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Family Mediation in Action
A film showing parents who are having difficulties attending three mediation sessions. They discuss and agree a positive way forward for them as a family.
Mediation Training - Workplace Conflict - Video
This video is a simulation of a workplace dispute between two colleagues. Their employee dispute is resolved by a mediator specializing in these disputes. This simulation was produced by Fighting Fair in Australia.
Four Phases of the Mediation Process - Video
This video describes the four phases of the mediation process. This is an informative role-play produced by Jean Munroe and TennesseeMediation.com. The topic of the mediation is divorce and child custody.
Child Custody Mediation Q & A - Video
Court Q & A - Child Custody Mediation - What to do when parents enter a custody battle. Join District Court Judge Martin (Marty) McGee and Bryan Hurley as they discuss this process.
Ken Cloke Discusses Changing a Conversation - Video
Ken Cloke of Mediators Beyond Borders is interviewed at the UNFCCC conference in Denmark about how to change the scope and feeling of a conversation to achieve understanding.
That's Mediation - Video
A comedic approach to understanding the mediation process by the Hatch Brenner law firm.
Divorce Mediation (second) - Video
This video explains issues that can come up during the mediation process. There are 5 main issues that the court might look at. This video breaks them into separate topics and shows how to address them differently. Video is also helpful to display the caucus process.
Nobel Peace Prize Discusses Mediation - Video
Martti Ahtisaari, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, discusses What Makes a Good Mediator? He examines the importance of mediation in the resolution of international conflicts.
Divorce Toronto: What You Need to Know about Getting a Divorce - Video
Divorce Toronto: What You Need to Know About Getting a Divorce Fairway Divorce Solutions, a Toronto-based ADR firm, helps couples to get divorced faster and cheaper than other options.
Child Protection Mediation - Video
Interviews with child protection mediators who talk about what the mediation process is and what participants can expect. Mediation is facilitated by neutral, specially trained mediators contracted from the private sector to the Ministry of Attorney General Child Protection Mediation Program.
Foreclosure Mediation Program - Video
Court Clips, a video, informational program produced by the New Jersey Courts, explains the foreclosure mediation program. The programs facilitates mediations between lenders and homeowners.
Peace Talks: What is Divorce Mediation - Video
Diana Mercer, Esq. presents an informative and knowledgable description of mediating a divorce. She explains that clients can decide how much if at all to involve a lawyer.
Lincoln Peer Mediation - Video
Tobi Inlender and students discuss the Peer Mediation Program in Santa Monica. This is the original peer mediation program in Los Angeles, and is run by the Dispute Resolution program and Lincoln Middle School.
Steiger Sample Mediation - Video
Lowell Steiger gives an example of a mediation. The mediation is a role-play of a community neighbor dispute.
Slusky Mediation Process - Video
Slusky Mediation explains how the mediation process can be successful, regardless of the complexity of the issues or parties. He also explains the typical emotional state of parties during the mediation process.
Workplace Mediation Video, ABA
A mediation video that explains how a workplace dispute can be resolved in mediation, in a less distressing manner than litigation or arbitration.  Consumer Protection Online Dispute Resolution in BC - The Basics (Video) Consumer Protection BC Find out the basics about Consumer Protection BC's Online Dispute Resolution pilot project. It's an easy and convenient way for consumers to resolve their disputes with businesses.  NEW Mediate.com Professional Services Video! Mediate.com Here is Mediate.com's new 4 minute video reviewing leading Mediate.com products and services. For additional information, see www.mediate.com/Service.  Zumeta, Zena: Early Influential Experts - Video Zena Zumeta Zena Zumeta talks about mediation practice early on and conferences held by specific mediators who were particularly influential and helpful.  Stulberg, Joe: Teaching Conflict Resolution - Video Joseph Stulberg Joe Stulberg emphasizes his love of teaching and notes that the teaching methods used in conflict resolution and mediation trainings are innovative techniques within the field of pedagogy.  Theodore W. Kheel, Labor Mediator, Dies at 96 Ted Kheel For decades, mediator Ted Kheel was a dominant force in labor disputes. He developed his unique techniques mediating teacher, transit and press strikes. Mr. Kheel died recently at the age of 96.  Steps Must Be Taken for Funding Mediation and Legal Services for Foreclosure Victims Diane Thompson Diane Thompson of the National Consumer Law Center made a point that you can get much better compliance on loan modifications if you actually fund mediation programs and legal services attorneys. There are mandatory mediation programs up and running in Philadelphia and New York, and they have been far more successful in preventing foreclosures – by about 50%.  William Hartgering: Mediation Likeness to Improvisational Theater - Video William E. Hartgering William Hartgering explains the satisfaction he gets out of mediating and seeing parties change throughout the process.  Yarn, Doug: Teaching Conflict Resolution in Universities - Video Doug Yarn Doug Yarn compares teaching conflict resolution systems in schools compared to universities. He found that there was more harm done than good when they tried to incorporate conflict resolution programs in schools.  Joe Folger: Transformative Mediation for all Cases? - Video Joseph P. Folger Joe Folger believes that the purpose of mediation is to give people voice and choice and moments of recognition are powerful and just as important as getting settlement.  Howard Gadlin: Ombudsman vs. Mediator - Video Howard Gadlin Howard Gadlin discusses the difference between a mediator's role and an ombudsman's role. Ombudsman uses mediation as a tool, but their role is to assist a group of people within an organization to identify the organization's policies and regulations that are causing internal conflict, then make recommendations.  Stephen Erickson: How Mediation Started, How it's Different - Video Stephen Erickson Stephen Erickson shares his view on how mediation came about and its benefits compared to the adversarial process.  Roger Fisher: Negotiating with Terrorists Necessary - Video Roger Fisher Roger Fisher believes talks and negotiation with terrorists can produce more benefits than judging from a distance. He emphasizes the need for understanding and listening to terrorist grievances, which are often legitimate.  Jay Folberg: Institutionalization Brings Loss of Vitality - Video Jay Folberg Jay Folberg discusses that with institutionalization, the field is becoming more focused on practicing a profession and trying to become more lucrative instead of how it was - a more creative social movement.  Wheeler, Terry: Helpful Tools in Dealing With Conflict - Video Terry Wheeler Terry Wheeler gives three pieces of advice to those about to engage in a conflict - do an emotional check, use appropriate language, and listen.  Carrie Menkel-Meadow: Value-Based Mediation - Video Carrie J. Menkel-Meadow Carrie Menkel-Meadow talks about her early experiences with Gary Friedman and their efforts to bring humanistic psychology to law. The value-based mediation process still informs her practice.  Susan Carpenter: Mediating Public Policy Disputes - Video Susan Carpenter Susan Carpenter talks about her approach to mediating public policy disputes and how she involved people in the process. It is a collaborative education process and involves a lot of creativity.  Kenneth Cloke: Mediation Skillset is Essential for our Survival - Video Kenneth Cloke Kenneth Cloke discusses the significance of mediation and how the world needs to learn these skills in order for us to survive as a species.  Juliana Birkhoff: Mediating with Multiple Parties - Video Juliana Birkhoff Juliana Birkhoff talks about convening with political decision makers, asking them what they want from parties who will be affected by an outcome before they bring those parties to the table for a mediation.  Gail Bingham: Framing Questions to Help Parties Negotiate - Video Gail Bingham Gail Bingham describes an environmental case where there were concerns. Framing questions properly is important in these cases. Stulberg, Joe: Concern: Quality of Trainings - Video Joseph Stulberg Stulberg shares his concern about trainings that are given in too short of time or which are either over-lecturing or doing too much role-play Zumeta, Zena: How Success Happened - Video Zena Zumeta Zena Zumeta explains two reasons why she believes her success came to her: one is effective marketing by a business partner; the other was "pure luck" - she believes people had confidence in her ability to help them solve their problems. Zumeta, Zena: Joys and Satisfactions of Training - Video Zena Zumeta Zena Zumeta talks about what has pleased her in terms of the field. She states that training professionals is a joy so they can in turn train and use collaborative techniques with clients and employees.  Howard Bellman: Mediation Past, Present, and Future - Video Howard Bellman Howard Bellman speaks of how the mediation field has become more mainstream, though it's original intention was to be more radical and counter-culture. He believes the field will continue to grow.  Susskind, Larry: Ethical Practices within Mediation - Video Larry Susskind Larry Susskind shares his strong opinion of upholding ethical principles while mediating disputes. Gives examples of his refusing to mediate for agencies/people who provide too strict of guidelines that don't involve the full participation of the parties.  Wakeen, Terry: Passion and Commitment to Mediation - Video Teresa Wakeen Terry Wakeen describes her satisfaction from helping people to negotiate and resolve their conflicts. Wheeler, Terry: View of Trainers as High Quality - Video Terry Wheeler Terry Wheeler explains how his view of trainers and the trainings he's observed are generally good. Yarn, Doug: Field's Vocabulary Important - Video Doug Yarn Doug Yarn discusses how there was a need for common understanding of the field's vocabulary and terminology as professionals came from many different backgrounds and practiced in different areas within conflict resolution. Joe Stuhlberg: Love of the Third Party Role - Video Joseph Stulberg Joe Stulberg shares his enthusiasm for being the third party and seeing the multiple perspectives of the parties.  Tom Stipanowich: Mediation vs. Arbitration - Video Tom Stipanowich Tom Stipanowich talks about the arbitration process being taken out of contracts while being replaced with mediation or litigation processes.  Peter Adler: The Risks of the Increase in Mediation Specializations - Video Peter Adler Peter Adler speaks of the negatives that come with the increase of specializations in the mediation field; mediation will become more rigid, rule-bound, and will develop professional castes and classes. Wakeen, Terry: Personal Rewards from Mediating - Video Teresa Wakeen Terry Wakeen talks about how she feels like a better person as a mediator than she did as a litigator. Wheeler, Terry: Legal Knowledge Helps in Negotiations - Video Terry Wheeler Terry Wheeler explains that his legal knowledge helps him in his mediation and negotiation practice by knowing how to interact with attorneys, assessing different situations, and asking certain applicable questions.  Singer, Linda: Dissatisfaction with Litigation - Video Linda Singer Linda Singer describes how she became interested in mediation: her observance of the court and litigation system led to her dissatisfaction with how problems were being solved. Singer, Linda: Lack of Funding - Video Linda Singer Linda Singer discusses disappointments in the field: 1) mediation has become institutionalized and therefore, another bureaucratic process; 2) mediation has not been properly funded. Singer, Linda: Mediation "Catching On" - Video Linda Singer Linda Singer describes the infiltration of mediation into the legal establishment, the resistance and acceptance of this phenomenon.  Frank Sander: Determining A Mediator's Competency - Video Frank Sander Frank Sander talks about the 'hot' topic of developing a process for determining a mediator's competency. He hopes licensing will not be a form of determining that competency, but rather focusing on the amount of training a mediator has had.  Carl Schneider: Training Mediators to Take Risks - Video Carl Schneider Carl Schneider talks about how he trains mediators to have "no resistance" and how that requires risk-taking.  Glenn Sigurdson: Helping People Change Their Perspectives - Video S. Glenn Sigurdson Glenn Sigurdson talks about the notion of perception and how people's perceptions evolve and change over time and the role of the mediator is to create a safe environment for that to happen.  Leonard Riskin: Changing Lawyers' Understanding of Resolving Disputes - Video Leonard Riskin Leonard Riskin saw certain unahappiness in law schools that he linked to the adversarial process of settling disputes. Instead of a win-lose scenario, he attempted to help lawyers see and use mediation as a way to open their minds to a more positive process that would satisfy parties' underlying interests and needs.  Chris Moore: Contexts in which the Center for Dispute Resolution Works - Video Chris Moore Chris Moore talks about the focus of CDR's work: large, multi-party disputes that often involve the public, organizational and policy-level work, and work in international disputes.  Larry Fong: Styles and Approach Controversy - Video Larry Fong Larry Fong discusses the lack of research on the effectiveness of certain styles, but emphasizes that most mediators use a hybrid, eclectic approach that may combine styles. Joe Folger: Ideas for Mediation Training - Video Joseph P. Folger Joe Folger feels that an important aspect of mediation training is to impress upon the participants that as mediators they will have influence on the disputants and to make conscious choices about what kind of influence they want to have and to be clear about their ideological principles behind these choices. Yarn, Doug: Goal: Creating Culture of Conflict Resolvers - Video Doug Yarn Doug Yarn discusses how the conflict resolution movement's goal was to change the culture itself, not create an isolated field of mediators. Susan Carpenter: Cross Cultural Experiences - Video Susan Carpenter Susan Carpenter shares her experiences as a mediation trainer in other cultures and how she approaches different systems. Juliana Birkhoff: Deeper Understanding, Less Judgment - Video Juliana Birkhoff Juliana Birkhoff explains that the more she mediates, the more understanding she gains about parties' motives, which helps her overcome thoughts of it being a 'black and white' issue.  Greg Bourne: Art and Science of Mediation - Video Greg Bourne Greg Bourne discusses how both art (intuition and experience), as well as science (theory and structure) are part of the mediation process.  James Coben: Mediation Skills That Lawyers Should be Taught - Video James Coben James Coben shares types of mediation skills that can be taught to lawyers interested in alternative dispute resolution: listening, conflict theory, and empathy. Chris Moore: Multi-partiality: An Effective Position for Mediators in Resolving Disputes - Video Chris Moore Chris Moore explains partiality, neutrality and multi-partiality, the latter being the goal of a mediator's position. He explains multi-partiality within contexts of spousal abuse mediation and exploitation within a third world country.  Arthur Pearlstein: Unintended Consequences - Video Arthur Pearlstein Arthur Pearlstein describes his frustration with the unintended consequences that stem from rule-making.  Chip Rose: Mediation as Performance Art - Video Chip Rose Chip Rose describes the art of mediation and how mediators can use different styles to increase their effectiveness. Singer, Linda: Difficulty of Advertising - Video Linda Singer Linda Singer shares her thoughts on why mediation is not as popular a service and field as it should be: difficult to advertise, people don't see benefits of negotiation, educational media not prevalent, and it is perceived as dull compared to litigation. Sigurdson, Glenn: Mediation Is A Field - Video S. Glenn Sigurdson Glenn Sigurdson believes mediation is a field. He says mediators build processes for problems not the other way around which is what lawyers must do in the court system. Stulberg, Joe: Concerns with Evaluative Mediation - Video Joseph Stulberg Joe Stulberg discusses how an evaluative approach does not reach the potential mediation has. Zumeta, Zena: Specializing as Positive - Video Zena Zumeta Zena Zumeta explains that although she practices mediation in many different dispute contexts, she thinks there is an advantage of specializing in specific areas. William Hartgering: Benefit From Mediators Having Been Through Mediation - Video William E. Hartgering William Hartgering shares his personal experience going through divorce mediation as a mediator himself. Larry Fong: Competency and Certification - Video Larry Fong Larry Fong expains that a certification process makes it easier to discern incompetence rather than competence. Competence is a higher level of skill that one aspires to. Jay Folberg: Let Clients Decide - Video Jay Folberg Jay Folberg talks about a client-centered approach where the parties (and lawyers) should choose the kind of process and style they want in a mediation.  Sid Lezak: Influential Childhood Experiences - Video Sid Lezak Sid Lezak relates some of his early childhood experiences in Chicago that he believes may have lended to his interest in accommodating others, negotiating, and 'getting along'.  Marilyn McKnight: Belief that Mediation Needs to be Separate from Courts - Video Marilyn McKnight Marilyn McKnight discusses how court-connected mediators' first duty is to the court, not the client.  Bernard Mayer: Mediators not Making Big Enough Difference - Video Bernard Mayer Bernard Mayer explains that his biggest concern is that mediators are not making a big enough difference in larger, current conflicts. He offers two reasons for this.  Michael Lewis: Connecting with Parties Involved - Video Michael Lewis Michael Lewis speaks of the importance of making a connection with all parties involved in a dispute. His experience is that making that connection helps him help people come to an agreement. Wheeler, Terry: Concern: Quality of Practice - Video Terry Wheeler Terry Wheeler shares his concern that many mediators are more focused on their needs or the program they work for than the focusing on the parties.  Michelle LeBaron: Three Differences in Conducting Trainings - Video Michelle LeBaron Michelle LeBaron talks about three things she does differently in mediation trainings she conducts: not role-playing, deepening capacities instead of teaching skills, and not teaching culture in modules. Jay Folberg: Approaches Differ - Video Jay Folberg Jay Folberg explains how different professionals practice mediation differently, depending on their backgrounds. As a lawyer, he brings more legal knowledge to the parties. William Hartgering: Practicing Empathy With Parties - Video William E. Hartgering William Hartgering talks about his awareness of how difficult mediations can be, no matter how good the mediator is. He emphasizes importance of being empathetic in every mediation. Susan Carpenter: Steps of Change in a Social Movement - Video Susan Carpenter Susan Carpenter talks about the different steps that facililtate a successful social movement starting with awareness. After awareness, people need to be empowered and these two steps are critical before people can begin the negotiation process for change.  Joan Kelly: Describing the book "Surviving the Break-Up" - Video Joan B. Kelly Joan Kelly talks about the central themes of her book, "Surviving the Break-Up". These include: impacts on children of different ages, impacts on the parents, reactions to the visiting relationship post-divorce, developmental impacts and behaviors over time. Howard Bellman: Views on Society and Conflict - Video Howard Bellman Howard Bellman describes his politics regarding mediation and conflict within a society. His view is that a society should be diverse and accepting of different opinions and viewpoints, a society where conflict is allowed, yet they are addressed. Jay Folberg: Oregon Allowing Lawyers to Mediate - Video Jay Folberg Jay Folberg discusses the rough process of getting the state of Oregon to rewrite its ethical standards so that lawyers could practice mediation.  Michael Lang: Practitioners Not Thinking Critically - Video Michael Lang Michael Lang talks about how many mediators lack awareness about their own process and this troubles him. Joan Kelly: Future of Mediation Unsure - Video Joan B. Kelly Joan Kelly discusses her thoughts on the future of mediation. She's generally unsure, but believes the public will seek out more non-adversarial processes to handle conflicts. Peter Adler: Background of Ho'oponopono - Video Peter Adler Peter Adler describes the meaning of "Ho'oponopono," the practice in native Hawaiian culture that helps to restore harmony and normality among family members, extended families. Chris Moore: Start of the Center for Dispute Resolution (CDR) - Video Chris Moore Chris Moore explains the start of the Center for Dispute Resolution in 1978 and who the four partners were, which are the same partners as today.  Nina Meierding: Wrong Words Used in Mediation Trainings - Video Nina Meierding Nina Meierding discusses her training early on and how she rejected the terms 'never' and 'always'. These terms don't allow for flexibility and understanding of human behavior and she believes some trainings are still using these terms. Stulberg, Joe: Transformative Mediation - Video Joseph Stulberg Joe Stulberg discusses how transformative mediation's foundation is not problem-solving. Sid Lezak: Early Views of Field - Video Sid Lezak Sid Lezak talks about how he viewed the field when he first started out. It was like a 'religion' for him and any opposition or criticism made him even more dedicated to the practice and advocacy of mediation. Len Riskin: How Mediation has Integrated within Legal Practice - Video Leonard Riskin Len Riskin describes how mediation has integrated within legal practice: it has sparked collaborative law, a promising enterprise, but it also led to court-based mediations, which he believes are legalistic and adversarial instead of reaching mediations highest potential of bringing parties together.  Randy Lowry: Negotiation is Replacing Litigation - Video L. Randolph Lowry Randy Lowry discusses how some have been resistant to mediation education, but how it has been successful in changing legal processes and preventing litigation.  Hugh McIssac: Concern for the Field - Video Hugh McIssac Hugh McIssac shares his concern of mediation being perverted into a form of evaluation. A court-connected mediator sees clients in highly stressful situations and makes recommendations to the court based on those encounters.  Barbara McAdoo: Negotiation Skills Fundamental in Teaching - Video Barbara McAdoo Barbara McAdoo discusses why a negotiation class is the most important class a law school student can take. Terry Wakeen: Positive Developments in Mediation - Video Teresa Wakeen Teresa Wakeen describes the changes of mediation over time. Training is better, lawyers are being trained in mediation, there's more dialogue, brainstorming, and collaboration between mediators, and it is more successful than it was in the past.  Don Saposnek: Therapy With Mediation - Video Donald T. Saposnek Don Saposnek talks about integrating the practices of therapy and dispute resolution. More specifically, how his mental health experience and background have given him useful tools to help people resolve their disputes.  Andrew Schepard: Training Has Improved - Video Andrew Schepard Training for lawyers and judges has improved. Mediation in the US has only been around for 30 years and we are still working on how to best train people. Andrew Schepard helped develop model standards to improve professional standards. Joe Stulberg: Teaching Law Students to Mediate - Video Joseph Stulberg Joe Stulberg discusses teaching law students a different set of skills and the appropriate language to address the needs of the parties. |
