Narrative Mediation: A New Approach to Conflict Resolution - Hardcover

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THE AUTHORS

John Winslade and Gerald Monk are leading figures in the narrative therapy movement and counselors of narrative mediation at the Waikato Mediation Services in Hamilton, New Zealand. They are the coauthors of Narrative Therapy in Practice (Jossey-Bass, 1997) and Narrative Counseling in Schools (1999).

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Most professionals trained to resolve conflicts ground theirefforts in the theory that people are motivated by a desire tofulfill their personal interests. Mediators work to assistdisputing parties by discovering a shared interest, which willmotivate each party to resolve their conflicts. However, despitethe widespread use of this traditional problem-solving,interest-based model of conflict resolution, incidents of violence,international hostilities, and legal disputes continue to escalateworldwide.

In this book, John Winslade and Gerald Monk introduce narrativemediation-a new paradigm in the field of conflict resolution and aradical departure from the traditional interest-based,problem-solving approach to resolving disputes. Winslade and Monkreveal how this innovative approach, which seeks out theconflicting parties' individual stories, can be applied to createlasting resolution for a wide variety of conflicts. At the heart ofnarrative mediation lies the goal of developing a context forcreating a relationship that is incompatible with conflict. Thistransformed relationship is built on stories of understanding,respect, and collaboration.

Using actual scenarios from their mediation practice, Winsladeand Monk show how the mediation context is filled with strongcultural narratives influenced by ethnicity, gender, class,education, and financial status. The narrative mediation techniqueguides professionals and their clients to make sense of the complexsocial contexts that shape conflicts, and ultimately helps tocreate new possibilities for change. In accessible, everydaylanguage, the authors reveal how to build a trusting relationshipwith the disputing parties, map the effects of the history of theconflict, construct new solution-bound narratives, and finally movetoward consensus and resolution.
Written for therapists, counselors, professional mediators,lawyers, students, and trainees in the field of dispute resolution,Narrative Mediation offers an innovative approach that opens awealth of new possibilities for the resolution of personal,professional, and legal conflicts.

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A revolutionary mediation technique for resolving personal,professional, and legal conflicts

In this groundbreaking book, John Winslade and Gerald Monk—leaders in the narrative therapy movement-introduce aninnovative conflict resolution paradigm that is a revolutionarydeparture from the traditional problem-solving, interest-basedmodel of resolving disputes. The narrative mediation approachencourages the conflicting parties to tell their personal "story"of the conflict and reach resolution through a profoundunderstanding of the context of their individual stories. Theauthors map out the theoretical foundations of this new approach toconflict resolution and show how to apply specific techniques forthe practical application of narrative mediation to a wide varietyof conflict situations.

"A groundbreaking book bringing together ideas of socialconstructionist theory, narrative therapy, and mediation. Theauthors develop a very clear framework toward understanding thisapproach with case examples provided. I found this book useful tome both as a practitioner and as a researcher."
—Jerry Gale, director, MFT Doctoral Program, Department ofChild and Family Development, The University of Georgia, Co-PIMediator Skills Project

"An important "must-read" for anyone who is contemplatingmediation, either as a receiver or as a provider. John Winslade andGerald Monk are consummately qualified to bring us this book thatis rich in a social constructionist understanding and revolutionaryin approach. Focusing on stories of respect, mutuality,consideration, and support, their suggestions can only lead to newpossibilities of peaceful coexistence-on both personal and globallevels."
—Victoria C. Dickerson, cofounder, planet-therapy.com andcoauthor, If Problems Talked: Narrative Therapy in Action

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Most professionals trained to resolve conflicts ground their efforts in the theory that people are motivated by a desire to fulfill their personal interests. Mediators work to assist disputing parties by discovering a shared interest, which will motivate each party to resolve their conflicts. However, despite the widespread use of this traditional problem-solving, interest-based model of conflict resolution, incidents of violence, international hostilities, and legal disputes continue to escalate worldwide.In this book, John Winslade and Gerald Monk introduce narrative mediation-a new paradigm in the field of conflict resolution and a radical departure from the traditional interest-based, problem-solving approach to resolving disputes. Winslade and Monk reveal how this innovative approach, which seeks out the conflicting parties' individual stories, can be applied to create lasting resolution for a wide variety of conflicts. At the heart of narrative mediation lies the goal of developing a context for creating a relationship that is incompatible with conflict. This transformed relationship is built on stories of understanding, respect, and collaboration.Using actual scenarios from their mediation practice, Winslade and Monk show how the mediation context is filled with strong cultural narratives influenced by ethnicity, gAnder, class, education, and financial status. The narrative mediation technique guides professionals and their clients to make sense of the complex social contexts that shape conflicts, and ultimately helps to create new possibilities for change. In accessible, everyday language, the authors reveal how to build a trusting relationship with the disputing parties, map the effects of the history of the conflict, construct new solution-bound narratives, and finally move toward consensus and resolution.Written for therapists, counselors, professional mediators, lawyers, students, and trainees in the field of dispute resolution, Narrative Med