November 26, 2013
The human service field is a combination of counseling and social work and this is how a mediator and an advocate are linked together to help individuals in a conflict. Mediators and advocates use their skills to bring individuals to solutions that arise from disagreements.
Mediation
Mediation is defined as an informal, non-binding process where a neutral party helps two other parties’ cone to a mutual resolution where sometimes these conflicts seem impossible to reach when it is left to only both parties (Masucci, 2003).
Mediator Training Mediators are trained in facilitation and negotiation techniques by working with two parties to come up with a possible solutions. One thing the mediator does