Workshop Description
Participants will build on and strengthen their capacity to make use of the comprehensive model for conducting interpersonal mediation that was introduced in level one. Skills related to conducting initial interviews, co-mediator planning, follow-up preparation/coaching, and carrying out mediation in situations where parties have an ongoing relationship will be strengthened.
Additional frameworks and skills related to restorative justice, screening and assessment, and for addressing a host of other challenges that inevitably arise in the course of mediation will also be explored (see below for details). Experienced mediators will provide coaching and feedback throughout.
Workshop Objectives
This three-day workshop provides participants with the opportunity to:
+ Deepen their understanding and capacity to use the comprehensive model for intervening in multi-incident conflict introduced in level one (from initial assessment, to coaching, mediation, and closure)
+ Strengthen their capacity to conduct both case development and mediation processes that, in turn, draw heavily on skills and concepts learned in ICR and MSI
+ Explore new frameworks related to restorative justice and screening and assessment
+ Learn additional skill sets for addressing challenges which surface in mediation such as negotiating one level up when there are concerns about the leader who called you in, prioritizing which pinches/crunches to explore when there are a great many, responding to disputant reluctance to participate in mediation, and coaching disputants who are failing to “hear” one another or are “backsliding” between sessions
+ Continue to improve interpersonal listening, leadership, and assertiveness skills in the role of a third-party mediator