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In this groundbreaking book, John Winslade and Gerald Monk -- leaders in the narrative therapy movement-introduce an innovative conflict resolution paradigm that is a revolutionary departure from the traditional problem-solving, interest-based model of resolving disputes. The narrative mediation approach encourages the conflicting parties to tell their personal "story" of the conflict and reach resolution through a profound understanding of the context of their individual stories. The authors map out the theoretical foundations of this new approach to conflict resolution and show how to apply specific techniques for the practical application of narrative mediation to a wide-variety of conflict situations.
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Introduces a new paradigm in the field of conflict resolution and a radical departure from the traditional interest-based approach. Uses actual scenarios from the authors' mediation practice to show how the mediation context is filled with strong cultural narratives influenced by ethnicity, gender, class, and financial status, and shows how to map the history of the conflict, construct solution-bound narratives, and move toward consensus. The authors are leading figures in the narrative therapy movement and counselors of narrative mediation at the Waikato Mediation Services in New Zealand. They are coauthors of two other books on narrative therapy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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