Twelve Stages Of Mediation

Twelve stages of mediation.

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Mediation is a crucial process that brings parties involved in conflicts together. In this case, a family

that has served in the army has been involved in conflicts. The first stage in this case will be establishing

relationships with the parties. Being a mediator in this case I will begin with making initial contact with the

members of the family involved, the school and the police. The process of mediation is important because

it prevents more damages that can result from the conflicts. Carlos, his father and step mother are the

primary players in the conflict. I will begin by explaining to them how resolving their differences will

strengthen their family and build their relationship. The process of mediating will take a few weeks and for

it to work all the players need to be committed. The mediation process will be taking place every evening

after dinner when all the players are available.

The second stage involved in mediation process is selecting a strategy that will work on ending the

conflicts. In this case it will be important to assist the Carlos and his parents assess the various approaches

that can be used. The method that I will use in this case will be arbitrating the two parties. Carlos has had

issues in school and instead of admitting and owning the mistakes, he blames his step mother. The conflict

if unresolved will extend to the couple since his father will blame his mother for the loss of his son. The

arbitrating process will involve Carlos, his step mother and his father to sit before approaching the school

board.

The third important stage involve is collecting and analyzing the background information. In this

case, we know that Carlos parents met while serving in the army. They had also been involved in marriages

before and had children. The couple decided to live together and raise the children together. Carlos who

had been born out of the previous marriage that resulted in divorce became the son to the step-mom. They

became close and could even share things about relationships with the step mom. Carlos was one day caught

with drugs which he claimed belonged to one of his friends. By talking to Carlos in this case, I would be

able to verify the truth regarding the drugs that had been caught in Carlos possession. To minimize the

effects of inaccurate data, I would urge the parents not to confront Carlos until the truth has been established.

I would also urge the parents not to shift blames and face the issue united.

The strategies that I would implement as a mediator in this case include having ensuring all the

parties involved raise their issues. As it turns out Carlos has been experiencing emotional pain for being

separated from his biological mother. It would assist in explaining the circumstances that led to divorce

now that he can understand. On the issue of drugs, it would involve the school and the parents to establish

the truth. Although Carlos admits everything, it would help to make sure that the admission is not out of

anger. I would engage Carlos and the friend who is believed to have given him the drugs to establish whether

Carlos knew what he was carrying. Involving the police would not be the best move as the case me expand

and might be prosecuted in court. As for dealing with anger, I would ask Carlos step mom to apologize to

Carlos for smashing his head. Carlos would in that case not run away as a result and the issue could be

solved through dialogue.

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