A mediator is a neutral third party who has no
decision-making power regarding the outcome of the mediation (Pg. 197).Communication majors would make good mediators because all
of the effective behaviors that a good mediator requires are things that a
communication major studies, for example, how to be a good listener, and be
open-minded. Being a mediator allows you to be relationship-centered and all of
the good qualities that a good communicator has. Psychotherapists wouldn’t make
good mediators because as the book states, “Mediators must resist he temptation
to solve the disputants problem” and a psychotherapists are meant to help solve
others issues. This is the same reason lawyers wouldn’t make a good mediator as
well as, lawyers aren’t willing to find a common ground, they are more
assertive in the “ I win you, lose” aspect. Lawyers fight for their clients to
be innocent. Overall, communication major learn how to be effective in
communication and are all about compromising and finding a common goal, which
is part of being a good mediator.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI want to start off by letting you know I thought this was an awesome post. I really like how you started your blog off with a reference from the book. To me that proves that you read the chapter and are really invested in the course. I really liked how you clearly stated that psychotherapists and lawyers wouldn't make good mediators. I also really like how you states "mediators must resist the temptation to solve the disputants problem." Overall, I thought this was a very good blog. Keep up the good work!
Hey California girl,
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to tell you that you did a great job on your post. I also feel that communication majors are better mediators than people who study other subjects. As you stated communication majors are good listeners. This is also something that I put in my post. I said that to be a good listener we must show the speaker that we are listening. For example nodding and making eye contact can show the speaker that you are listening. So, being a communication major, he or she is able to learn concepts, skills and theories about communication.
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ReplyDeleteGreat post and you did a good job on explain what a mediator does. A mediator is a neutral third party person who helps people with their conflict to find an agreement. They don’t sides but rather stay in the middle to help people work out their problems. A lawyer wouldn’t make a good mediator since they are more one sided and want to “win” like you mentioned. I also agree with you about psychotherapists not making good mediators either. Communication majors would make good mediators since they study a lot about effective behaviors and how to deal with different situations. I think you did do a great job explaining everything and I agree with you. Great post!
Hey Britt Victoria,
ReplyDeleteI think you nailed it. As communication majors we are trained for this type of thing. We have spent many classes learning how to listen and how to be open-minded to those we are working with in a team or a confrontational issue. We've got this!! Yesterday my mom was asking me a question about how she should go about telling someone something which could be construed as negative and I had to laugh because I was using all of my comm skills. It's nice having a major that is actually applicable to real life! :)As far as those other professions, yea, not the right people for the job - but that's what we're here for!
Thanks for sharing - Kenzie Marie