Book contents
- How Mediation Works
- Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics
- How Mediation Works
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Interactional Organization of Mediation
- 3 Minimizing and Managing Argumentative Talk in Mediation
- 4 Disputants’ Opening Statements and Persuasive Arguments in Mediation
- 5 Mediator Representation of Disputants’ Positions
- 6 Soliciting Proposals for Resolution of the Dispute
- 7 Producing Ideas for Resolution of the Dispute
- 8 Mediator Teamwork
- 9 Autonomy, Empowerment, and Neutrality in Divorce and Small Claims Mediation
- Appendix: Transcription Symbols
- References
- Index
8 - Mediator Teamwork
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 July 2019
- How Mediation Works
- Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics
- How Mediation Works
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Interactional Organization of Mediation
- 3 Minimizing and Managing Argumentative Talk in Mediation
- 4 Disputants’ Opening Statements and Persuasive Arguments in Mediation
- 5 Mediator Representation of Disputants’ Positions
- 6 Soliciting Proposals for Resolution of the Dispute
- 7 Producing Ideas for Resolution of the Dispute
- 8 Mediator Teamwork
- 9 Autonomy, Empowerment, and Neutrality in Divorce and Small Claims Mediation
- Appendix: Transcription Symbols
- References
- Index
Summary
Mediation programs may choose to use teams of mediators rather than single mediators for a variety of reasons. Co-mediators can assist each other in facilitating the interaction and can balance each other’s skills and knowledge (Bishop et al. 2015; Rosengard 2016). Teams of mediators can also model cooperative behavior for the disputants as they conduct the session (Boulle et al. 2008). While in the Midwest small claims program the mediators work alone, in the West Coast mediation program and the Midwest divorce and family mediations, the mediators routinely work in two-person teams. This chapter will explore a range of ways mediators can accomplish teamwork and present a united front vis-à-vis the disputants to best accomplish the goals of mediation.
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- How Mediation WorksResolving Conflict Through Talk, pp. 197 - 223Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019