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Revolutionize Your Mediation Approach: Top 5 Trauma-Informed Practices to Use Now

Revolutionize Your Mediation Approach: Top 5 Trauma-Informed Practices to Use Now

Mediation offers countless benefits to parties in dispute, not the least of which is the potential to reach a mutual agreement. In some cases, however, the parties may be dealing with trauma, which impacts their ability to communicate effectively, trust others, and make decisions. Trauma-informed mediation, an emerging approach within the dispute resolution field, can help address these challenges by recognizing the impact of trauma on an individual’s capacity to participate in mediation. This article explores five trauma-informed practices mediators can use now, to revolutionize their mediation approach.