Types of Mediation

1. Landlord / Tenant
2. Interpersonal
3. Consumer
4. Neighbor-to-neighbor
5. Business mediation
6. School
7. Workplace
8. Nonprofit Organizations
9. Bias / Discrimination
10. Victim / Offender Conferencing

 

Business Mediation
Business Mediation is a process for resolving disputes between stakeholders in a business, between companies, between company and the banks, employer and employee etc’.

Neighbor-to-neighbor
Often conflicts arise between neighbors and, because tensions mount over time, these individuals have difficulty talking about their differences. Mediation can help to improve communication, diffuse the current situation, and assist in helping individuals find better ways to work together so that they can become better neighbors in the future.

Consumer
Sometimes individuals are dissatisfied with the quality of a product or service that they have received from a local business but have been unable to reach a satisfactory resolution with the business owner. Mediation can help bring the parties together, aid in communication between them, and assist in finding a compromise solution to the problem.

Interpersonal
Differences in communication and conflict resolving styles can often lead to disputes between roommates, former spouses, or other people. Mediation offers a process to help people find less confrontational ways to resolve these differences as they arise, and allows the people to continue to work cooperatively whenever contact is necessary.

Landlord/Tenant
Sometimes problems arise between tenants and landlords either due to a lack of responsiveness on the part of the landlord, non-compliance with lease restrictions by the tenants, or misunderstandings or inconsistent expectations between the parties. Mediation provides a setting for discussing the needs of both tenants and landlords so that evictions and lawsuits can be avoided

School
School can be a source of conflicts between children, between parents and administrators, and among members of the teaching staff.

Workplace
Differences in work, communication, and management styles often result in disputes within the workplace. These conflicts can affect job performance, self-esteem, and success. Mediators can help coworkers or managers and their staff to explore difficulties in the workplace and help define steps that can be taken to minimize and resolve future conflicts.

Nonprofit Organizations
Even people with the best of intentions can have misunderstandings. Disputes can arise between organizations, among Board members, or between the Board and one or more of its staff. Mediation can work those things out, so all can join together to accomplish the mission of the organization.

Bias/discrimination
Sometimes issues arise that are related to bias or discrimination as a result of racial/religious conflicts, cultural misunderstandings, differences in lifestyle, or the presence of handicaps. The first mediator office mediators are trained to bring these issues to light and to help parties begin to understand these differences and be more accepting of them.

Victim/Offender Conferencing
Victim/Offender Conferencing is an effective tool for bringing closure to those involved in or impacted by criminal activities. After careful screening by mediators, victims of crimes are brought together with the perpetrators of those crimes. Victims have an opportunity to discuss their feelings and ask questions of those responsible. Offenders come to experience the human costs of their actions and take direct responsibility for their acts to those affected by them. Apologies coming out of this process are generally heartfelt, and both victims and offenders are able to put the matter behind them and move forward with their lives in a constructive manner. In this way, both the victim and the offender benefit from the process, which has also been proven to lead to a lower recidivism rate among young offenders.