Most veteran mediators and advocates support having a mediato or co-mediator who is competent in the cultures and languages of the disputants. Having a bi-lingual mediator who possesses cultural competency, understands gender sensitivities and is knowledgeable in the subject matter of the dispute is valuable in many cases.
This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Homer LaRue filmed as part of Mediate.com's "The Mediators: Views from the Eye of the Storm" Series.
By Homer LaRueThis video is presented as part of Mediate.com's 25th Anniversary Conference at www.mediate.com/Mediation2020. Chip Rose discusses his inspiration for starting out in mediation; the process allowed people to have control...
By Chip RoseThere's a story I tell when I teach mediation students how to ask effective questions: A guy walks into a bar. He strolls up to the bartender and asks for...
By Diane J. Levin
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