A Scholarly Review of Mediation Models

Dr. Desmond Ellis

Desmond Ellis is a Professor Emeritus based in the La Marsh Centre for Research on Children and Youth, Faculty of Health, York University. During his tenure at York, he was appointed to the Domestic Violence Subcommittee to the Federal U.S. Uniform Collaborative Law Act Task Force and the Advisory Committee, Family MediationService, Superior Court of Justice, Toronto. He also served as a Board member for Conflict Mediation Services, Downsview, Ontario, published a number of research reports, books and articles on separation and divorce mediation and created the La Marsh Centre on Violence and Conflict Resolution and the Certificate Program in Dispute Resolution.  His most recent book - Domestic Violence: A Practical Handbook for Family Lawyers- was published by Lexis-Nexis in 2019. He was recently appointed by Justice Canada to the Family Violence Advisory Group set up to implement national family violence User Guidelines for family violence practitioners to identify and respond to family violence.