UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT AND HUMAN CAPACITY The Role of Premises in Mediation Training |
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| Authors: | Sally Ganong Pope Robert A. Baruch Bush |
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| Affiliation: | Sally Ganong Pope, M.Ed., J.D., is a practicing mediator and trainer in New York City. She is cofounder of the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, Inc., at Hofstra Law School, and an adjunct professor at Cardozo School of Law. She is the immediate past president of the Academy of Family Members.;Robert A. Baruch Bush, B.A., J.D., is the Rains Distinguised Professor of ADR Law at Hofstra University School of Law, and a cofounder of the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, Inc. He is author of many articles on mediation and ADR, and coauthor (with Joseph P. Folger) of The Promise of Mediation: Responding to Conflict Through Empowerment and Recognition (1994) |
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| Abstract: | In this article, the authors points out that underlying mediator practices and techniques, there are deeper premises and values that guide and shape practice. The authors argue that mediation training should include articulation and explanation of the premises that underlie the form of practice being taught. They describe the particular premises that underlie the transformative orientation to mediation practice and give examples of how those premises can be conveyed within an overall training design, how doing so enriches the teaching of skills and techniques themselves. |
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