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Roles and Responsibilities:
The Parties
The parties role in mediation is to listen, be thoughtful, be creative, and be open. The parties will work to find a resolution in this process. It means negotiating solutions which may mean giving and taking. The parties will need to work hard to find solutions in creative ways. The parties will be expected to be open to problem solving, offering solutions, and listening to solutions. At the end of the process, if agreement is reached, the agreement will be reduced to writing and signed by the parties. A partial or full agreement may be reached.
If the dispute resolution is unsuccessful, the parties may continue forward in finding an end to their dispute through avenues available to them or through the court system.
Roles and Responsibilities: Mediator
Our role is not to be your attorney,judge or arbitrator. We are not decision makers. We are facilitators. We help you facilitate communication, settlement, and problem solving. We are servants to this process. We will help you structure your communication. We will help to stimulate thinking, clarify concerns and ideas, monitor protocols to assist in success in resolution. We strive to be diligent and productive in helping the parties to find solutions.
Expectations for the mediation
Come to the mediation with a good attitude and a willingness to find solutions. Come prepared to respect the parties and the mediator and the process. Understand that there are some distinct non-negotiable rules:
There is no recording of this process.
There is confidentiality in this process with
very few exceptions (i.e. threats of violence and abuse).
- Be prepared to be honest.
- Be prepared to be challenged.
- Be willing to look at the dispute with a different perspective.
- Be sensitive in the process.
- Be prepare to focus on solutions.
- Be prepared to work hard.
- Respect the process.
