Tag Archives: transformative mediation

Transformative Dialogue Highly-Effective in Ethno-Political Conflicts

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

In this post yesterday on his blog, Dan Simon draws from a White Paper by Erik Cleven published by the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation to review the three basic reasons transformative practice is highly-effective when applied to … Continue reading →

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H.H. The Dalai Lama and Transformative Practice

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

A couple of weeks back, Dan Simon drew a comparison on his new transformative mediation blog between the thinking of Carl Rogers, the founder of humanistic psychology, and the premises and principles of transformative practice. Now, this week, he looks to the … Continue reading →

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Transformative Mediation Training and Spiritual Communities

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

I’m just back from taking part as a role play coach in the three-day “Basic  Mediation Training – The Transformative Approach to Mediation”. The training was co-led by Winnie Backlund and Basia Solarz, and was held with hand-picked leaders of … Continue reading →

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Why it’s a bad idea for mediators to give advice

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Distinguished educator and mediator, Tammy Lenski, is celebrating the tenth anniversary of her blog, Conflict Zen.  As part of that celebration, she wants to highlight some of her favourite posts and articles over the years.  One that caught my eye … Continue reading →

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Listening like a dog

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

In transformative mediation circles, we often speak of ‘listening like a cow’.  (See my two previous posts on this quality of attention here and here.)  In brief, this simile is referring to the type of listening that is non-judgemental while not … Continue reading →

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Transformative Mediators Establish Network in Quebec

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

John Peter Weldon is a Quebec-based Certified Transformative Mediator™, lawyer, and trainer for the Continuing Legal Education Service of the Quebec Bar (Le Barreau du Québec).  He recently announced the creation of the Réseau pour une approche transformative du conflit (Network … Continue reading →

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What it takes to be a Mediator?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Here’s a video taken from a June 2011 training by Certified Transformative Mediator™, Louise Phipps Senft of Baltimore, on the characteristics of a mediator: Baltimore Mediation: Louise Phipps Senft talks …, posted with vodpod

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Just Listen

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

One of my patients told me that when she tried to tell her story people often interrupted to tell her that they once had something just like that happen to them. Subtly her pain became a story about themselves. Eventually … Continue reading →

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Training Videos on Transformative Mediation

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

I recently came across a couple of training videos on transformative mediation produced by the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation.  The first is an excerpt from What the Parents Know and shows Judy Saul, a fellow of the Institute giving … Continue reading →

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Settling Disputes without Lawyers

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Now that I have your attention, I must confess that the sub-head of the article in the BuffaloNews.com of August 29th actually read, “Settling disputes without lawyers can save you money”. The piece goes on to discuss various processes in ADR, … Continue reading →

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