Basic Skills for the New Mediator

by Allan H. Goodman

BASIC SKILLS FOR THE NEW MEDIATOR provides a detailed overview of mediation, from the premediation conference through all stages of the mediation session. It guides the new mediator through the mediation process by answering the one hundred questions most frequently asked by new mediators. BASIC SKILLS FOR THE NEW MEDIATOR has been used successfully for self instruction and as a training manual. Experienced mediators and attorneys who represent clients in mediation will also find this book extremely useful. The Appendix "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About the Rules of Evidence" is especially valuable for the non-attorney mediator, who must often deal with the evidentiary vocabulary of the legal profession. You will learn to establish your authority as a mediator, schedule the mediation session, deliver the mediator's opening statement, prioritize issues, preside during joint sessions, conduct private caucuses, overcome impasses, identify "hidden agenda" and "throwaway" items, deal with parties who lack settlement authority and aid parties to achieve a viable settlement.

112 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 30, 2004

About the author

Biography
I am the author of Father, Son, Stone - a historical mystery that takes place in Israel. The story's initiating events are the collapse of the Western Wall in the year 2017 and the crisis that unfolds thereafter. The main character is a Justice on the Supreme Court of Israel who must deal with the legal consequences of the collapse. The story involves historical and fictional characters, and spans many centuries.

Father, Son, Stone is my first novel. It is available in paperback and ebook.

I have also authored two best-selling non-fiction books in the area of conflict resolution, Basic Skills for the New Mediator (2d edition) and Basic Skills for the New Arbitrator (2d edition), available in paperback and ebook. These books are used for self-training and as textbooks in conflict resolution programs, colleges, universities, and law schools. I am currently writing Beyond Basic Skills for the New Mediator, scheduled for publication in late 2015.

I was an attorney in private practice for seventeen years, and also served as a private mediator and arbitrator. In 1993 I left the practice of law when I was appointed a federal administrative judge on the United States General Services Administrative Board of Contract Appeals, where I served until 2007 as a trial judge and an alternative dispute resolution neutral in disputes between contractors and the federal government. In 2007 I was appointed as a judge on the United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals where I continue to serve as a trial judge and ADR neutral.

From 1987 to 2000 I was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, where I taught Construction Contract Law. I lecture frequently on alternative dispute resolution techniques. I am a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and the University of Toledo College of Law and a member of the bars of Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

Reviews

[Gloria · Rating 3 out of 5]

No, don't run out and buy this book -- unless, like me, you've been appointed to mediate a dispute. I'm gobbling up information on how to be an effective mediator...not sure how much can be learned from reading, but it's the resource du jour. Impasse, it seems, is what we want to avoid:)

[Allan Goodman]

I authored this book. I welcome reviews.