Research conducted by the American Bar Association, Center on Children and the Law reports research findings that suggest traditional family mediation is not appropriate for high conflict abducting families (Johnston, Sagatun-Edward, & Girdner, 2001). The United States responded by supporting efforts by The Hague Bureau on International Private Law to explore the development of an effective family mediation model that could address the concerns of parents separated by international…

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     Family conflict involving child custody disputes across international borders may be settled using international mediation. The ability to mediate access as soon as a child is wrongfully removed or retained by a parent across international borders allows the child to enjoy contact with a parent while other processes, such as litigation, are at work as well as to protect the child’s right to have visitation to a non-custodial or residential parent after. The…

The "What's Happening?" Blog is a weekly round up of the all the ADR news, jobs, events and more.  Check it out each week and view past news [HERE]…

The Texas Conflict Coach® Blog Talk Radio program announces the following Back to School series starting in the month of August, held every Tuesday night from 7:00-7:30 pm CST/8:00-8:30 pm EST.

To participate, go to the designated link for each program or call-in live at 347-324-3591.

August 6th :     Back To School Planning – How to Equip Your Child with the Strength and Confidence to

                              Face the School…

In this 19th Episode of the Conflict Specialists Show, Dave Hilton interviews Jesan Sorrells (Human Services Consulting and Training).

Some of the topics in today’s episode:

• Resolving Conflict in College Residence Halls
  
  
• Ethical Conflict Management
  
  
• Conflict Resolution System Design
  
  
• and…

My alma mater, Dickinson College, just published this article about me in its summer magazine.…

Tough questions about human nature arose after a recent training by Baruch Bush and Joe Folger.  In my latest blog post, I tried to answer those questions consistently with transformative theory.  You can read it here.

Here’s another interesting metaphor to do with body parts and conflict. The visual here of ‘stepping on someone’s toes’ is, as with many idiomatic images, quite vivid. That is, I imagine the experience of having this happen – figurative though it is – would feel like an invasive, hurtful, and insulting act that can easily lead to conflict.

One definition describes this interaction as offending or insulting…

Enjoy the summer!Victoria Pynchon’s new book is an adult primer on the difficult art of resolving, transforming or transcending conflict in your home, your workplace, your community, your state, your nation and your world. Victoria is an attorney who traded in her boxing gloves for the softer but no less difficult skills of helping lawyers and their business clients resolve their commercial disputes. Now she brings the wisdom of the courtroom and…

The "What's Happening?" Blog is a weekly round up of the all the ADR news, jobs, events and more.  Check it out each week and view past news [HERE]…

In this 18th Episode of the Conflict Specialists Show, Dave Hilton interviews Gene Roberts (North Texas Negotiations).

Some of the topics in today’s episode:

• Combining Faith with Dispute Resolution Techniques
  
  
• Conflict Coaching
  
  
• Texas House Bill 274
  
  
• and more…

Tune in Wednesday, August 28 at 1:30 pm Eastern time for our upcoming show featuring an  preview of the ACR Annual Conference Post-Conference Retreat hosted by the ACR Family and Elder Sections: "Creative Reflection on our Practice to Deepen our Work: ACR Family and Elder Section Retreat 2013"

The show will…

IOA, the professional association for Organizational Ombuds, will offer a six-part, live webinar program on conflict management starting in August and running through March 2014.…

If you assess students in courses on negotiation, mediation or other conflict-related topics, you might find this helpful….

Evaluating our Evaluation, written with Yael Efron and Kim Kovach, is an effort to pick apart the practices of negotiation teachers in evaluating students. What are we looking for, in student performance? Deep understanding? Insight? Analytical capacity? Improvement? The ability to…

Listening is a skill. It is an art. It is a discipline. It is hard. It takes attention and practice. It takes awareness. It is particularly hard when you don't want to hear the person who is talking to you. It is particularly hard in disagreements, arguments and conflicts. How do we listen without being caught by the judgments, opinions, desires, justifications and stories rumbling around…

It’s interesting to me how various body parts represent statements used about conflict concepts and states of ‘being’ at these times. Getting a “nose out of joint” is one of those. The origin of this phrase reportedly dates back to 1581 and was used by Barnaby Rich in His Farewell to Militarie Profession. The related quote is: “It could bee no other then his owne manne, that has thrust his nose so farre out of…

The "What's Happening?" Blog is a weekly round up of the all the ADR news, jobs, events and more.  Check it out each week and view past news [HERE]…

Watch this TEDx Boston event featuring peace and conflict resolution promoter, Farah Pandith.  She is also the first ever US Department of State Special Representative to Muslim Communities. She talks about the global Muslim youth community, perspectives, and particularly the diversity of what it means to be Muslim. 

She mentions where do you young people (young Muslims in the examples she provides) go for answers? Often, it is the Internet and it provides an opportunity for…

In this 17th Episode of the Conflict Specialists Show, Dave Hilton interviews Dr. Deri Ronis (Conflict Resolution Centre).

Some of the topics in today’s episode:

• Peace Psychology
  
  
• How to Handle Conflict Handbook
  
  
• Hypnotherapy
  
  
• Using Meditation to Prepare for…

Praying is one strategy we can use to align with our clients for success. Some time ago I posted on praying for the workforce on my blog.  This topic is curious and comes up again in my work with clients when using the Interpersonal Wellness Quotient (IWQ™). Prayer is a vital energy force that we can tap into…