2024 Maryland Mediators Convention

What happens when parties (or their counsel) try to wrestle the control of the mediation session from the mediator? Whose process is it, anyway? Does self-determination provide parties a voice in structuring mediation? Mediation provides mediators with the opportunity to not only resolve conflict, but to teach skills to participants on how to address conflict by giving them choices about how mediation occurs. This session will discuss how we, as mediators, can maximize parties’ self-determination, while also ensuring the integrity of the mediation process itself.