the perspective of the number of hours and the contents of educational programmes in some member states of the European Union and some countries outside of Europe where family mediation is highly developed. The aim is to analyse the common and specific determinants with regard to the length of training, implementation of training and contents of training. The paper shows that there is no unified training practice for family mediators, and that the number of hours differs among the analysed countries. The educational programmes are conducted within professional associations and organisations that deal with family mediation or within faculties. A larger similarity can be observed in the contents covered by the educational programmes with regard to the knowledge needed for the implementation of family mediation, techniques and methods, principles, values, legal and psychosocial aspects of understanding the contents and procedures of mediation. Apart from theoretical aspects, attention is given to the methods of teaching which motivate practical implementation during the teaching, as well as direct practical work accompanying supervision