Mediation As An Alternative Method To Solve Conflict

Timetable

Tuesday, 15.00-16.30

Faculty of Educational Studies, ul. Szamarzewskiego 89, room 512. 

The first classes will take place on October 15th

If there are no places available in the USOS system, please contact the lecturer at pperska@amu.edu.pl

Module aim (aims)

• Transfer of knowledge about mediation (origin and development of mediation in Poland and European countries; aims, rules, institutions, types of mediation).

• Transfer of knowledge about interpersonal conflicts (types of conflict, stages, ways of solving disputes); legal  and other methods of solving conflicts.

• Transfer of knowledge about mediators' work (tasks, methods and strategies).

• Preparation for proper identification and definition of odds and loss during mediation.

• Transfer of knowledge about law basics of mediation in Poland.

• Develop interpersonal communication skills.

• Develop teamwork skills.

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

Syllabus

Week 1: Conflict - types, stages

Week 2: Conflict - strategies of solving

Week 3: ADR and restorative justice. Mediation institutions

Week 4: Functions and principles of mediation

Week 5: Types of mediation

Week 6: Types of mediation

Week 7: Participants in mediation. Mediator's role

Week 8: Stages of mediation

Week 9: Methods and techniques in mediation

Week 10: Methods and techniques in mediation

Week 11: The role of interpersonal communication

Week 12: The role of interpersonal communication

Week 13: The role of interpersonal communication

Week 14: Legal regulations regarding mediation

Week 15: Ethics in the mediation process

Reading list

• Fisher, Roger; William Ury; and Bruce Patton. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991

• Moore, Christopher W. The Mediation Process: Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict. 3rd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003

• Wilmot, William W., and Joyce L. Hocker. Interpersonal Conflict. 7th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2007