The following notes don't summarize our discussion of Burton's article. And I'll put a bibliography up later. See you Tuesday for our LAST class. Next week's assignment Finish your paper draft, swap with partner during class.
Papers are due at the mediation training.
Also the notion that our most intimate relationships are necessarily riven by irresolvable conflicts, for instance the desire for love and security with the drive to separate. Therapeutic models emphasize relationships, human needs, emotions. They approach conflict as primarily an emotional state that can be eased by venting, honest discussion, catharsis, personal transformation, response to individual needs. Mediations based on this model may take much longer, with fewer boundaries on what constitutes an acceptable subject on the agenda. Losing a good manager Company X finally found a capable manager, P, to fill a key position that required actively supervising a group of workers.