High Conflict Mediation

Preparing for success in High Conflict mediation

£180.00 / £160.00 plus vat per person

Have you ever wondered why some mediations end before they really begin, with a flurry of accusation and counter accusation, as your clients seem powerless to stop themselves and you feel powerless to do anything to help. Is there anything you could have done differently? If so, what, when and how?

If you want to help these clients it is essential that you understand them and engage with them at a deep compassionate level before preparing them to engage with each other in a productive and constructive way in mediation. This process must begin at the earliest opportunity.

You will need to ‘earn their trust before you can spend it’ and you have less than 1 hour to do so in your pre-mediation meetings. A tall order? Perhaps?

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Highly effective preparation strategies and skills for mediation

This 1 day course will;

  • Provide you with an insight into why people behave in this way by reference to underpinning theories including neurobiology, trauma and attachment theory….. and,
  • Help you to prepare your clients psychologically and emotionally to make decisions together in mediation
  • Help you avoid being caught out when the mediation begins and call on the preparatory work you will have done with your clients.

You will learn;

  1. How to prepare yourself and your client to engage at a deep empathic level with your client- Self preparation;
    1. Understanding what we are like with our client’s influences and our client with ours
    2. Mindfulness exercises for you and your client to cope with anger, anxiety and blame (short video)
    3. Prepare yourself for a calm, centred, curious, compassionate approach

 

  1. How to really understand how your client and why- Your conflict competent profile analysis
    1. An introduction to the importance and relevance of brain anatomy
    2. An introduction to behavioural science including attachment and trauma theory
    3. How to understand what really matters to them-their values and beliefs

 

  1. How to create a deep connection with your client in preparation for mediation- preparing the client to engage in mediation in a productive and constructive way
    1. Advance empathy skills
    2. Sequential circular reflective questioning model to facilitate insight and possibility thinking in preparation for mediation
    3. Embedding the learning in preparation for mediation

 

  1. How not to start a mediation
    1. Don’t start with an agenda! Why not?

The Result will be fewer surprises and better mediation outcomes for you, your parent clients and their children

Format

  • Exercises,
  • videos,
  • demonstrations,
  • presentation,
  • resource materials,
  • references for further research

 

Trainer: John Hind, Director of Compass Resolution training, former Collaborative lawyer/Mediator, NLP Coach, Resolution trainer

Cost: £180.00 plus vat for 6 hrs continuing development (8+ people) or £160 plus vat (12+)

Date:   Registration 09.00, Morning 0930-1300, Afternoon 13.30/2.00-17.00/17.30

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