Search Mediators Near You:

Stephen Erickson: My Start in Mediation – Video

Stephen Erickson tells of a tragedy with a client that occurred when he was practicing law. This event impacted his decision to move into divorce mediation.

                        author

Stephen Erickson

Stephen Erickson co-founded Erickson Mediation Institute (EMI) in 1977. Since that time, he has been practicing family mediation and other types of mediation as well as training mediators nationally and internationally. Steve and his wife, Marilyn McKnight, have co-authored numerous articles and several books including The Children's Book: For the Sake of the… MORE >

Featured Mediators

ad
View all

Read these next

Category

Mediation: Why Haven’t We Come Further?

Using mediation to resolve disputes can be traced, across a variety of cultures, to Biblical and ancient times. In this country, the founding fathers recognized the process but mediation did...

By Elinor Robin, Susan Dubow
Category

Does Online Mediation Create Disadvantages for New Mediators?

No one can doubt that mediators have power and exert influence. Within a session, the mediator’s primary focus is to deconstruct power positions to foster relationships, change minds and guide...

By Philip Graham
Category

Me, Myself, and I

Conflicts of Interest Blog by Vivian ScottWho hasn’t seen the poster on a break room wall or heard the rally cry at a company meeting that shouts, “There’s no I...

By Vivian Scott

Find a Mediator