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For now I just want to start by saying I am a strong
advocate of mediation. It was very helpful to me
personally when I was involved in an extremely expensive
and emotionally wasteful divorce.
I recently got a request for a copy
of my feeling
words list from an attorney
in the USA who is helping resolve disputes there through
mediation. Here is a copy of one letter I got from him,
printed with his permission. I feel encouraged to know
about his work and the work of the courts there.
S. Hein
Nov 16, 2007
Steve,
the US District Court for Northern California,
located in San Francisco, has the leading
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program of
any US District Court in the country. There are 3
attorney/mediators. We oversee and train a panel
of approximately 300 volunteer mediators, most of
whom are lawyers. We also mediate cases
ourselves, lead reflective practice groups for
our mediators, and assist the attorneys who file
cases in the court to choose appropriate ADR
processes for their cases. If you want to learn
more, you can check out the ADR portion of the
Court's website. The url is: http://adr.cand.uscourts.gov/
It is very, very
important when one is in a helping role to do 3
things, from my experience: 1) set up appropriate
boundaries so that you are not overwhelmed and
give too much; 2) practice allowing the emotional
waves to pass through you, as opposed to into
you; and 3) get away from it, release it all, and
open your heart in other directions...and then go
back.
Respectfully,
Daniel
Daniel Bowling
ADR Program Staff Attorney
US District Court for Northern California
415.522.2022
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