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ECUMENICAL SCRIPTURE

Introduction


Introduction



Goals and Objectives



Pretest--Posttest




ETHICS Preamble

ADR Definitions
Standards of Practice
Scope and Appropriateness
Initiating the Process
Procedures
Self Determination
Professional Information
Impartiality
Conflict of Interest
Confidentiality
Agreements
Skill Level
Quality of the Process
Fees, Advertising and Community Service
Additional Responsibilities
Certification of Mediators
Family Certification
Key Points

Ethics for Healthcare,
Business and Other
Applications


Tabletop Guidlines:
Protocols for
Conducting a Mediation

THEORY SECTION

Summary of Topics
Presented in Logical Order

THEORY


Consciousness Overview

Consciousness Introduction
Necker Cube Illustration of Consciousness
Unfolding of Consciousness
Master Slave Relationships as a function of limited Consciousness
Dynamics of Consciousness
Constraints Set by the limits of Consciousness
Research and the Technical Details of Consciousness Theory
How Consciousness Theory is applied in Mediation


Systems Factors

Systems Factors Introduction
The Nature of Systems
Figure 1: Holistic view of Consciousness
Figure 2: Detect Select Effect (DSE) Dynamics
Figure 3: DSE Schematic
Figure 4: Complex DSE Systems Interaction


Human Factors Overview


Personality Overview

Using Myers-Briggs (MBPTI) and FIRO-B and FIRO-F Constructs

Figure 1-- Diagram of MBPTI Relationships
The FIRO-B and FIRO-F: their relevance for a Feeling & Value Oriented CR Model



THE THREE OVERLAYS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Within the dynamics of these three overlays are found the
insight to both the origins of conflict and the roots for healing.

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Agendas

Definition of AGENDAS
Allegory of the Baboon Society
Allegory of the Playpen
Allegory of the Playground
Allegory of the Boardroom
Allegory of the Aborigine
Figures--The Maslow Hierarchy
Power and Control Dynamics and Management


Communication

The Paradox of Communication
Words Have No Meaning
Communication as part of the DSE Process
Allegory of the Brute
Parable of Fatal Attraction
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Spiritual Factors of "Knowing" and Intuition
Plato's Dialogue of The Meno
The Johari Window Dynamics
The Blind Men and The Elephant
Systems version of The Blind Men and the Elephant


HIP (Human Information Processing) Competence

Introduction
Wright Brothers Secret Visitors
Concept of "Degrees of Freedom" DF
Frozen Consciousness and PCC (Premature Cognitive Commitment)
Allegory of the Roast End
Allegory of the Lost Keys
Socializing Factors Related to HIP
Ashby's Law (The Law of Requisite Variety")
Concrete HIP Dynamics
Abstract HIP Dynamics
Effects of Low vs High HIP
Parable of Misplaced Trust--The Man from Tech

APPLICATIONS
SECTION


FEEDBACK INTRODUCTION
A Master Overview of all Elements of
Giving and Receiving Feedback



Phase 1:
Initiating the Contact


Phase 2: Techniques for
Active Listening

Active Listening Techniques-- Lead with Positive
Acknowledge Feelings and their Cause in your Self (the Mediator)
Detect and Affirm Feeling in the Disputants
Using the Keirsey-Bates Temperament Sorter
Links to Sites Emphasizing Active Listening Related Training
Feeling Feedback (Active Listening) Exercise
Practice Examples and Exercise
Completed Exercise


NLP
(Neuro Linguistic Programming)
Techniques for Problem Clarification

NLP Introduction
NLP Summary of Basic Concepts
NLP Language Applications

Introduction to NLP Practice Exercise
Sample and Practice Exercise
Completed Practice Exercise


Phase 3:
Anchoring 
Concluding the Feedback


Details on
Group Management

Introduction to Managing (Facilitating) a Group

Summary Review of
Feedback Standards


Protocols for
Problem Solving

Problem Solving Options (List)
1. Brainstorming
2. Nominal Group Process
3. Cause and Effect
4. Lewin's Force Field Analysis
5. Root Cause--"Battle of the Pacific" Strategy
6. Select Solution Matrix


Nine Steps of the
Mediation Process
Note: the technical aspects of the protocol and mediator responsibility
during the Mediation process are developed in the section under
"ETHICS" above.

1. Develop and maintain Trust
2. Separate Issues from Needs and Values
3. Promote Equality of Empowerment
4. Build Agreements based on Insight and Trust
5. Educate the Parties to the Consequences of a Failed Agreement
6. Soften the Hardened Positions of the Disputants
7. Organize and Direct the Negotiation
8. Test the Agreement to Assess its Stability
9. Empower the Participants to Continue the Process after Mediation

 HUMAN SYSTEMS
APPLICATIONS OF ADR AND MEDIATION




Implementing a
Mediation Program in
Organizations and Society

Theory Section
Conflict in 10 levels of increasing social complexity
1 Level of the Individual
2 Competing Dominance of Tribal Chief and Witch Doctor
3 Competing Tribes and Villages
4 Dominance by Control Over Trade--Crafts, Production and Commerce
5 Dominance through Control over "Power Markers"
6 Control and Manipulation of Information
7 Dominance by Control within Established Law
8 Power Brokered manipulation Law Making and enforcement
9 Control over Images and Myths Affecting Public Values
10 Autocratic (Power Monger) Control of Enforcers (Police and Military)
Interpretation and Discussion
Applications 
[Under Development]


Implementing a
Mediation Program in
Communities

Summary Introduction
System Dynamics
Protocol for Mediating Divorce & Custody
Summary of a Policy Manual for a Community Mediation Center


LINKS
Mediation Related Pages

a
PowerPoint Presentation
Requires MS IE 6.0+
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Used to provide student guidance
during their first visits to the Mediation Protocol
Feelings Backup Practice Exercise
NLP Backup Practice Exercise


MEDIATION TRAINING LINKS
General Training Related Pages


BIBLIOGRAPHY
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This Mediation Index Page last updated on
June 15, 2007