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Title

No Career Ladders for Mediators: A Failure of the Field

Authors

David Matz, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

As a field, mediation has excellent training and education and excellent service delivery. But it has no career path from the completion of education to a case flow practice. There is no apprenticeship process, there is no way to gain experience with significant cases, there is no structure for serious supervision, there is no way to establish a reputation for professional competence. The result is the loss of many talented, particularly young, mediators. One major cause is a failure to attract cases valued at more than small claims level and less than, say, $100,000. The field needs to focus on this gap in its professional process.

Comments

Published in the International Journal of Conflict Engagement and Resolution (2014), Vol. 2, Iss. 1.

Recommended Citation

Matz, David, "No Career Ladders for Mediators: A Failure of the Field" (2014). Center for Peace, Democracy and Development Publications. 5.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/cpdd_pubs/5

Publisher

International Journal of Conflict Engagement and Resolution