Abstract
The basis of this article is an analysis of 50 referrals for conciliation from the Magistrate's Court to the Hastings Community Counselling Service in New Zealand. An examination of conciliation and its relationship to various professions precedes the actual analysis. Some comments on prevention are added, as the main interest of the Counselling Service is the preventive approach to social work. It is suggested that in a period of change in marriage patterns a consideration of values in relation to marriage and family life is timely. A small sample has serious limitations but the tentative conclusions and observed trends may stimulate further research and assist in establishing areas where action is required.
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