Basic Skills For The New Mediator, Second Edition

BASIC SKILLS FOR THE NEW MEDIATOR, Second Edition is the expanded version of this best-selling title that is used for self-instruction and as a training text. This book contains a detailed overview of mediation, from the premediation conference through all stages of the mediation session. It guides the new mediator through the mediation process by answering the one hundred questions most frequently asked by new mediators. Experienced mediators and attorneys who represent clients in mediation will also find this book extremely useful. You will learn to establish your authority as a mediator, schedule the mediation session, deliver the mediator's opening statement, prioritize issues, preside during joint sessions, conduct private caucuses, overcome impasses, identify "hidden agenda" items. The Appendix "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About the Rules of Evidence" is especially valuable for the non-attorney mediator, who must often deal with the evidentiary vocabulary.