S ABOUT MEDIATORS What does a Mediator do?
• Help create safe conditions for the parties to be able to speak comfortably and honestly with each other • Listen and ask questions to help clarify the issues, interests and goals of the parties • Support the parties to generate creative ideas, invent various options or alternatives and organize them in order to try to resolve the conflict • Provide the parties with legal and other information, and referrals in order to help them to best understand their situations and the choices available to them.
Related Questions
- A peer mediator is a student who has been trained to facilitate solutions to conflicts between/among other students. How are peer mediators selected?
- What are the court ordered/appointed mediator training requirements for mediators in Maryland?
- Is the Mediate.com Certified Mediator Program available to mediators outside the USA?
