HELP FOR PEOPLE GOING INTO MEDIATION

As a seasoned mediator I’ve seen how successful mediation can be for participants who understand the process. That’s because many people have no idea what mediation is.

A former student did a survey in grocery stores as customers waited to checkout. She simply asked if they heard of mediation and what it is. Most had no idea, some had heard of child custody mediation, and some even said something like “It’s when you close you eyes and try not to think.”

For years I’ve wanted to prepare a guidebook for those going into mediation and finally put one together. I’m pleased to announce my new book HOW TO SURVIVE A MEDIATION is available now!.

I first outline the steps of the mediation process in general from the perspective of the participant and then describe specifics in more detail. In addition to child custody and visitation and Small Claims Court disputes, I also describe couple mediation, parent-teen, elder and probate, neighbor-neighbor, workplace, major case, peer mediation in schools, and victim-offender mediations.

As mediator Richard Lutringer has said of the book, “If parties are to exercise self-determination, how can they be expected to make informed choices, as to both process and substance on the basis of a brief mediator’s introduction at the very moment they are facing an unknown and often highly emotional challenge?”

I hope to have addressed that problem with this accessible book and invite all to take a look:

On the publisher's website.

On Amazon.