POL213 Mediation Skills

[3–0, 3 cr.]

This course provides students with an understanding of the role, and types of mediation.  It also provides students with an overview of how mediation is used as a means of resolving conflict.  The course discusses the relationship that exists between mediation and legal processes and gives students a solid grounding in the theoretical underpinnings of mediation.  The course also gives students the opportunity to learn some of the main skills involved in mediation through in-class exercises and simulations.