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Mediation: The Science and the Skills

Discussing the role of the mediator in different mediation models and circumstances.

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IntermediateUpdated Mar 4, 2022
Mediation: The Science and the Skills

What You'll Learn

check_circleUnderstand the evolution of mediation.
check_circleDefine core principles of mediation.
check_circleIdentify essential mediator skills.
check_circleExplore diverse mediation models.
check_circleAnalyze mediator ethics and standards.
check_circleEvaluate mediation's appropriate uses.

About This Course

In this course, you will learn the background and history of mediation, as well as how it functions in the present. We give an overview of the different types of mediation models and the current tendencies in mediation, before delving deep into the best practices of mediation.

We cover the skills needed in a mediator and break down the Twelve Stage Model, and the Six-Stage Model. We then discuss the benefits of structuring mediation, how to choose a mediator, when to choose mediation, and when not to choose mediation. Lastly, we examine the ethics of mediation, both theoretical, and practical.

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Andrew J. Pirie
Andrew J. Pirie

Andrew Pirie is a professor of law at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Professor Pirie has a long-time relationship with the ADR movement. He was a founding director of the Mediation Development Association of British Columbia, Co-Chair of the Conflict Resolution Council of British Columbia, a member of the Fund for Dispute Resolution in Ontario, a Visiting Professor at the University of Ottawa in 1985 teaching ADR, a litigation associate with the law firm of Osier, Hoskin and Harcourt, and the Executive Director of the UVic Institute for Dispute Resolution from 1989 to 1996. Professor Pirie teaches courses in Dispute Resolution: Theories and Skills, Mediation and Lawyers, Negotiation, and Civil Procedure, and he has conducted ADR training workshops in Canada and the United States and in other countries such as Cambodia, England, Fiji, and Thailand. Andrew has acted as a mediator in various dispute settings. He is co-editor of Qualifications for Dispute Resolution: Perspectives on the Debate and the author of several shorter works on ADR.

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