General News & Articles - ADRhub - Creighton NCR2024-03-28T20:00:32Zhttp://www.adrhub.com/forum/categories/general-news-articles/listForCategory?categoryId=4905899%3ACategory%3A14&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHow Mediation Trainees Can Practice and Hone Their Skills by Themselvestag:www.adrhub.com,2023-11-12:4905899:Topic:1803622023-11-12T22:36:51.210ZGiuseppe Leonehttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/GiuseppeLeone545
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yesterday I realized how ChatGPT, a free and popular AI (Artificial Intelligence) app, can help mediation trainees practice and hone their skills.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">In short, I asked ChatGPT to play the parties’ role (Landlord and Tenant sent to mediation by a judge) in a simulation with me playing the mediator’s role.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">Obviously, these simulations have…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yesterday I realized how ChatGPT, a free and popular AI (Artificial Intelligence) app, can help mediation trainees practice and hone their skills.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">In short, I asked ChatGPT to play the parties’ role (Landlord and Tenant sent to mediation by a judge) in a simulation with me playing the mediator’s role.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">Obviously, these simulations have some limits. For example, they are text-based (rather than online or in-person). And they are “virtual”, with no real persons playing the parties’ roles.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">And yet, I believe that this tool might be useful to mediation trainees. Right after their basic mediation training, they could run as many simulations as they like - by themselves, on their time and at their pace.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">If you’re interested to take a look at what an online mediation simulation with ChatGPT looks like, please send me an email. I’d be glad to send you yesterday’s transcript (in pdf format).</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">Thank you.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">Giuseppe Leone</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">mediationskills@gmail.com</span></p> ONLINE MEDIATION - How To Create Quickly A Good Rapport With The Parties - 1-Hour Video Recordingtag:www.adrhub.com,2022-09-13:4905899:Topic:1781382022-09-13T21:16:27.369ZGiuseppe Leonehttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/GiuseppeLeone545
<p>On September 13, 2022 a group of mediators participated in a 1-hour Free Zoom webinar presented by Giuseppe Leone (yours truly) titled “Online Mediation - How to Create Quickly a Good Rapport with the Parties”.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">3 KEY TAKEAWAYS OF THIS WEBINAR</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1 - In online mediation, what matters most are the mediator’s skills, experience, and personal qualities. That’s because learning the “online” part…</span></p>
<p>On September 13, 2022 a group of mediators participated in a 1-hour Free Zoom webinar presented by Giuseppe Leone (yours truly) titled “Online Mediation - How to Create Quickly a Good Rapport with the Parties”.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">3 KEY TAKEAWAYS OF THIS WEBINAR</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1 - In online mediation, what matters most are the mediator’s skills, experience, and personal qualities. That’s because learning the “online” part takes only a few hours or days of practice. On the contrary, becoming an effective mediator takes several years of training, experience, and self-reflection.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">2 - Once a mediator clearly understands the parties’ expectations, needs, and feelings when they participate in an online mediation - especially for the first time - it’s much easier to figure out what to do, when, and how in order to create a good rapport with them.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">3 - Two of the above parties’ most crucial expectations are not only that they feel “in good hands” (i.e. their online mediator knows what he or she is doing); but also that they believe that their mediator truly cares about them.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the webinar we discussed several techniques useful in 2 different scenarios that require creating quickly a good rapport with the parties. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>SCENARIO 1</strong>: When a mediator is scheduled to mediate online a case with two or more parties (and their legal or union representatives), who have already agreed to pay for his or her mediation services. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>SCENARIO 2</strong>: When</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">two people (potential clients), who have never participated in mediation before, book a 30-min Free mediation consultation via Zoom on a mediator’s website. In just 30 minutes, that mediator needs</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">> To connect, create a good rapport with those potential clients</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">> To explain to them clearly the benefits of mediation (compared to their other options: i.e. assisted negotiation, arbitration or trial)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">> To convince them to hire him or her</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">as their mediator. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not an easy task. Therefore, mediators who participated in my webinar also learned that, if they want, they can sharpen their rapport-creating skills by <a href="https://www.mediationskills.online" target="_blank" rel="noopener">participating with other mediators in Free 1-hour online mediation simulations- as explained on my website</a></span></p>
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<p><span>To watch the 1-hour video recording of that webinar, <a href="https://youtu.be/tAC4wpy_F-E" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Giuseppe Leone</span></p> Mediating Online with Tough (Paying) Parties Can Be Hard - Finding Those Parties Can Be Even Hardertag:www.adrhub.com,2022-09-09:4905899:Topic:1778282022-09-09T17:24:58.049ZGiuseppe Leonehttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/GiuseppeLeone545
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">During my September 13, 2022 Free 1-hour Zoom meeting, I’ll share with fellow mediators many tips and proven techniques to quickly create a good rapport with your parties when you mediate online. Especially when it’s the first time they…</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">During my September 13, 2022 Free 1-hour Zoom meeting, I’ll share with fellow mediators many tips and proven techniques to quickly create a good rapport with your parties when you mediate online. Especially when it’s the first time they participate in mediation - let alone online mediation.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In addition, we’ll consider another, more challenging scenario.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Imagine that you, armed with your just-finished advanced mediation training, enthusiasm, and a good marketing plan, have just launched a new mediation business. And, in order to persuade new potential clients to hire you, you offer on your website a Free 30-min mediation consultation via Zoom. For example, to introduce yourself, get a sense of what their dispute is about, and explain how you could help them resolve it - either in-person or online.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">What can you say (or avoid saying) to quickly create a good rapport with those potential clients, and convince them to hire you - in just 30 minutes?</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">My 1-hour Zoom meeting for fellow mediators on how to quickly create a good rapport with parties (or potential clients) online will take place Tuesday, September 13 at Noon Eastern Time. It’s Free. No Powerpoint. And no registration is required. Just <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8083834117" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click this Zoom link</a></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sounds interesting? If so, I look forward to meeting you there.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Giuseppe Leone </span></p> How to Create Quickly a Good Rapport with the Parties Online - Free 1-hour Zoom Meeting - September 13, 2022 Noon ETtag:www.adrhub.com,2022-09-05:4905899:Topic:1780242022-09-05T16:33:08.968ZGiuseppe Leonehttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/GiuseppeLeone545
<p class="p1">Hi:</p>
<p class="p1">If you, as a mediator, believe that creating a good rapport with the parties is important, and would like to learn how to do that as quickly and tactfully as possible when you mediate online, you are invited to participate in my 1-hour Zoom meeting - Tuesday, September 13 at Noon Eastern Time.</p>
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<p class="p1"><strong>WHAT YOU'LL LEARN</strong></p>
<p class="p1">To begin with, I’ll share with you many tips and techniques that I’ve been…</p>
<p class="p1">Hi:</p>
<p class="p1">If you, as a mediator, believe that creating a good rapport with the parties is important, and would like to learn how to do that as quickly and tactfully as possible when you mediate online, you are invited to participate in my 1-hour Zoom meeting - Tuesday, September 13 at Noon Eastern Time.</p>
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<p class="p1"><strong>WHAT YOU'LL LEARN</strong></p>
<p class="p1">To begin with, I’ll share with you many tips and techniques that I’ve been testing and fine-tuning since 2016, mediating online with my clients - among them, the United States Postal Service - and teaching online mediation via Zoom to groups of mediators around the world.</p>
<p class="p1">Next, you’ll learn why those tips and techniques are not enough. Creating a good rapport with the parties when you mediate online also requires a clear understanding of their specific needs, feelings, and expectations of you. That understanding is just a mediation skill, which you can practice with fellow mediators - online and for Free.</p>
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<p class="p3"><strong>NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED</strong></p>
<p class="p3">(Feel free to share the Zoom link below with other mediators).</p>
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<p class="p3"><strong>PRESENTATION FORMAT</strong></p>
<p class="p3">Interactive. No Powerpoint.</p>
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<p class="p3"><strong>VIDEO RECORDING</strong></p>
<p class="p3">I’ll post the video recording of this Zoom meeting on YouTube, so you can watch it in case you were unable to attend this event.</p>
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<p class="p3"><strong>HOW TO ATTEND THIS EVENT</strong></p>
<p class="p1">Tuesday, September 13 at Noon Eastern Time (9:00am Pacific Time, 5:00pm UK/London Time) click this Zoom meeting link - <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8083834117">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8083834117</a></p>
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<p class="p1"><strong>ANY QUESTIONS?</strong></p>
<p class="p1">Send me an email to <a href="mailto:mediationskills@gmail.com"><span class="s1">mediationskills@gmail.com</span></a></p>
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<p class="p1">Thank you.</p>
<p class="p1">Giuseppe Leone</p>
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<p class="p1"></p> How Books Can Help Mediators Do a Better Job - At Work, and at Home - New Mediate.com Articletag:www.adrhub.com,2022-08-26:4905899:Topic:1779142022-08-26T18:32:32.051ZGiuseppe Leonehttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/GiuseppeLeone545
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mediate.com has published an article that I wrote to share with fellow mediators 3 important lessons I learned after my retirement from mediation practice. I learned those lessons accidentally, by reading some good books on mediation and human nature/behavior.…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mediate.com has published an article that I wrote to share with fellow mediators 3 important lessons I learned after my retirement from mediation practice. I learned those lessons accidentally, by reading some good books on mediation and human nature/behavior.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Those books not only helped me understand better (belatedly) the parties’ and my own behavior in mediation. </span></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10793630659?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> </a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They also made me realize two other things. First, that during my mediation practice I had fallen into two traps - I called them the “Lack of Curiosity Trap” and the “Complacency Trap”. And second, that for more than 20 years there had been a big, inexplicable “disconnect” - between how I had been trying to help other people resolve their conflict, and how I had been trying to resolve conflict in my personal life, at home.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you are interested, you can find my article on the Mediate.com website -</span> <a href="https://cutt.ly/zXBoVDX"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://cutt.ly/zXBoVDX</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After you read it, I’d appreciate it if you let me know what you think. You can post your comment here (on LinkedIn) or, if you prefer, you can send me an email to</span> <a href="mailto:mediationskills@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">mediationskills@gmail.com</span></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Giuseppe Leone</span></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10793630659?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></p> Small Claims Courts 2.0 – Online Dispute Resolution in Action at Franklin County Municipal Court in Cleveland, Ohio – New 1-Hour Videotag:www.adrhub.com,2018-01-23:4905899:Topic:823302018-01-23T19:40:51.453ZGiuseppe Leonehttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/GiuseppeLeone
<p>Landlords, tenants, consumers, merchants, homeowners, contractors who live in Franklin County, Ohio are lucky. If they have a dispute, they can now settle it in small claims court, but without having to go to court: online, on their own time, from their smart-phone, tablet or computer.</p>
<p>That’s because in October 2016 the Franklin County Municipal Court (FCMC) launched a new Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) program for small claims, powered by the ODR software Matterhorn developed by…</p>
<p>Landlords, tenants, consumers, merchants, homeowners, contractors who live in Franklin County, Ohio are lucky. If they have a dispute, they can now settle it in small claims court, but without having to go to court: online, on their own time, from their smart-phone, tablet or computer.</p>
<p>That’s because in October 2016 the Franklin County Municipal Court (FCMC) launched a new Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) program for small claims, powered by the ODR software Matterhorn developed by Court Innovations.</p>
<p>You may wonder: How does that program work, exactly? How much does it cost? What role (online) mediation plays during that ODR process? What happens if parties cannot reach an agreement?</p>
<p>On January 18, 2018 an international group of court administrators, judges, mediators and attorneys had the opportunity to ask those (and many other) questions during a 1-hour webinar hosted by Giuseppe Leone, founder of Virtual Mediation Lab: Online Mediation Made Simple, and presented by</p>
<p>> Alex Sanchez Esq., Manager of the Small Claims Division and Dispute Resolution Department at FMCM</p>
<p>> MJ Cartwright, CEO of Court Innovations</p>
<p>To watch the 1-hour video recording of that webinar click this link <a href="https://goo.gl/C8ojvs">https://goo.gl/C8ojvs</a></p> Online Dispute Resolution: Resources Saved, Justice Served. Experience and Lessons Learned of the Franklin County Municipal Court – January 18, 2018 1-Hour Free Webinartag:www.adrhub.com,2018-01-02:4905899:Topic:822032018-01-02T23:43:24.014ZGiuseppe Leonehttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/GiuseppeLeone
<p>In 2017 the Ohio State Bar Association recognized the Franklin County Municipal Court (FCMC) for Judicial Innovation for its Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) program for helping people settle small claims disputes.</p>
<p>Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 2:00pm Eastern Time, judges, court administrators, mediators, and attorneys can learn more about that program. During a 1-hour free webinar Alex Sanchez, manager of the FCMC Small Claims and Dispute Resolution, and MJ Cartwright, CEO of Court…</p>
<p>In 2017 the Ohio State Bar Association recognized the Franklin County Municipal Court (FCMC) for Judicial Innovation for its Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) program for helping people settle small claims disputes.</p>
<p>Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 2:00pm Eastern Time, judges, court administrators, mediators, and attorneys can learn more about that program. During a 1-hour free webinar Alex Sanchez, manager of the FCMC Small Claims and Dispute Resolution, and MJ Cartwright, CEO of Court Innovations, will:</p>
<p>1 - Present the benefits and lessons learned of that ODR program</p>
<p>2 - Answer any questions about:</p>
<p>> How the idea of launching an FCMC ODR program for small claims came about.<br/>> How that program exactly works (e.g. which parts are handled automatically by their software and which parts require a human intervention. How parties communicate. When and how mediators get involved.<br/>> Why FCMC opted to use the Court Innovations platform/software, instead of developing their own in-house software.<br/>> Program Results (the FCMC platform has been running for 12-13 months now), in terms of number of cases filed, resolved online or sent to the small claims court.<br/>> Program Cost/Resources<br/>> How the general public in Franklin County learned about this new ODR program for small claims, and their response so far.<br/>> How the FCMC small claims court staff/personnel responded to that new ODR program.</p>
<p>How to Register <br/>You can attend this free webinar with a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android tablet or smartphone. To register click the button “Register Online” at the bottom of this page <a href="https://goo.gl/QsfWJn">https://goo.gl/QsfWJn</a> <br/>Seating is limited.</p>
<p>This webinar is hosted and organized by Virtual Mediation Lab: Online Mediation Made Simple, a project sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution Hawaii Chapter.</p> Online Mediation: Turning Mediators' Initial Skepticism Into Enthusiasmtag:www.adrhub.com,2017-11-06:4905899:Topic:812012017-11-06T21:13:47.094ZGiuseppe Leonehttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/GiuseppeLeone
<p>Online Mediation: Turning Mediators' Initial Skepticism Into Enthusiasm </p>
<p>Conflict Intervention Service (CIS) <a href="https://goo.gl/YBwTq8">https://goo.gl/YBwTq8</a> is a grant funded project of the City and County of San Francisco in partnership with The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Bay Area Mediation Services Program. This innovative program utilizes skilled mediators with diverse backgrounds in landlord-tenant law, psychology, addiction, mental health and housing conflict to…</p>
<p>Online Mediation: Turning Mediators' Initial Skepticism Into Enthusiasm </p>
<p>Conflict Intervention Service (CIS) <a href="https://goo.gl/YBwTq8">https://goo.gl/YBwTq8</a> is a grant funded project of the City and County of San Francisco in partnership with The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Bay Area Mediation Services Program. This innovative program utilizes skilled mediators with diverse backgrounds in landlord-tenant law, psychology, addiction, mental health and housing conflict to resolve disputes in affordable housing that can lead to eviction or homelessness.</p>
<p>On November 2, 2017 a group of those mediators participated in a Virtual Mediation Lab Hands-on Training in Online Mediation, which consisted of 2 parts:</p>
<p>>> Part 1 – 60-min Introduction to Online Mediation (What online mediation means and how It works; how we (mediators) can do online everything we are used to do face-to-face; how to blend face-to-face and online mediation; which cases are suitable for online mediation; online mediation benefits; which video collaboration software works best for online mediation.</p>
<p>>> Part 2 – 90-min Hands-on Online Mediation via Zoom (Each mediator practiced what they learned during Part 1)</p>
<p>At the end of the training, I asked all mediators a simple question: “Has this 150-min hands-on training changed your view of online mediation?” Here are some of their answers:</p>
<p>“Now I am not afraid of it”<br/>“I am eager to do it”<br/>“I am marveling at the capabilities of this software (Zoom). It’s incredible.”<br/>“I’m excited at the way people perceive technology and their relationship with technology. Online mediation may add an edge to mediation”.<br/>“This is extraordinary”<br/>“It opens up a whole new world!”</p>
<p>This experience seems to show that a good way to respond to many experienced mediators’ initial (and natural) skepticism about online mediation is to let them try it and judge by themselves.</p>
<p>Virtual Mediation Lab is a project sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution Hawaii Chapter.</p> Virtual Mediation Lab Seeking College Students Trained in Mediation for Online Roommate Mediation Projecttag:www.adrhub.com,2017-09-10:4905899:Topic:800082017-09-10T20:36:31.390ZGiuseppe Leonehttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/GiuseppeLeone
<p>Giuseppe Leone, founder of Virtual Mediation Lab, a project sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution Hawaii Chapter, believes that online mediation offers two important benefits.</p>
<p>First, it can be very useful for resolving disputes when parties:</p>
<p>>> Have a mobile device: e.g. Ipad, iPhone, Android tablet or smartphone<br></br>>> Want or need to settle their dispute as soon as possible, with the assistance of a neutral mediator<br></br>>> Cannot afford an…</p>
<p>Giuseppe Leone, founder of Virtual Mediation Lab, a project sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution Hawaii Chapter, believes that online mediation offers two important benefits.</p>
<p>First, it can be very useful for resolving disputes when parties:</p>
<p>>> Have a mobile device: e.g. Ipad, iPhone, Android tablet or smartphone<br/>>> Want or need to settle their dispute as soon as possible, with the assistance of a neutral mediator<br/>>> Cannot afford an in-person mediation</p>
<p>Second, given that most people already have and use regularly a mobile device, online mediation can open up new business opportunities, especially for young, innovative mediators.</p>
<p>To demonstrate those two benefits of online mediation, Virtual Mediation Lab is seeking college students trained in mediation, willing to play the mediator’s role or the role of one of the parties/roommates in 3 online mediation simulations in October 2017.</p>
<p>For more information click this link <a href="https://goo.gl/z1DxoY">https://goo.gl/z1DxoY</a></p> The Power of Two: An Integrative Approach to Conflict Resolution - Free ACR Family Section Webinar with Kathleen Adams - September 20, 2017tag:www.adrhub.com,2017-09-05:4905899:Topic:799822017-09-05T19:07:42.610ZGiuseppe Leonehttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/GiuseppeLeone
<p>Integrative Mediation (IM) is a pioneering approach to conflict resolution that pairs a conflict resolution professional with a psychotherapist or mental health professional to address all aspects of a dispute: legal, financial, psychological -- and emotional. By addressing the underlying emotional issues of the parties, IM seeks to improve the odds of a more efficient, cost-effective process and the achievement of a deeper, more lasting resolution. The pairings may consist of a lawyer,…</p>
<p>Integrative Mediation (IM) is a pioneering approach to conflict resolution that pairs a conflict resolution professional with a psychotherapist or mental health professional to address all aspects of a dispute: legal, financial, psychological -- and emotional. By addressing the underlying emotional issues of the parties, IM seeks to improve the odds of a more efficient, cost-effective process and the achievement of a deeper, more lasting resolution. The pairings may consist of a lawyer, financial planner, or mediator working alongside a mental health professional. Using this holistic approach, parties in conflict are far more likely to resolve their legal, business, and/or family disputes quickly and in a more rational and sustainable manner.</p>
<p>In this webinar, Kathleen Adams. LCSW outlines the foundational theory of IM and spells out the advantages and limitations of shared conflict resolution. She shares real-world examples of IM-based resolutions and data that support this approach.</p>
<p>Who should attend:</p>
<p>>> Professionals who believe that no conflict is fully resolved until the underlying emotional conflicts have been addressed <br/>>> Mediators working to enhance and expand their practice<br/>>> Attorneys, psychotherapists and other professionals seeking to create professional relationships outside of their domain</p>
<p>Hosted by Virtual Mediation Lab, this free 1-hour webinar is sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution Family Section.</p>
<p>When: September 20, 2017 2:00pm Eastern Time. Admission is free, but seating is limited.</p>
<p>Registration: For more information and to register online click here <a href="https://goo.gl/LnwUx9">https://goo.gl/LnwUx9</a></p>