1. Family Mediation Team UK
FMTuk.com
“Working together for better separation outcomes”
EXETER „TEAM FORMING‟ MEETING
25 September 2013
Exeter University

2. AGENDA FOR MEETING
BRINGING THE TEAM TOGETHER
BELIEF, PURPOSE, VISION, STRATEGY FOR FMTuk
THE WEB PLATFORM- FMTuk.com
OUTLINE PLAN FOR NEXT 3 MONTHS - mvp
QUESTIONS
LET‟S GET GOING…. (see questionnaire and
profile video script

3. WHY FMTuk?
We believe that with the right help
and support most separating
couples are able to reach their own
agreements

4. THE PURPOSE OF FMTuk
TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT HELP AND SUPPORT
The purpose of FMTuk is to provide each separating couple
and their children with an integrated inter-disciplinary family
team and resource solution, enabling them to reach their own
durable private children and financial agreements, in the most
efficient and cost effective way, whilst providing them with the
experience of being fully supported throughout their separation
journey and beyond.

5. THE VISION- the cathedral
Taunton
Exeter
Oxford
FMTuk
PURPOSE
Reading
Plymouth
London
Bristol

6. STRATEGIC
QUESTIONS
WHAT HELP AND SUPPORT DO WE THINK THE CLIENTS
THINK THAT THEY NEED FROM US, FOR THEMSELVES
AND THEIR CHILDREN, WHILST GOING THROUGH
DIVORCE AND SEPARATION
WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS FOR THE SEPARATING
COUPLE COMING INTO MEDIATION AND DURING
MEDIATION
HOW CAN WE BEST MEET THESE NEEDS AND
OVERCOME THESE BARRIERS

7. THE CHALLENGES
To work together as a team of different family disciplines in an
integrated, cohesive and client focused way.
In and around a neutral facilitative problem solving process ie interdisciplinary family mediation
Capturing, harnessing, and benefitting from our collective
knowledge, insights, experience, skills and ambitions
Developing and marketing the business model and
process

8. THE WEBSITE
FMTUK.COM
„Responsive‟

9. FMTuk.com – client focus
Blog
Videos
Documents
Content online marketing

10. FMTuk life cycle
Inter-disc
mediation
Work
FMTuk
purpose
Online
Marketing
Valuable
Content

11. BENEFITS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL TEAM
To be and feel part of a team, built on a common professional belief and
approach captured in protocols, practice guides and agreements.
To work together, learning from each other through share
experiences and insights.
To contribute to developing documentary and video resources
for the client and professionals fostering a sense of ownership
and mutual support
To showcase and promote own skills, experience and service to each
other and the public

12. To share in the creation and benefit from the use, of a growing central
source of captured learning and insights in the form of multi-media
support materials and documents housed on the professional and public
sections of the website
To receive and provide regional and national referrals from within a
growing FMTuk network because the project will only succeed if we all
have cases to collaborate on.
To benefit from leveraging the combine marketing efforts and valuable
content resources of a growing professional team with a common
ambition to grow the membership organisation.
To play an important part in influencing a cultural shift in how couples
separate, resolve conflict, reach agreements, support their children and
recover.

13. Commitment from the Team
Fully accredited, experienced and highly skilled
Shared belief, purpose and vision
Mutual trust and respect
Willing to refer to members within FMTuk
Willing to produce knowledge and promotional web content
Willing to attend workshops and meetings

14. WHAT NEXT? – The m.v.s
What is the commitment between now and middle of
November (National Dispute Resolution Week)
1. One profile videos from each team member
2. Each sub-team to produce 2 x knowledge and „how to‟ videos for the
online video library -financial experts, child experts, emotional support,
legal support, mediation
3. Referrals to each other for which the referee makes a contribution to the
marketing fund of £30
4. 4 volunteers (1 from each sub team) to manage the marketing fund
5. Full team meeting on the Wednesday 14 November to check progress of
website content development and work being generated, venue to be
confirmed