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Providing the citizens of Greene & Columbia Counties with an efficient way of resolving every-day disputes.

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Check out this infographic on conflict in the workplace! #Mediation can help you solve conflict and make both your job and organization better.

How much time and money do you spend on workplace conflict? See how we can help: smilemediation.co.uk/training/accre… 🙂👍

smileMediation's tweet image. How much time and money do you spend on workplace conflict? 

See how we can help: smilemediation.co.uk/training/accre… 🙂👍


Valuable words from an experienced #mediator:

An interview with Lisa Parkinson, a pioneering family mediator in the 1970s and still shaping family mediation after nearly 40 years ow.ly/vUNw30lgJf2 #abetterway



More and more law schools are including #mediation and #ADR in curriculum.

First-year #WesternuLaw students participated in a three-day Alternative Dispute Resolution module this past week. Many thanks to the more than 35 lawyers, mediators & arbitrators who participated and led our students in this experiential learning.

westernuLaw's tweet image. First-year #WesternuLaw students participated in a three-day Alternative Dispute Resolution module this past week. Many thanks to the more than 35 lawyers, mediators & arbitrators who participated and led our students in this experiential learning.


What do you think about working #mediation directly into court systems?

We need to take the "A" out of alternative dispute resolution #ADR and build negotiation / facilitation / mediation right into our main public justice processes. Argued in more detail here papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… w/ @shannonnsalter



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The sooner a case is referred to #mediation the better, according to the first empirical analysis of mediation in Singapore's courts. Try some #solutiontalk. It works sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/…


#ADR practices including #mediation and #conflict #coaching emphasize giving participants space to express themselves, and listening attentively

Make a point of really listening to someone’s story today. Then check with them that you got it. What does that feel like for you? #communication #conflict #coaching #oracy #familybusiness

IanAMarsh's tweet image. Make a point of really listening to someone’s story today.  Then check with them that you got it.  What does that feel like for you? #communication #conflict #coaching #oracy #familybusiness


#China has made "mediation of community or family disputes by lamas or other traditional authority figures" illegal in #Tibet. What can #mediators in the US do to support their international counterparts? hrw.org/news/2018/07/2…


#Restorative practices can help wrongdoers acknowledge the impact of their actions and move forward with building a better life

Restorative Justice helps our service users to accept and acknowledge the harm caused by their actions. Here's a few recent quotes from some of our service users... @RJCouncil #Wales #Rehabilitation



The Chief Justice of Nigeria has called on judges to encourage #Mediation and other #ADR processes in order to reduce a backlog of cases within the court system. guardian.ng/news/osinbajo-…


Countries using #Mediation to resolve criminal cases have seen a high success rate and low processing times.

Increasingly, mediation is being used in criminal cases in The Netherlands: 650 cases in the first half of 2018 (compared to 950 cases in 2017 in total). Out of all criminal cases where mediation is initiated, 3/4 succeeds. On average, mediation in a criminal case lasts 2 weeks.

AleksMomirov's tweet image. Increasingly, mediation is being used in criminal cases in The Netherlands: 650 cases in the first half of 2018 (compared to 950 cases in 2017 in total). Out of all criminal cases where mediation is initiated, 3/4 succeeds. On average, mediation in a criminal case lasts 2 weeks.


In Uganda, #Mediation provides an solution to the issues of legal pluralism (co-existing systems of customary and national law).

#MediationProject Launching our Mediation Training Module in Uganda with @usaidsafe @ASF_NGO @LaspnetUganda @Justice_Centres. A new step towards bridging the gap between Community-based and Court Justice @JLOSUganda @BelgiumInUganda

ASF_NGO's tweet image. #MediationProject Launching our Mediation Training Module in Uganda with @usaidsafe @ASF_NGO @LaspnetUganda @Justice_Centres. A new step towards bridging the gap between Community-based and Court Justice @JLOSUganda @BelgiumInUganda
ASF_NGO's tweet image. #MediationProject Launching our Mediation Training Module in Uganda with @usaidsafe @ASF_NGO @LaspnetUganda @Justice_Centres. A new step towards bridging the gap between Community-based and Court Justice @JLOSUganda @BelgiumInUganda
ASF_NGO's tweet image. #MediationProject Launching our Mediation Training Module in Uganda with @usaidsafe @ASF_NGO @LaspnetUganda @Justice_Centres. A new step towards bridging the gap between Community-based and Court Justice @JLOSUganda @BelgiumInUganda


We're thrilled that UN Secretary General is highlighting the importance of #Mediation as a tool for securing peace.

At #OsloForum today, @antonioguterres stressed the importance of grassroots mediation that involves communities saying it is essential for reconciliation and inclusivity in today’s world. His full remarks to the press: un.org/sg/en/content/…

UN_Spokesperson's tweet image. At #OsloForum today, @antonioguterres stressed the importance of grassroots mediation that involves communities saying it is essential for reconciliation and inclusivity in today’s world. His full remarks to the press: un.org/sg/en/content/…


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Catskill business owner raises $3,800 for food bank ow.ly/ylRkw


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