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Family Mediation Services Ready to Launch New Regional Mentoring Program...
Today’s post is provided by guest blogger, Rob Finlay, Manager of Mediate BC’s Family Mediation Services. Rob is a certified mediator and licensed attorney in Washington State. Rob Finlay, Manager,...
View ArticleEthical Blind Spots in Mediation and the Benefits of Mentorship
Welcome back to Mediate BC Blog. Today another thought-provoking post from guest blogger Sharon Sutherland, Assistant Professor at the UBC Faculty of Law: As I prepare course materials for a new class...
View ArticleFuture Leaders Practice their Conflict Resolution Skills in the Court...
Today’s post is authored by Monique Steensma, Acting Manager of Mediate BC’s Court Mediation Program. Monique is an experienced civil mediator and conflict specialist and her post today highlights the...
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Creating a Mediator’s Playlist
Today’s post is a “first”! Sharon Sutherland shares her “conflict resolution” playlists and suggests tunes to help us get into the best possible frame of mind to assist others in problem-solving....
View ArticleMediate BC Society’s 2012 Highlights
One of the benefits of preparing for Mediate BC’s Annual General Meeting and Reception last week in Vancouver was chronicling our progress and accomplishments in the past year as part of the 2012...
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Is There Such a Thing as “Non-Binding Mediation”?
It has been interesting following some of the commentary recently on the NHL hockey lockout and the discussions about the use of mediation. While Gary Bettman appears to have rejected the option of...
View ArticleCause for Celebration! Release of the second edition of the “Mediating from a...
Last week’s release of the Distance Family Mediation Project’s second edition of “Mediating from a Distance: Suggested Practice Guidelines for Family Mediators” has certainly been cause for celebration...
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Ready to Launch: Mediate BC is helping to launch young adults into their next...
Mediate BC is managing an innovative project to pilot a mediation model incorporating both interest-based and evaluative approaches to help separated families resolve disputes concerning the...
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Mediator Scot Beckenbaugh for NHL’s Hart Trophy?
Today’s guest blogger is devoted hockey fan Rob Finlay, Manager of Mediate BC’s Family Mediation Services Program. Rob became a certified mediator and licensed attorney in the State of Washington and...
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Whale Songs – what has this got to do with mediation Part 4
During the summer of 2012 I had the privilege of spending two glorious weeks boating in Johnstone Straits and the Broughton Archipelago. We saw awe-inspiring scenery and displays of wildlife in their...
View ArticleDistance Mediation Project Posts Available Here!
As many of you know, Mediate BC’s Distance Mediation Project (also affectionately known as the Technology-Assisted Mediation Project) published its Practice Guidelines and Final Evaluation Report...
View ArticleMediation Confidentiality and Deceit: Ramsden v. Ramsden 2013 BCSC 949
One of the hallmarks of mediation is its emphasis on confidentiality. The promise that discussions in mediation are confidential and cannot be raised in a later court action (or otherwise) are...
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Elevator Technology and Triage
I recently discovered that elevator technology is fascinating. Great minds have been developing ways to make our vertical travel faster and more efficient. They have come up with a process that can...
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Watching for Wood and Technology: What has this got to do with mediation Part 5
“Watch for wood!” yelled my Dad to his kids as we scooted off in small boats during our long summer holidays on Vancouver Island. My Dad knew that the hazards of boating on the BC coast included all...
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Mediator Wins Gold in Turino!
Congratulations to Colleen Cattell Q.C., member of Mediate BC’s Civil and Child Protection Rosters, for her stunning success in the 2013 World Master’s Games in Turino, Italy, last month! In addition...
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A Short History of Family Mediation in BC
Although we tend to spend a lot of our time focusing on the future it is good to also consider and honour the past. I was asked recently to provide a short summary of the development of family...
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Welcome New Lead Mediators to Our Family Program!
Since 2006 Mediate BC has offered programs to offer trained family mediators opportunities to gain experience with the assistance of experienced mentors. Funding cuts required us to revamp our family...
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Supporting Negotiations between Adult Children and Their Parents – the Child...
Part 1 Mediation has become a common method of resolving family disputes arising out of separation and divorce such as who should pay support for the families’ children. In fact, in British Columbia,...
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2014 BCAMI Symposium: “BC is making history in ADR!”
On Monday, June 9, 2014, our friends at BCAMI are holding their AGM & Arbitration and Mediation Symposium. The lineup of presentations offers such a great selection of fascinating topics we wanted...
View ArticleHow Mediators and Lawyers Can Help to Make Mediation Work for SRLs: New post...
Professor Julie Macfarlane issued a new post to the National Self-Represented Litigants Project Blog today. We highly recommend that both mediators and lawyers read it and consider how they can make...
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