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Zusatztext 'Mediation services are a major part of the Government's commitment to encourage the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution to reduce the pressure in the courts. This book highlights the advantages of mediation - not only that it saves lengthy and costly legal proceedings in the civil courts, but also that it has a crucial role in the community in general. The authors have clearly demonstrated that, through an understanding of the nature of conflict, and by preventing disputes multiplying or escalating, mediation can be a valuable tool in promoting social cohesion.' --Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC Informationen zum Autor Freddie Strasser PhD, MA, AdvDipExPsych, UKCPReg, BACP AccC, BAC AccS . He is an Honorary Fellow of the School of Psychotherapy and Counselling at Regent’s College, and Director of the School’s ADR programme. He is also a lecturer, supervisor and psychotherapist in private practice. He was one of the first to establish ‘existential time limited therapy’, as well as one of the first to bring essential aspects of psychotherapy into mediation. He has written numerous journal articles, is the co-author, with his daughter Alison, of Existential Time Limited Therapy (1977), and the author of Emotions (1999) Paul Randolph was an experienced mediator, trainer, lecturer and author. Following 35 years at the Bar, Paul turned to mediation, and mediated in a wide variety of disputes, lecturing on the psychology of conflict in Europe, Asia, South Africa and America. He was Course Leader on the Mediation Course at Regent’s School of Psychotherapy and Psychology (RSPP), Regent’s University London. His previous book with Dr Freddie Strasser, Mediation – A Psychological Insight into Conflict Resolution , was received with wide acclaim. Paul died in January 2019. Klappentext This book is about conflict resolution through mediation, from a psychological perspective. Although written in part from the point of view of litigation, the objective is to demonstrate how an appreciation of the psychological aspects of conflict and an understanding of the emotional strategies people adopt in dispute situations can assist both lawyers and non-lawyers in resolving conflicts. The book consists of three sections- a theoretical analysis of conflict and conflict resolution; a practical, legal and experiential explanation of mediation; and thirdly a series of mock mediations, comprehensively analysed from the viewpoint of the mediator and the parties, providing tips and guidance on the dilemmas and pitfalls that mediators encounter. Zusammenfassung This book is about conflict resolution through mediation, from a psychological perspective. Although written in part from the point of view of litigation, the objective is to demonstrate how an appreciation of the psychological aspects of conflict and an understanding of the emotional strategies people adopt in dispute situations can assist both lawyers and non-lawyers in resolving conflicts. The book consists of three sections- a theoretical analysis of conflict and conflict resolution; a practical, legal and experiential explanation of mediation; and thirdly a series of mock mediations, comprehensively analysed from the viewpoint of the mediator and the parties, providing tips and guidance on the dilemmas and pitfalls that mediators encounter....
