How does the mediator reach a resolution?
The mediator doesn’t, the parties do. The mediator skillfully uses learned and creative facilitation and communication skills to assist the parties in reaching a resolution. The mediator facilitates and encourages communication between the parties, keeps them focused and inhibits hostility, and defines what would be a fair settlement. He will suggest many possible workable solutions for the parties to consider, ones they may not have considered.
Related Questions
- A neutral third party, the mediator, facilitates the communication between the parties, addresses the barriers to resolution and helps fashion a settlement in the form of a written agreement which all the parties are invited to sign. How does mediation differ from arbitration or court proceedings ?
- Does the court always decide the issues in a divorce or can the parties reach a resolution between themselves?
- How does the mediator reach a resolution?
