Association for Conflict Resolution Guidelines for Eldercaring Coordination: From Conflict to Collaboration toward the Care and Safety of Elders

Abstract

The Association for Conflict Resolution endorsed the work of its Task Force on Eldercaring Coordination, composed of twenty-one U.S. and Canadian organizations that developed a dispute resolution option specifically for high-conflict cases involving the care and safety of elders. Currently there are no options for dispute resolution that differentiate between the unique needs of cases involving elders. Using parenting coordination as a model, Guidelines for Eldercaring Coordination contain an ethical framework for the practices of eldercaring coordinators. Training protocols, a court pilot project template, and project assessment tool complete the package so that this new application to a promising field can be applied responsibly and productively.