Education G581 Section 5063

Mediation

Instructors:

Mike Tracy
Suzanne Sturgeon

Semester 2, 2000-2001
Fri., Sat., Sun., Jan. 26-28 & Feb. 9-11

EDUC 0020

   Course Objectives

   Schedule for First Weekend

   Between Weekend Assignments

   Schedule for Second Weekend

   Grading

The course has the following objectives:

1. Provide an overview and a context for understanding and using MEDIATION.
2. Promote skill development in the following MEDIATION skills for use personally and in a therapeutic setting.
1. Content
   Rules for Alternative Dispute Resolution
   Role of the Mediator
   Property Distribution
   Custody/Child Care Plan
   Special Education Regulations
2. Process
   Model for Mediation
   Key process Concepts
   Steps for Success
   Elicitation Questions
   Caucus Strategy Questions
   Identifying Variables Affecting Parties
   Changing Variables Affecting Parties
   Optimizing Parties' Positions
   Communicating Multiple Realities
   Eliciting Changing Values and Criteria
   Getting Commitment
   Brainstorming Alternatives
   Role Playing in Caucus

First Weekend Schedule

1. Friday Evening
1. Introduction and Overview
2. Students Assessment of Goals
1. Make a list of your professional interests that may be influenced by Mediation skills. (i.e., schools, couples, families, business situations, etc.)
2. From your list, select at least two and not more than five terms to be used as keywords in combination with Mediation in a literature search.
3. During the first session Friday evening, execute a data search, using the key terms on three data bases; All these searches can be conducted in less than an hour in the School of Education Library. Bring a 3.5 inch diskette to record the results of your search. The librarian can assist you if you are unfamiliar with the process.
4. Bring the results of your search on the diskette and a single print copy of two or three sample documents (chapters or articles) from your search to share your findings with the class.
3. Review and discussion of literature search
4. Role of the Mediator
1. Demonstration
2. Discussion
2. Saturday
1. Introduction to Mediation
2. Review and discussion of Rules for Alternative Dispute Resolution
3. Lunch Break
4. Property Distribution
1. Discussion
2. Demonstration
3. Practice
4. Summary and Feedback
5. Key process Concepts
   Steps for Success
1. Discussion
3. Sunday Morning
1. Custody/Child Care Plan
1. Discussion
2. Demonstration
3. Practice
4. Summary and Feedback
   

4. Between Weekend Assignments

1. To provide a synthesis of the weekend activities and the literature review you have conducted, after the weekend, write a short paper (less than 500 words), describing how you might integrate the skills you have acquired into your professional practice.
2. Post this paper to click here (this stops spam email harvesting) before Feb. 7, 2001.

Second Weekend Schedule

5. Friday Evening
1. Special Education Regulations
1. Discussion
2. Demonstration
3. Practice
4. Summary and Feedback
2. Model for Mediation
1. Discussion
6. Saturday
1. Caucus Strategy Questions
1. Identifying Variables Effecting Parties
   Changing Variables Effecting Parties
   Optimizing Parties Positions
   Communicating Multiple Realities
   Eliciting Changing Values and Criteria
   Getting Commitment
   Brainstorming Alternatives
   Playing in Caucus
2. Discussion
3. Demonstration
4. Practice
5. Summary and Feedback
2. Role of the Professional Mediator
1. Discussion
2. Professional Organization
3. Training in Indiana
4. Summary and Feedback
3. Writing Mediation Agreements
4. Role Plays on Mediation Process and Content
1. Discussion
2. Practice
3. Summary and Feedback
7. Sunday Morning
1. Mediation where there is a history of violence
1. Discussion
2. Practice
3. Summary and Feedback
2. Weekend Summary and Feedback

Grading Procedure:

9. All assignments must be completed by April 15, 2001.