Client Centered Mediation

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Using Client-Centered Mediation to undo the Gordian Knots in Divorce

Instructor:  Chip Rose

An argument can be made that there is no more difficult form of dispute resolution than divorce mediation. The emotional aspect of relationships, parenting issues and financial negotiations often makes for the perfect storm. There is a way to transform the negative into the positive, the destructive into the constructive and the failing into the successful. The secret lies in the design and implementation of a client-centered process. This workshop will collaboratively engage the participants in designing such a process as well as identifying critical skill sets necessary to facilitate such a process at the highest level. The concepts and skills of this workshop are equally applicable in both mediation and collaborative practice process models.

The workshop will identify and practice the following critical elements:

• Identifying client macro goals
• Developing a process framework that responds to client need
• Developing a model for addressing the issues of the marriage
• Exploring the power of a facilitative approach
• The art of empowering clients by the questions we ask
• What to do when you have no idea what to do

 
To Register for this course, call the University of Idaho College of Law at (800) 200-4455.

About the Instructor


Chip Rose, J.D., began in 1980 as a practicing attorney and Certified Specialist in Family Law. Chip became aware of the mediation model for dispute resolution and incorporated it into his professional practice. Chip maintains private practices in mediation and Collaborative Family Law in the Northern California coastal community of Santa Cruz. Chip is the author of Collaborative Family Law Practice and authored The Creative Solution column in the quarterly Family Section publication of the Association of Conflict Resolution.