This section of the board primarily consists of attorneys and collaborates with other dispute resolution organizations to help promote and create standards for the growing
profession of mediators.
advancing education and fostering the public's understanding of
the profession of mediators and the mediation process;
Not exact matches
The Ohio Mediation Association (OMA) is a statewide organization made up
of mediators from a variety
of backgrounds and
professions who support and promote the use
of dispute resolution and conflict management.
A few members who object to voluntary
mediator credentialing cite their belief that mediation is not a
profession as one
of their reasons.
Many members
of my present family mediation
profession feel that the current family mediation organisations — including the ADR Group, the College
of Mediators, the Family
Mediators Association (FMA), National Family Mediation (NFM) and Resolution — and the umbrella Family Mediation Council (FMC) also do little to merit financial support.
The research from the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)-- The Third
Mediator Audit — suggests these savings are achieved at a cost
of only # 8.2 m in terms
of total fee income to the mediation
profession.
Two sources provide the framework for defining behaviour by the
mediator: (1) Professionalism — voluntary standards set by various organizations within the
profession, and the mediation process (often set by the mediation agreement); and, (2) Ethics — the moral compass
of the
mediator.
«Although family mediation is an unregulated
profession (meaning that it is desirable but not mandatory to have objective qualifications, such as accreditation, in order to call oneself a
mediator and open a practice), most consumers would probably be reluctant to hire a
mediator who has not been accredited (much as they would be unlikely to choose a self - styled «therapist» without some sort
of recognized training).
In Victoria Pynchon's 2008 blog: «Are women better
mediators than men» (www.negotiationlawblog.com), she states that although there are not any controlled studies on gender differences in mediation results, she is aware
of gender imbalances in the
profession and has known
of panel administrators when choosing
mediators or settlement officers tending to choose men «most
of the time».
While mediation is not a licensed
profession in the United States, many judges and government agencies will only recommend or utilize the services
of a
mediator who holds specific credentials.
Since Mediation is a less formal process to begin with, the divorce
Mediator could come from any number
of different backgrounds, including that
of the mental health
profession.
Our members include
mediators of diverse backgrounds and
professions, many
of whom are nationally recognized leaders in the dispute resolution field.
As a lawyer - trained full - time family and divorce
mediator, I see the flourishing
of my
profession and its process (mediation) as strong evidence
of such a paradigm shift in the community
of divorcing folks and separating parents.
There remains antagonism between
mediators of varying
professions of origin;
mediators who are attorneys or counselors regularly challenge each other's expertise to practice in certain kinds
of matters.
Mediators of different
professions of origin, background and orientation engaged in a discussion which bridged gaps between different perspectives.
Representing oneself as a «Therapist -
Mediator», «Attorney -
Mediator», or «Retired Judge -
Mediator» is confusing to the public and mixes the roles
of different
professions.
At this stage in the development
of the
profession, any time a family
mediator does a good job for his or her clients, it helps all
of us.
Competent
mediators come from a variety
of professions, and employ different styles.
One great way to make certain that you are working with a
mediator who truly cares about her
profession is to ask them how they have acquired and maintained their knowledge
of the mediation process — and how they stay active within their field.
Members
of SDNC - CAMFT include licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, prelicensed interns and graduate students, and associate members from allied
professions, such as social workers, psychologists, attorneys and
mediators.
The Professional Family
Mediator is the newsletter
of the Academy
of Professional Family
Mediators, a professional organization dedicated entirely to the practice
of Family Mediation as a
profession.
The paths were mostly designed by Courts, the Bar or other governmental entities to allow already credentialed professionals (mainly members
of the Bar) to hold themselves out to the public as competent, state - certified
mediators, in addition to their being certified in their
profession of origin.
If we consider mediation as a separate
profession, as we should, we need to remember that the range
of skills and knowledge
of a professional family
mediator differ in some very important ways from those
of an experienced family lawyer or a retired judge.
He is a regular host and participant in a peer review group
of other experienced Colorado divorce
mediators who frequently meet to discuss changes in the law and their
profession and emerging issues in their challenging work.
Have you ever had an ethics complaint filed against you as a
mediator or in your
profession of origin?
However, as is the case within many
professions, not all
mediators are created equal, so it becomes important to select a
mediator with a solid reputation for resolving your specific type
of case.