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TRANSPARENT MEDIATION. GIVING AWAY OUR STRATEGIES DEMYSTIFYING CONCEPTS EMPOWERING PARTICIPANTS. TRANSPARENT MEDIATION. How can mediators facilitate dialog to deal with the instant problem that brought the parties to the table? AND
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TRANSPARENT MEDIATION GIVING AWAY OUR STRATEGIES DEMYSTIFYING CONCEPTS EMPOWERING PARTICIPANTS
TRANSPARENT MEDIATION • How can mediators facilitate dialog to deal with the instant problem that brought the parties to the table? • AND • Also demonstrate/teach mediation communication skills that can be taken away and used in other settings?
TRANSPARENT MEDIATION • SOME SKILLS THAT MIGHT BE REVEALED • AND PRACTICED BY PARTICIPANTS: • REFLECTION / ACTIVE LISTENING • AGENDA BUILDING • BRAINSTORMING • REACTIVE DEVALUATION • DELAYING REACTIONS TO OTHER PARTIES
TRANSPARENT MEDIATION • POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH TM: • TRAINING REQUIRES ADDITIONAL TIME • TM MAY DISTRACT PARTIES FROM DEALING WITH PRIMARY PROBLEMS AND CONFLICTS • “NATURAL” FLOW MAY BE INTERRUPTED • PARTIES MAY RESENT LACK OF FOCUS ON THE PROBLEM THAT BROUGHT THEM TO TABLE
TRANSPARENT MEDIATION • WHEN AND HOW CAN “TRAINING” BE BEST INJECTED INTO THE MEDIATION PROCESS: • TRAINING ALL PARTIES IN A JOINT SESSION BEFORE ACTUAL “MEDIATION” BEGINS.. BENEFITS OF THE “CONTACT HYPOTHESIS” • EXPLAINING MEDIATOR MOVES AT TIMES WHEN THEY MIGHT BE MOST USEFUL • INTRODUCING CONCEPTS DURING THE SESSION ACCORDING TO A PLAN. • PRECAUCUSING OR COACHING SEPARATELY.
TRANSPARENT MEDIATION • SOME EXAMPLES: • EXPLAINING REACTIVE DEVALUATION TO SIBLINGS WHO ARE DISPUTING HOW TO DIVIDE UP A LARGE BEQUEST. • DEMONSTRATING REFLECTIONS, DELAYED REACTION, AND DEESCALATION TO A MUSIC GROUP.
TRANSPARENT MEDIATION • RESEARCH/EVALUATION POSSIBILITIES: • Limited research to evaluate all kinds of practice. • Random assignment to TM compared with other treatments or conditions • Consideration of dependent variables (measurements of effects)
Transparent Mediation • THANK YOU!! • For more information or comments: • AlanEGross@gmail.com • For a recent article on TM with examples, see: • http://www.mediate.com/pdf/transparentmediationgivingawayourstrategies.pdf