Mediation Skills Workshop Synopsis
October 2, 2012
River Rock Casino Resort
8811 River Road
Richmond, BC V6X 3P8
8:30 – 8:35 am – WELCOME
Debbie Cameron,
Director of Mediation and Conflict Resolution Programs
BC Labour Relations Board
8:35 – 9:45 am – MEDIATION IN AN ADJUDICATIVE CONTEXT
Mike Fleming,
Mediator and Arbitrator (former Associate Chair, BC Labour Relations Board)
9:45 – 10:15 am – BRAIN, MIND AND RELATIONSHIPS
• Identify how the brain and mind influence conflict dynamics
Debbie Cameron,
Director of Mediation and Conflict Resolution Programs
BC Labour Relations Board
10:15–10:45 am – MEDIATION MODELS
• Goals
• Characteristics
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
Debbie Cameron,
Director of Mediation and Conflict Resolution Programs
BC Labour Relations Board
10:45–11:00 am – REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:00–12:00 pm – EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
• Understanding goals of facilitation techniques
Trevor Sones,
Mediator, BC Labour Relations Board
Christina Bains,
Mediator, BC Labour Relations Board
12:00–12:55 pm – LUNCH
12:55 – 2:00 pm – BALANCING POWER
• Defining the conflict as a mutual matter
• Understanding perspectives and cognitive biases
• Mediator skills and techniques
• Applications in an adjudicative context
• Questions
Debbie Cameron,
Director of Mediation and Conflict Resolution Programs
BC Labour Relations Board
2:00 – 4:15 pm – COACHED MEDIATION ROLE PLAY
Debbie Cameron,
Director of Mediation and Conflict Resolution Programs
BC Labour Relations Board
Trevor Sones,
Mediator, BC Labour Relations Board
Christina Bains,
Mediator, BC Labour Relations Board
4:15–4:30 pm – CLOSING