Mediation and Reconciliation. ((3 Credits))

Catalog description

Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing Covers techniques of conflict analysis and management. Examines the role and skills of a mediator in conflicts between persons, organizations, and nations. Analyzes the ethical principles guiding the mediator in acting as a neutral actor in conflict. Presents mediation as a pathway to the creation of reconciliation and justice between the parties to a conflict. Examines the unique situation of a peacebuilding mediator in organizational or international conflict. Studies the skills necessary to deal with histories of hostility and culturally diverse parties. Offers students the opportunity to gain certification as a Utah State Court system mediator by attending two additional Saturday sessions.