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When push comes to shove : a practical guide to mediating disputes / Karl A. Slaikeu.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Jossey-Bass conflict resolution seriesPublisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996Edition: First editionDescription: xvii, 301 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 078790161X
  • 9780787901615
Other title:
  • Practical guide to mediating disputes
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.69 20
LOC classification:
  • HM136 .S644 1996
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued online.
Contents:
A brief introduction to mediation -- Starting out: the key concepts of mediation -- Using the conflict grid to analyze disputes and generate solutions -- Preparing to be a mediator -- Step one: First contact -- Orienting the parties -- Arranging the meeting space -- Step two: The opening meeting -- Conducting the first meeting -- Step three: The caucus process -- Conducting separate meetings -- Learning by example: two caucus stories -- Generating solutions and drafting a trial agreement -- Step four: Joint/Shuttle meetings -- Planning the next round -- Using the SOS Model (summaries--offers--summaries) -- Resolving impasses -- Step five: Closing -- Testing the agreement -- Putting the agreement in writing -- Wrapping up the process -- Variations -- When interpersonal peacemaking is needed -- When face-to-face meetings won't work -- When informal mediation can help -- Epilogue: the mediator's calling -- Resources A. Communication skills review -- B. Sample ground rules and forms -- C. Ethical standards -- D. Mediation of disputes involving domestic violence -- E. Professional organizations -- F. Cases -- G. Exercise feedback.
Summary: In a world where disputes increasingly erupt into lawsuits or violence - at home, in the workplace, in schools, and between nations - conflict resolution skills are critical to both trained mediators and other professionals. When Push Comes to Shove offers a clear, how-to guide for lawyers, managers, human resource professionals, clergy, social workers, and anyone who wants to learn how to resolve interpersonal and intergroup disputes in all areas of life.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A brief introduction to mediation -- Starting out: the key concepts of mediation -- Using the conflict grid to analyze disputes and generate solutions -- Preparing to be a mediator -- Step one: First contact -- Orienting the parties -- Arranging the meeting space -- Step two: The opening meeting -- Conducting the first meeting -- Step three: The caucus process -- Conducting separate meetings -- Learning by example: two caucus stories -- Generating solutions and drafting a trial agreement -- Step four: Joint/Shuttle meetings -- Planning the next round -- Using the SOS Model (summaries--offers--summaries) -- Resolving impasses -- Step five: Closing -- Testing the agreement -- Putting the agreement in writing -- Wrapping up the process -- Variations -- When interpersonal peacemaking is needed -- When face-to-face meetings won't work -- When informal mediation can help -- Epilogue: the mediator's calling -- Resources A. Communication skills review -- B. Sample ground rules and forms -- C. Ethical standards -- D. Mediation of disputes involving domestic violence -- E. Professional organizations -- F. Cases -- G. Exercise feedback.

In a world where disputes increasingly erupt into lawsuits or violence - at home, in the workplace, in schools, and between nations - conflict resolution skills are critical to both trained mediators and other professionals. When Push Comes to Shove offers a clear, how-to guide for lawyers, managers, human resource professionals, clergy, social workers, and anyone who wants to learn how to resolve interpersonal and intergroup disputes in all areas of life.

Also issued online.

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