Susan Carpenter talks first about how a structured approach to dispute is good for volunteer mediation programs and how this is different than mediation for public policy issues. Public policy including environmental disputes require the mediator to work with the parties in designing the process.
“Are you even listening to me? It seems like you are siding with their side of the story!” I am sure many mediators have heard a similar sentiment expressed at...
By Zachary A. SchaeferFrom the First Mediation Blog of Jeff Krivis and Mariam Zadeh. July 26, 1990 - President George H.W. Bush signs into law the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)...
By Jeffrey Krivis, Mariam ZadehOne of the most typical questions asked of me by parents who are beginning the divorce process is, “What should we tell the children and how should we tell them?”...
By Donald T. Saposnek, Ph.D
