The Guide to Reflective Practice in Conflict Resolution

by Michael Lang Mediator, author, mentor

Overview

Designed as a manual, Lang’s Guide will help mediators incorporate the values and habits of reflective practice into their professional work in order to become resilient, resourceful and competent practitioners. The book presents practical, easy-to-understand descriptions of practitioner thinking and the application of theory and core beliefs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538116616
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/08/2019
Series:	The ACR Practitioner's Guide Series , #1
Pages:	248
Sales rank:	547,701
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.99(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Michael Lang is a mediator with more than 30 years' experience in the areas of family, workplace, organizational, congregational and public policy disputes. Michael is the founding Director of the Master of Arts Program in Conflict Resolution at Antioch University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Reflective Practice – An Introduction Chapter Two: The 9 Attributes of a Reflective Practitioner Chapter Three: Theory—What We Think Shapes What We Do Chapter Four: How Research Improves Practice Chapter Five: The Methods of Reflective Practice Chapter Six: Reflective Debrief Chapter Seven: Becoming Reflective Practitioners — Next Steps Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

Michael Lang’s reflective practice guide is a gift to current and future practitioners, from students to novices to the most experienced experts. Rather than a prescription for a specific practice model, it is a delightful and accessible reference, full of examples from actual cases as well as exercises designed to help people continuously become more effective throughout their careers.

John Lande

A Guide to Reflective Practice in Conflict Resolution is an outstanding contribution to the conflict management field. With Michaels’ creative insights, practical case examples, and innovative techniques, he inspires practitioners to examine and understand what guides the strategic and tactical choices we make in our work. This book is a must-read for practitioners who strive to bring their personal best to their work and for educators and trainers who strive to inspire learners to do so.

Cinnie Noble

Michael Lang has been a leading voice in bringing reflective practice methodology to the field of mediation. In this book, he enables the mediator to draw out their learning from their own work. His style engages the reader, his exercises evoke reflection and learning, and his case examples provoke new thinking.

Dr. Delma Sweeney

The Guide reminds us there is no one size fits all, no single path, no one model or style of practice that is ideal for all practitioners. With over thirty years of experience as educator, practitioner, researcher, and author, Lang’s writing flows with clarity, confidence, conviction, and keen insights about how anyone might achieve excellence. By becoming a reflective practitioner, the reader will learn why reflection before and during mediation is so important.

David A. Hubbard

Grab this wise and wonderful book plus five mediator friends and form your own reflective practitioner group. Lang's book asks just the right questions to start you on your journey. You'll never regret it.

Ava J. Abramowitz

In a grounded and accessible writing style, replete with anecdotes from many mediators, this book makes a compelling case for the indispensability of reflective practice in the work of a conflict specialist. The new edition significantly expands the practical guides and resources, especially for reflective practice groups in the making. It is well worth a place on any practitioner's shelf.

Rochelle Arms Almengor

Michael Lang continues to provide evidence for his argument that reflective practice is the key to developing excellence as a conflict resolution professional. This second edition, an important addition, provides collective wisdom about the experience and value of reflective practice. There are also many useful appendices to support those engaging in reflective practice themselves and those facilitating reflective practice groups. This book is truly essential reading for everyone in the conflict resolution field.”

Samantha Hardy