Peer Mediation

MEDIATION IS AN APPROACH TO RESOLVE CONFLICT IN WHICH THE DISPUTANTS, OR THE PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE, HAVE THE CHANCE TO SIT FACE TO FACE AND TALK UNINTERRUPTED SO EACH SIDE OF THE DISPUTE IS HEARD. AFTER THE PROBLEM IS DEFINED, SOLUTIONS ARE CREATED AND THEN EVALUATED. WHEN AN AGREEMENT IS REACHED, IT IS WRITTEN AND SIGNED.

GOALS OF MEDIATION

~FOR DISPUTANTS TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT DIFFERENT VIEWS
~OPEN AND IMPROVED COMMUNICATION
~DEVELOP COOPERATION IN SOLVING A COMMON PROBLEM
~REACH AN AGREEMENT THAT ADDRESSES THE INTERESTS OF BOTH PARTIES