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Upcoming Seminars for Mediators

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40-Hour Workplace Mediator Certification Course
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A Book that Should be on Every Mediator's Shelf

Improvisational Negotiation: A Mediator's Stories of Conflict About Love, Money, Anger and the Strategies That Resolved Them - by Jeffrey Krivis

This month's featured book offers an insider's look at how a seasoned mediator achieves success in resolving disputes. Drawing on his own experience plus those of his colleagues, author Jeffrey Krivis tells a series of entertaining stories about people in conflict, and how, through the use of skillful mediation strategies, each dispute was resolved. Each story is followed by a section summarizing what happened in that particular mediation, and the strategies that were used. The last section of the book is a hip-pocket guide of mediation strategies which is sure to become a standard resource for both new and experienced mediators.

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This Month's Featured Article
The Lawyer and the Mediation Process: by Michael L. Lapin

To some, this title may seem to be an oxymoron. After all, wasn't mediation developed as an alternative to the adversary system? Legal combat induces stress. Mediation suggests something "softer" - like "meditation." As Justice Warren E. Burger put it:"The existing judicial system is too costly; too painful, too destructive, too inefficient for a truly civilized people" Mediation is economical...

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