Mediation Self Reflection Paper

It is well known that mediation teaches lessons whether its outcome is successful or not. Spending some time to reflect and assess the mediation role-play assigned in class helps to advance my proficiencies in mediation which will eventually lead in delivering enhanced assistances to anyone who request them.
Prior to the role-play in class I did not have any official experience or certification for mediation other than the unofficial mediation within family or friends for low-importance issues. There is analytical importance behind the self-reflection in mediation in various stages. Reviewing the process of mediation and its role-play taught me and uncovered critical aspects of the mediation practice and its required skills. Through the mediation,

I perceived parties that are in dispute and divergence to be reluctant and unenthusiastic to permit a third side outside of their comfort zone to take control and lead their conflict to an objective solution (Coleman, Deutsch, & Marcus, 2014, p. 142). Moreover, I sensed that it is rarely possible to locate a mediator with an impartial viewpoint on the dispute but with the required and minimum experience within the field of the issue, and the capability to provide all sides with uniform and equivalent chance to support and clarify their points of view (Moore, 2014, pp.

It seemed impossible to built the necessary trust, as a real mediator would have done. Through the mediation role-play, I appreciated that trust can be built to some extent, which will help to the success of the process. Moreover, I recognized the importance of the opening statement and the necessity for clarifying several aspects of it such as logistics, method and ground rules to be used (Moore, 2014, pp. 325-340). One more aspect of mediation that challenged me was the need to evolve and initiate open-ended questions to obtain more dispassionate information on the