International Mediator Logo PNG
Menu
en_GB English (UK)
en_GB English (UK) de_DE Deutsch fr_FR Français es_ES Español it_IT Italiano ru_RU Русский pt_PT Português zh_CN 简体中文 ja 日本語 pl_PL Polski tr_TR Türkçe uk Українська fa_IR فارسی
Facebook-f Instagram Linkedin Youtube
header-logo-simi

 IMI and ISM University Certified Training 

Webinar

IM Campus Webinar: Asking Questions in Mediation

Starts 11 Dec 2023
16:00
CET
Online
Led by Lisa Parkinson, UK; Author of Family Mediation 4thed. 2020
Registration is Free
Registration Now Open

Training Summary

Mediators spend a lot of time asking questions rather than providing answers because the aim is to help participants work out their answers and decisions.

Researchers in the US found that skilled questioning by mediators was associated with positive outcomes, whereas mediations that failed were associated with inadequate questioning techniques. Kressel and colleagues found that skilled mediators organised their questions in a structure like a pyramid, with broader information-gathering questions at the base, leading up to narrower questions towards the top.

In initial information and assessment meetings, questions are asked to gather information and assess the suitability of mediation, moving up the pyramid to more precise questions to gain further understanding and encourage reflection.

Mediators may ask as many as twenty different kinds of questions, including directed and non-directed questions, present-focused, future-focused and past-focused questions.

There are also more complex questions, such as hypothetical, circular and reversed questions.

Questions should be asked during a friendly conversation, not as an interrogation. Each question needs to be well-balanced, sensitive and selected according to the stage of the mediation and the nature of the issues.

Registration Now Open
Watch Recording
Speaker

Lisa Parkinson

Trainer

flag-of-United-Kingdom
United Kingdom
Lisa has over 40 years' experience as a family mediator and previous experience in mental health social work and family therapy.
View profile

You may also be interested in

Mini classes ( Turkish )

Sosyal Medyada Çatışma Çözümü

Starts 10 Apr 2023
19:00
CET
Online
Mini classes ( Turkish )
Led by Sezil Durmuş, Başak Merdoğlu
Registration is 200₺
Registration Now Open
View Training
Mini classes ( Turkish )

Müzakerede Duygu Farkındalığı

Starts 8 May 2023
19:00
CET
Online
Mini classes ( Turkish )
Led by Özlem Ünde
Registration is 200₺
Registration Now Open
View Training
Webinar (Turkish)

Müzakerede Kaygı Yönetimi

Starts 10 May 2023
14:00
UTC+3
Online
Webinar (Turkish)
Led by Özlem Ünde
Registration is Free
Registration Now Open
View Training
Mini classes ( Turkish )

Mini eğitimimizin konusu «Müzakerede Empatik İletişim”

Starts 5 Jun 2023
19:00
CET
Online
Mini classes ( Turkish )
Led by Özlem Ünde
Registration is 200₺
Registration Now Open
View Training

Your contact persons

We are here to help

Schedule A Video Call
Online Mediation Training
Alexandra Kieffer

Alexandra Kieffer

Alexandra Kieffer is a certified mediator with a background of peace and conflict studies and responsible for international networks and training and happy to answer all your questions.

Dr. Andrea Hartmann-Piraudeau

Dr. Andrea Hartmann-Piraudeau is an international certified mediator and conflict expert with a broad international network and many years of experience in mediation and ADR. She is responsible for curriculum and research.

Testimonials from our Mediation Training

Experiences with our training to become a mediator

Hear from our participants who are now part of our global network of mediators as IMC Fellows.

0 +
Participants
0 +
Countries

Our participants have various professional und cultural backgrounds. After the successful completion of your training, you can be part of our huge IMC Fellows network meeting former participants from different working fields such as UN negotiators, NGO, WHO, judges of supreme courts, psychologists and more. Be ready for a very active and unique network of people based in more than 70 countries.

5/5
Being part of IM Campus was an enriching opportunity actually it was an outstanding adventure. I was able to learn new techniques, improve my mediation skills & most of all made new friends from all over the globe. PROUD TO BE AN IMCAMPUS ALUMNI.
  • Rabih Sfeir
  • Attorney at Law
  • Lebanon
5/5
From the perspective of a student, my takeaway was, within this course, that it is not enough for you to study books alone. You have to do real practical sessions and the practices that we had in this training during these three months were really, really helpful for me.
  • Mazyar Javid
  • Attorney
  • Iran
5/5
Watching the mediators mediate is something missing in the market and IMC fulfils this!
  • Saner Ahmedov
  • Conflict Resolution Advisor & Mediator
  • Ukraine
5/5
It was such a privilege to meet such a wonderful group of people. Varied and exciting topic modules, carried out by very competent trainers with diverse backgrounds, have made mediation training a great pleasure. The self-study training sessions made the program super flexible.
  • Dania Shawwa
  • Mediator
  • Switzerland
5/5
I was looking for a course that could provide me knowledge as well as a certificate with which I could start working and IMC fulfilled these criteria!
  • Fernanda Jotz
  • Lawyer
  • Brazil
5/5
The teachers were just amazing and it was a great, quality program! Thank you very much IMC, I really enjoyed the training sessions.
  • Cecilia Flores Rueda
  • International Dispute Resolution
  • Mexico
5/5
Thank you, IMC, for making this mediator training so interesting! It has triggered inside me a desire to go beyond the course material and to start practicing mediation.
  • Romain Muller
  • EU Projects Officer & Embodiment Facilitator
  • Switzerland
5/5
I really enjoyed being part of an international class with teachers/trainers from different national backgrounds. This was inspiring for me as whilst I don’t know where I want to live in the future, I now have an international network and know that I can practice mediation anywhere in the world.
  • Jolie Rochell
  • Community Engagement Manager
  • Germany
5/5
Having a diverse team of participants and especially the trainers coming from every place in the world, means they have their own ideas and points of view about mediation and this gave us a really wide variety of ideas to adopt for when we become mediators in the future.
  • Sepide Tabatabaee
  • Lawyer
  • Iran
5/5
As a Peace Fellow I always wanted to develop a skill that was aligned with my field .12 weeks mediation training helped me achieve that goal and I also made new connections all around the world. The trainers were outstanding. Training with IMC was one of the best experience one could ever dream off.
  • Nauman Gul
  • Student of MS Peace and Conflict Studies , Researcher and Peace Fellow
  • Pakistan
5/5
Being an IMCampus alumnus is one of my greatest achievements. I was given the opportunity to sublime my mediation skills thanks to professional and skilled mediators; but most of all IMCampus helped me to broaden my horizon becoming the “consensus bridger” that I am now.
  • Rabih S. Sfeir
  • Attorney at law & Mediator
  • Lebanon
5/5
The teaching staff was very diverse, knowledgeable, and experienced. I found the course to be very informative and enjoyable – time just flew by! I also highly appreciate how IMC’s fair pricing system makes this training accessible for individuals with different economic backgrounds.
  • Zeina Skouti
  • Field Legal Officer
  • Syria
5/5
I can’t think of one day where there wasn’t a direct clash with between IMC’s training sessions and my university classes. At the end, I skipped my university classes and instead joined the training sessions every single time because I learned so much more at IMC!
  • Ambarin Khambati
  • Lawyer & Mediator
  • India
5/5
I completed my qualification training with IM Campus and i really enjoyed the training, meeting with mediators from all over the world and learning about new skills . it was a very interesting journey
  • Salma Benayed
  • Assistant professor
  • Tunisia
5/5
Being an IMCampus alumnus is one of my greatest achievements. I was given the opportunity to sublime my mediation skills thanks to professional and skilled mediators; but most of all IMCampus helped me to broaden my horizon becoming the “consensus bridger” that I am now. Thank you IMCampus!
  • Rabih S. Sfeir
  • Attorney at law & Mediator
  • Lebanon
5/5
If you decide to take a course at IM Campus, you should be ready to:
– a high-level organization of the IMC team
– be taught by highly professional Mediators with a worldwide reputation
– make friends with your classmates
– get additional webinars as a bonus
– injoy the cource
  • Oleh Tiurin
  • Deputy Commercial Director
  • Ukraine
5/5
IMC’s mediator training was 20 weeks of constant learning! The support given to us throughout the course was highly notable and all the modules were well connected: we knew that with each module, we were building on the knowledge of the previous one in a very constructive manner.
  • Sharon Christians
  • Retired Corporate Executive
  • France
5/5
IMC presents a huge spectrum of the field of mediation with an enriching variety of speakers, approaches, thoughts, and insights along with simulations that range from family to peace negotiations!
  • Kerem Can
  • Actor
  • Germany
5/5
Everything was so enriching and I loved this multicultural class. I think that was the main learning here because we learnt to be an international mediator because this is a huge cross-cultural mediation. When I need a co-mediator from another country, I will remember you.
  • Daniel Brantes
  • Researcher
  • Brazil
5/5
As a Peace Fellow I always wanted to develop a skill that was aligned with my field .12 weeks mediation training helped me achieve that goal and I also made new connections all around the world. The trainers were outstanding. Training with IMC was one of the best experience one could ever dream off.
  • Nauman Gul
  • Student of MS Peace and Conflict Studies , Researcher and Peace Fellow
  • Pakistan
5/5
I had thought that I already knew about mediation as a lawyer. Nevertheless, with IMC, I experienced explorations that I had not previously considered in every session.
  • Megha Chaturvedi
  • Advocate
  • India
5/5
I liked how flexible IMC’s training was: anyone at any age and profession can take part to learn about mediation and gain experience. It has changed my whole perception and experience of conflict. I am so glad that I can see a career for myself in this field!
  • Amrah Minzar
  • Law Student
  • Sri Lanka
5/5
I was initially doubtful of using an online platform for a mediator training as I was not sure how we could practice the taught skills throughout the course in this manner. However, this was not the case at all, IMC’s international training worked so well!
  • Kit Ling Viriginia Hui
  • Customer Service & Logistics
  • Hong Kong

STAY UPDATED

International Mediation Campus provides services and training in mediation and conflict resolution internationally.

Info

About

Legal

Contact Us