Mediation participation fishbowl

On Wednesday 1 April at the office of Jackson McDonald.

In a participation fishbowl exercise, members of the audience spontaneously volunteer to practise their skills before an empathic audience. Audience members rotate through the mediator’s chair every 5 to 7 minutes. 

If you are preparing to sit for your video assessment for accreditation, wanting to experiment with a new technique or are interested in upgrading your mediation skills, this is your opportunity to practice.

The evening provides a great chance to practise your skills as a mediator in a supportive and welcoming environment.  Responses from the audience will originate from their curiosity regarding the diversity of approaches.

Members of the WA Chapter Executive will role-play the parties to  the scenario.  At the completion of the fishbowl there will be a facilitated session of reflection and feedback.

Below are comments from a demonstration fishbowl held last year.

• Well worth the time and effort to attend. Very good for refreshing knowledge.
• Really helpful preparation for accreditation in a couple of weeks;
• Good breakdown of the use of the LEADR model of mediation.
• I enjoyed the opportunity to hear other people’s points of view throughout the demonstration;
• …able to make/take notes and improve what I’m currently doing.
• The structure and especially the ability to ask questions during the process – i.e.  “what would you ask next if you were the mediator?”
• Very experienced role players helped to keep the process “real”.
• It is always interesting to observe a case scenario and see how other mediators cope with different challenges.
• Feedback sessions with role players – hearing what worked for the participants rather than what appeared to work from audience perspective.
• Getting to see a “real life” demonstration with analysis after, rather than a more technical demo.
• Non-confrontational environment – time to think and not be put on the spot.

Presented with the generous support of Jackson McDonald lawyers.

Wednesday 1 April

5-7pm

Level 25
Jackson McDonald
140 St George's Terrace
PERTH

No cost

RSVP to Constance on cbarboutis@jacmac.com.au
by Friday 27 March

This event contributes to your CPD

Attendance and/or participation at this session will contribute towards your CPD to attain or maintain accreditation under the National Mediator Accreditation System (see p10 of LEADR's application form for national accreditation.)

Presented with the generous support of Jackson McDonald lawyers.