MEDIATION
Our mediators facilitate and guide negotiations between two or more people experiencing conflict and assist them in arriving at mutually acceptable solutions. The mediator is objective and neutral throughout the mediation process and ensures everyone involved has an equal opportunity to be heard. The mediator also ensures that discussions are fair and balanced and parties can identify their needs, evaluate their options, and develop solutions to their problems.
Benefits of mediation:
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You remain in control of the outcome, not a judge or tribunal.
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All issues between individuals, businesses, families or groups can be discussed and resolved, promoting communication and cooperation.
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It is quick, non-adversarial, and informal and aims to build future relationships.
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It is cost-effective.
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It upskills individuals on how to negotiate.
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It's confidential.
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It allows parties to resolve their issues within a familiar and non-threatening environment.
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It is future-focused and provides the opportunity to maintain relationships, move forward and thrive.
Workplace Mediation
Your workplace mediator facilitates and enables two or more parties in conflict to have a productive and results-based conversation about the issues they are experiencing.
The goal is to reach a mutually agreeable agreement without further conflict and avoid getting derailed in debate. As your mediator, we are impartial and help direct you towards a resolution. We don’t make the decisions for you. We ensure that you are heard and safe and achieve a balanced outcome.
School Environment Mediation
Adelaide Workplace Mediation has many years of experience helping resolve conflict. Conflict can arise between pupils, parents, parents and teachers, teachers and their peers and between teachers and management.
A dispute in a school environment may impact the positive learning environment your school is aspiring to create, and resolving a conflict brings many positive benefits.
We also offer a Peer Mediation Programme for students where we teach children about conflict resolution and how to mediate minor issues within their peer group. If you are interested in this programme, don't hesitate to contact us via email.
Community Mediation
There has been a significant increase in the request for support to resolve disputes experienced by community groups, community members, and volunteers. With volunteers playing a crucial part in supporting and running community organisations in Australia, these disputes must be managed appropriately to sustain a volunteer workforce.
Team Mediation
Adelaide Workplace Mediation works to resolve complex team and group conflicts. Team mediation draws together all team members to encourage them to reach a revived harmony and operational rhythm. The mediators will work with the management, preparing and reaching a prior agreement on the scope before meeting the participant individually or as a group.
On the mediation day, we;
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Create a secure environment where the team comes together.
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Discuss what affects them separately and as a group.
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Assist the team in uniting the organisation’s values and working together.
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Support the team develop collaborative and productive working techniques that will benefit them in the future.
The team mediation day is carefully structured to guarantee that all team members participate fully. The aims of the mediation day may include:
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The nature and impact of the conflict and the dynamics of the team relationships.
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Team members’ conflict management styles and preferences.
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Learning and insights from the past that will inform future working practices and relationships.
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Inclusive discussion and decision-making.
Family Mediation
Adelaide Family Mediation will work with you on a quick and amicable solution to your parenting or financial matters. We will listen to you and answer questions truthfully and professionally in a relaxed setting. We are determined to reach an amicable and sustainable solution, working with you in a frank and friendly manner to help resolve your dispute.
Adelaide Family Mediation also offers virtual mediation. You can settle your matters online without the need for in-person attendance. Meetings are conducted by teleconference or over the phone.
We offer a fast response time and evening appointments (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) and Saturday mornings. Our service is affordable, with clients charged on a sliding scale depending on their income. Registered with the attorney generals department, we can issue Section 60I Certificates if required.
