PAC'S 150 Flashcards
Types of Mediation Models
- Facilitative Model
- Evaluative Model
- Narrative Model
- Transformative Model
Evaluative Mediator….
-listens to both parties and then evaluates substance of dispute to offer an opinion to its resolution
Facilitative Mediator focuses…
on managing the processing of the issue so the parties can be in charge of the outcome or product. “Mediation process is mine, the product is yours”
Three categories of issues
- Personal issues
- Relationship issues
- Topical issues
Personal Issues…
having a personal agenda not to be talked in or out of something
“never again is he going to talk me out of what I believe is best”
Relationship issues…
issues are those matters that stem directly back to the relationship between parties. The natural & normal hurts, angers and other feelings that come from the relationship
Topical Issues….
The Tangibles. The substantive matters that will ultimately appear in the final mediation agreement.
Facilitative mediation objective is…
to resolve the topical issues while being mindful to managing the personal and relationship issues
Transformative mediator…
offers mediation beyond facilitative and attempts to manage personal, relationship and topical issues.
The evaluative mediator is more likely to focus on
Topical issues and personal and relationship issues as distractions to reaching agreement
Facilitative mediator motto
“I manage the process so that the parties can manage the product
Evaluative mediation model holds power to…
evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each party’s position and suggest possible solutions.
Transformative mediation model tunes into…
Communication between the parties to listen for messages of strengths/weaknesses and self-absorption/responsiveness to the other party.
“empowerment & recognition”
Goal of Transformative mediators is to help acknowledge…
the others person’s interests & be clear about the choices they have, regardless of whether they reach agreement.
(any change in relationship is just a bonus in facilitative approach)
Facilitative mediator empowers parties by educating…
positional bargaining vs. interest-based decision-making, encouraging the parties to separate the person from the problem, while keeping them focused on the future as opposed to past
An overarching theme is that mediators help…
people move of their positions of impasse.
evaluative mediator helps people move off the position of impasse by…
creating doubt as to the strength of one’s position.
Transformative mediator helps people move off the position of impasse by…
changing the nature of the relationship between the parties
Facilitative mediator helps people move off the position of impasse by…
helping the parties focus on their interests as opposed to their positions
Narrative mediation believes that our…
lives are shaped by the stories that people tell about us and by the stories that we tell ourselves.
Narrative techniques focus on deconstructing…
the parties’ close identification with conflict-saturated stories in order to create a contact for the re-authoring of relationships in more peaceful, cooperative and respectful ways
Narrative mediations has been applied in…
environmental, corporate and small business disputes.
The Narrative mediator is more interested in…
stories and the meanings within the stories rather than in facts and causes.
(Stories are socially and culturally constructed. some stories come to dominate others)