Mediation Theory and Skills (Tolchinsky/Wertheim)
Faculty
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| Ellie Wertheim Lecturer in Law nyfamilymediation@gmail.com |
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| Abby Tolchinsky Lecturer in Law awtolchinsky@gmail.com |
Additional Information
Experiential CourseYes
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Team Projects
Other Professional Skills:
Grading
25% Participation,
75% Other (Demonstration of skills: 25%
Weekly homework: 20%
Group Projects 30%
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No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- Class sessions are regularly recorded. If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can send you an email with instructions for accessing the recording for the class session(s) you missed.
- If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can make PowerPoint slides or other class materials available to you.
- Attendance is very important in this dynamic and participatory class. While we understand it may be out of your control, we urge you to make every effort to attend classes. Because of the nature of the course -- experiential -- it is difficult to make up time missed in the classroom.
Meeting Times/Location
R 1:00PM - 2:50PM
Tanenbaum Hall 320
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
2.0
Mediation Theory and Skills Fall 2022
Abby Tolchinsky, Esq. and Ellie Wertheim, Esq. Founding Partners, Family Mediation LLP
Course Description
The virtues of mediation are many and effective practice requires a specific skill set. With an aim at skill building, in this highly interactive class, students will analyze and practice each step of the mediation process. This includes: working in the role of a neutral; reframing; reflecting; generating options for resolution; presenting the law as a societal standard of fairness; and analyzing the parties’ interactive dynamic.
Students will emerge with sharpened skills for facilitating communication and understanding in conflict, as parties negotiate to resolution. We will also discuss ways in which students can incorporate these tools in their careers as lawyers -- whether in a corporate setting, in a litigation, public interest or public policy arena, as well as in international negotiations and diplomacy.
*Priority for enrollment will be given to students who attend class during the drop-add period (Week 1 and/or Week 2). Special permission is required to enroll after Week 2.
Skills Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the individual course skill; Demonstrate the ability to receive and implement feedback; Demonstrate an understanding of how and when the individual course skill is employed in practice.
Textbooks
"Challenging Conflict: Mediation Through Understanding" by Gary Friedman |