Mediation participation fishbowl

On Wednesday 29 October at the office of Jackson McDonald.

A participation fishbowl exercise is one in which 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 considering sitting 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 for reflection and feedback.

Below are comments from a demonstration fishbowl held earlier in the 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.

Wed 29 October

5-7pm

Level 25
Jackson McDonald
AMP Tower
140 St George's Terrace
PERTH

No cost

RSVP to Constance on cbarboutis@jacmac.com.au
by Friday 24 October

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.)