What the National Mediation Standards mean for LEADR Accredited members Training and education requirements for national accreditation as a mediator under the new Australian National Mediation system are outlined in the Approval Standards >> The Standards provide for recognition of ‘experience qualified’ mediators. An experience qualified mediator must have worked as a mediator prior to 1 January 2008 and have experience, training, and education that satisfies LEADR that they are equipped with the skills, knowledge and understandings set out in the core competencies (in the Practice Standards >>). To read more about how the Standards will impact on you, click here >> To read more about the National Mediation Standards, click here >> Overwhelming response to awareness training in Tonga
Funded by the World Bank, the Understanding mediation training was held in Nuku’alofa, Tonga in November. To read more about the training, more info for LEADR members >> To view a slideshow, more info for LEADR members >> Micronesia and Samoa enthusiastic about mediation
LEADR survey gives vital information about members and what they value
The fourth and final installment of the survey results will appear in the first issue of Update in February 2008. Getting past the yelling: a check list of skills for experts
Mediators Beyond Borders hosts inaugural conference The non-profit, humanitarian organisation, Mediators Beyond Borders™ is hosting its inaugural conference in February 15-18, 2008 in Estes Park, Colorado. For conference flyer, click here >> Mediators Beyond Borders: Partnering for Peace & Reconciliation (MBB) was incorporated at the end of 2006 to partner with communities worldwide to build their conflict resolution capacity while being responsive to the needs and culture of the communities and to the history of each conflict. To read more, click here >> Podcast: Native title mediations from a mediator's perspective
Bardy shared his insights and experience of the Native Title Act 1993 which established the Tribunal to mediate native title applications. Since 1993, the Tribunal has developed a practice for mediating native title matters in ways that take into account the many special circumstances in which parties try to negotiate agreements. Original paper available for LEADR members > > LEADR staff: who does what
Chapter executives: thanks and welcome
The LEADR Board and the office staff say thank you to those members who have volunteered their time so generously over the past twelve months to organise networking events for members and to promote LEADR and its objectives within the community. We greatly appreciate your commitment and your effort. We welcome those who are newly elected to Chapter executive positions. We wish you well and we look forward to working with you to provide a range of innovative locally based services that will provide support, professional development and collegiality for our members. Click here for details of Chapter executives >> Research into mediator's competencies in intercultural workplace conflicts Visiting Finnish PhD student, Janne Laukkala is exploring workplace mediators' competencies in intercultural conflicts ie disputes in which national or organisational cultural differences play a role and so must be taken into consideration in the mediation. The competencies are divided into general conflict management and intercultural competencies. Based at The University of Adelaide, Janne aims to create an understanding of how mediator's competencies are seen by different stakeholders. He is seeking to interview workplace mediators with different levels of experience in intercultural mediation: in-house mediators, HR managers and potentially disputants. Interviews by phone will take between one to one and a half hours and be conducted in January and February. If you are interested, please email him on janne.laukkala@adelaide.edu.au If you know any in-house mediators in Australia, please pass on this request, or contact Janne. The outcome of the research, due for comletion by the end of 2009, has the potential to assist in mediation training.
Links to articles and podcasts are not available from this version of Update. The unabridged version is only available to LEADR members who receive it via email. If you are a member and have not received this edition of Update, place call LEADR on 02 9251 3366, or email leadr@leadr.com.au |
This version of Update available on the LEADR website is published with limited links to articles and podcasts. The complete version is only available to LEADR members. 2008 LEADR mediation workshops 14 mediation workshops have been scheduled around the country for 2008. Click here to view dates and more info >> European mediation conference Booking is now open for the European Mediation Conference 2008: Building relationships and getting results, 10-12 April 2008 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. For more info, Click here >> New postgraduate programs at ACPCS Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies is offering new postgraduate programs in 2008 in the fields of: Career development The Centre for Career Development has published its 2008 workshop program, click here >> Courses include: power of goal setting, dealing with difficult people, think on your feet and working with emotional intelligence.
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LEADR’s first mediation awareness training in Tonga was a resounding success with all 22 participants keen to see the introduction of mediation skills into their work and community.
LEADR has just completed two mediation workshops in the Pacific – in Samoa and Micronesia – which were received with tremendous enthusiasm. As mediation is closer in nature to customary law than the introduced adversarial system, participants took to it like ducks to water. Invited by the Federal Court of Australia to deliver this training as part of the Pacific Judicial Development Program (PJDP), LEADR adapted its delivery of the standard mediation workshop to meet the participants' specific needs. 
In this edition we include the third instalment of the information gathered through the recent LEADR survey. You will remember that we received 409 responses and that LEADR is committed to using this input in refining and extending our services to members.
Jonathan Schauder recently offered an expert-level skills session to the Victorian chapter on resolving high-level conflict. In his presentation Jonathan summarised a wide range of literature into a systematic and comprehensive mental map for conflict resolving and deal making. The talk covered a wide range of key skills. Here Jonathon provides seven key questions to ask yourself about your approach. 
In the October issue, we presented the paper that National Native Title Tribunal member, Bardy McFarlane gave to the SA Chapter. 
Let us introduce you to the current LEADR staff and what they do – some of the faces will be familiar, some are new. While the staff can respond to almost all general queries, this outline should help you know whom to contact about a particular issue. 
“LEADR Chapters are the raison d’etre of LEADR. Chapter executive members and local members with their ‘feet on the ground’ are the lifeblood of LEADR.” (Annual Report 2007)