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MoJ Urged to Extend Family Mediation Voucher Scheme

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MoJ urged to extend family mediation voucher scheme BY MONIDIPA FOUZDER What can parents do when they want to protect children during a separation? Court proceedings can become hostile, damage relationships and expose children to the conflict. Last March the MoJ introduced a £1m

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Top Tips on How to Have Difficult Conversations

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Top Tips on How to Have Difficult Conversations BY RACHAEL OAKES Family mediator Rachael Oakes from Family Mediation & Mentoring LLP gives her top tips for difficult conversations with your spouse or ex. She recommends sticking to the BIFF rules. Have you been able

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How to Mediate Amid a Power Imbalance

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How to Mediate Amid a Power Imbalance BY ANN D CAREY When one party in a conflict holds a significant advantage in terms of finances, legal advice or more personal factors it is a mediator's job to address this imbalance. Mediator Ann D. Carey

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Transforming How We Respond to Grievances, Bullying & Harassment

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Transforming How We Respond to Grievances, Bullying & Harassment BY STEPHEN ADAMS "The traditional response to an allegation of bullying or harassment would be to launch into a formal investigation" says Stephen Adams from The TCM Group. Does this approach actually give people what

Getting Along With Your Neighbour?

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Getting Along With Your Neighbour? BY ALEX CANDLIN According to the Westmorland Gazette a recent survey revealed that 60% of UK adults have had a dispute with a neighbour that left them feeling negatively about them. Have you ever been in conflict with a

Breaking The Taboo About Grief

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Breaking The Taboo About Grief BY TRACEY TAYLOR-HUCKFIELD "As a society we still have a long way to go when it comes to feeling comfortable talking about and supporting each other through grief." says Tracey Taylor-Huckfield from Sue Ryder in this ACAS interview. She

The Better Conflicts Audio Experience

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The Better Conflicts Audio Experience Have you listened to CEDR's podcast The Better Conflicts Audio Experience? Listen to their series Ask a Negotiator with former hostage and crisis negotiator Philip Williams or join workplace mediators giving practical advice in the Workplace Mediation series.

Peacemaking and Mediation

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Peacemaking and Mediation BY SUSANNE SCHULER "When we look at the purpose of both peacemaking and mediation, we can see that they aim for similar outcomes" says intercultural mediator Susanne Schuler. She asks how can skills, learnt In commercial mediation and negotiation, be applied

Move over ADR – Negotiated Dispute Resolution Is Here

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Move over ADR – Negotiated Dispute Resolution is here BY REBECCA CLARK "Words have power" says CMC Deputy Chair and IPOS mediator Rebecca Clark. "Is it now time to lose the A?" she asks referring to a suggestion Sir Geoffrey Voss made regarding (Alternative)Dispute

How to Show You’re Taking Bullying Seriously

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How to Show You're Taking Bullying Seriously BY CMP RESOLUTIONS In recent years there has been new attention to the potential for bullying and toxic behaviour in the workplace. Yet according to studies it doesn’t appear to have made any substantial difference to employees.

Author: Paula Rathjen

MoJ Urged to Extend Family Mediation Voucher Scheme

Top Tips on How to Have Difficult Conversations

How to Mediate Amid a Power Imbalance

Transforming How We Respond to Grievances, Bullying & Harassment

Getting Along With Your Neighbour?

Breaking The Taboo About Grief

The Better Conflicts Audio Experience

Peacemaking and Mediation

Move over ADR – Negotiated Dispute Resolution Is Here

How to Show You’re Taking Bullying Seriously

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