What to expect during a mediation
Mediation is a facilitated conversation for people who are in conflict. The mediator is a specialist, trained to be on everyone’s side. The mediator does not judge the participants or give advice. (At the Center, we are not lawyers and cannot give legal advice.) Any agreement reached during the mediation will be made by the participants, not pushed by the mediator. We believe that participants know their lives better than we do, and know what is best for themselves.
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Watch Trish's video to get a sense of how the mediation process works
Preparing for a mediation
It may be helpful to think about the following questions:​
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What’s the hardest part of this situation for you?
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What do you want to understand about the other person(s)?
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What do you want the other person(s) to understand about you?
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If you could only have one thing come out of your conversation, what would that be?
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What are you willing to do to help that happen?
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When you start your conversation, do you want to say anything about:
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Any topics to discuss or avoid?
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Guidelines or ground rules?
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How will you know when the conversation is over or if it needs to be continued at another time?
