May 2014 Blog Posts (44)

discursive contamination

For an example of discursive contamination and which direction it flows see the following site:http://peaceandconflictpolitics.com/

Added by Donald Ellis on May 5, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments

Access to Justice All-Stars: Family Duty Counsel Team (Windsor, ON)

Our next nominees for the Access to Justice All-Stars team are the members of the Family Duty Counsel team at the Windsor, Ontario courthouse. Comprising Kaitlyn McCabe, Jim Oxley, Stephanie Johnson and Annette Stoehr, and supported by Legal Aid Workers Lucille McDonald (pictured) and Vicky Vere, this team drew many positive compliments from Windsor family SRLs participating in the National SRL Study (2013).…

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Added by Julie Macfarlane on May 2, 2014 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Tipping the Balance

"Work-Life Balance" is quite the buzz phrase in psychology. In fact, the private practice where I'm employed specializes in helping people gain that balance.

It may be important, but it can also be elusive. In my experience mediating divorces, I find the lack of work-life balance can lead many couples toward infidelity and, ultimately, divorce.

Just last week, an article was…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on May 1, 2014 at 11:23am — No Comments

Assumptions - Are They Necessary?

On a recent post on the Conflict Coaching Guild on LinkedIn I posed the following question:

“Generally-speaking, a common reaction - when we are provoked by something another person says or does (or doesn't say or do) - is to make assumptions about their motive, character, etc.

This tendency often heightens in intensity and malevolence if the perceived offense is repeated and our emotional reaction increases.

However, why do you suppose we do not check…

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Added by Cinnie Noble on May 1, 2014 at 7:00am — No Comments