An effective mediator must urge patience to keep parties engaged in constructive dialogue with an openness to reconsideration ...

No two mediations are the same. Not only are the facts of each case different, but the litigants have different motivations, ...

In some cases early mediation may be inappropriate -- for example, when the long-term consequences, such as the future costs of care, are not yet clear; when the plaintiff is not emotionally ready ...

The Mediation, Conflict Resolution, and Restorative Practices (MCR) Initiative assumes that conflict is an inevitable part of any organization, and that the existence of conflict is not problematic.

This 3-credit seminar trains students in facilitative mediation. This course is based on the standard 40-hour mediation training model used to endorse those seeking to become professional mediators.

The raging debate can go on and on about who suffers most after divorce. Is it the children? The woman? Or man? In the virtue of a disagreement between couples with divorce looming, most would ...

This is difficult in the mediation context because time is limited. For example, if Dreamers are immediately confronted about their position and told that they are wrong or need to change ...