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Mediation Services
Conflict Connections, Inc. offers mediation services
on a variety of issues.
Generally, mediation is defined as a voluntary and confidential process
in which a trained professional neutral, a "mediator," assists people
in a dispute to communicate with one another, understand each other,
and if possible, reach agreements that satisfy the participants' needs.
A mediator does not provide
legal advice, therapeutic services, nor
legally evaluate the mediation case for its strengths and weaknesses.
Instead, the mediator supports participants reach their own agreements,
rebuild their relationships, and find lasting solutions to their
disputes. Mediation is a process that lets people speak for themselves
and make their own decisions.
Conflict Connections, Inc. adopts the Model Standards of Conduct for
Mediators as adopted by the Association for Conflict
Resolution, American Bar Association and the American Arbitration
Association.
Patricia M. Porter is the primary mediator for Conflict Connections,
Inc. She supports and utilizes a transformative and/or facilitative
philosophical model of practice which advocates client
self-determination and decision-making. For more information about the
transformative model of practice, visit The
Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, Inc.
Mediation services are provided to individuals,
groups, organizations and agencies that seek a third-party neutral to
help resolve a dispute. Intake or convening sessions are conducted in
order to determine the key issues, appropriate parties, and
accessibility needs prior to scheduling the mediation. Mediated
agreements are not legally binding.
The following areas and/or issues can be addressed in Conflict
Connection's mediation services:
- Workplace/Employment
- Disabilities (American with Disabilities Act)
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) discrimination
- Elder Mediation
- Elder care issues (including assisted living, nursing home,
etc.)
- Caregiver issues (including sibling disputes)
- Estate issues
- Family (Exclusion: Divorce mediation)
- Social work ethics
- Consumer/small and family businesses
- Community
Patricia currently serves on workplace mediation rosters for the
Transportation Security Administration's Office of Civil Rights and the
United States Postal Service REDRESS program.
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