tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18850327.post4086681330615565845..comments2023-08-10T02:27:32.601+12:00Comments on mediator blah...blah...: Mediation does NOT workGeoff Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440892864160295577noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18850327.post-38170469028325573602008-02-23T17:29:00.000+13:002008-02-23T17:29:00.000+13:00Actually I am very supportive of mediation as a to...Actually I am very supportive of mediation as a tool to mend conflict. Which is why I am a practicing mediator...my focus is focused on child-custody mediation! But court-ordered, rushed mediation is not always a good answer <BR/>for anyone. I did four mediations a day...just like many of the over-worked mediators at our state courts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18850327.post-83985509685388683962008-01-24T12:20:00.000+13:002008-01-24T12:20:00.000+13:00Geoff & Friends, nothing like a "negative to" appr...Geoff & Friends, nothing like a "negative to" approach to get the observants bood boiling! Really, did your first contributor....Tammy....believe your video post was real life?....Dear Tammy, it's a commercial for the lawyers to try and prevent others playing their field. As for Danah, A bit ambiguous, did u do 4 mediations an hour or a day? its unclear( maybe you should'nt have done any!) lol only kidding , im sure you we good at your job...anyway I hope whatever you're doing now is less time consuming! By the way, the spelling was fine( for a lawyer!)....just an observer./Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18850327.post-41984243738688665342007-08-24T06:09:00.000+12:002007-08-24T06:09:00.000+12:00Having been a California Superior Court Family Med...Having been a California Superior Court Family Mediator, I can tell you in many, many instances court-ordered mediation can be harmful as many of the mediators do not understand the power differentials and thus cannot neutralize them. Also I used to do four mediations a day...how much can you do in one hour it is truly ridiculous! But it has good intentions... but you know how that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18850327.post-35747918680397500922007-08-23T22:26:00.000+12:002007-08-23T22:26:00.000+12:00Geoff, your post had more effect than my morning j...Geoff, your post had more effect than my morning jolt of caffeine to kick me into high gear this morning. That video both broke my heart and created steam coming out of my ears.<BR/><BR/>Folks who don't know or don't believe that mediators should show any compassion are contributing to a public increasingly suspect of mediation. I'm all for a variety of approaches from which people can choose, yet I'm realizing as I write this that the no-compassion-all-"business" approach is anathema to what I consider real mediation.<BR/><BR/>TammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com