Mediation Agreements and Resources
Mediation Agreements and Resources
Mediation Agreements and Resources
Resolution-Focused
Separation and Divorce
What Mediation Looks Like
01
ORIENTATION TO MEDIATION
- SET AN AGENDA
02
UNDERSTAND THE INTERESTS OF BOTH PARTIES
03
GENERATE OPTIONS
04
ASSESS THE OPTIONS AND AGREE ON A PATH FORWARD
ORIENTATION TO MEDIATION - SET AN AGENDA
What are you hoping to achieve? Preparing an agenda sets clear expectations about what issues need to be addressed. If we are all on the same page, it is easier to stay focused, and keep emotions under control.
UNDERSTAND THE INTERESTS OF BOTH PARTIES
To help you, I need to understand not only what you want, but why you want it. While "splitting the difference" can be a tool, what if we were able to work out a solution that met both parties' needs?
GENERATE OPTIONS
How can we solve the problem? You might have an idea, but your ex-partner has a different one. We will work together to generate more than two options. Brainstorming allows room to create ideas that build on each other.
ASSESS THE OPTIONS AND AGREE ON A PATH FORWARD
In step three we generated ideas without evaluating them. Now we work out the pros and cons of the different ideas, and consider how we can make them work. I focus on achieving practical and fair solutions.