Caucus - A private meeting or series of meetings that take place in concert with a dispute resolution process. Can include a meeting between the neutral third party and each of the interested parties separately. In large scale group processes, it can consist of an informal meeting of parties with similar interests. Collaborative Problem Solving - Process by which people work together to define a problem, generate options, and identify objective criteria to reach a decision. It can, but doesn't necessarily, include the aid of a third party.
New mediators can benefit from co-mediating with experienced mediators.
Conciliation - This term has significantly different definitions depending upon the context. Conflict - A broad term regarding an interaction between people with differing interests which are perceived as incompatible. Conflict is often inevitable, but constructive outcomes from conflict are frequently possible. Conflicts involving a definable number of parties are usually referred to as disputes, which differ substantially from large scale conflicts that arise between entire population groups, i.e. ethnic or national. Conflict Management - A philosophy and set of skills designed to assist people in better understanding and dealing with conflict as it arises in all aspects of our lives.