Resolving Disagreement in Special Educational Needs: A Practical Guide to Conciliation and Mediation

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ISBN: 9780415266130 | 0415266130
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Copyright: 8/5/2003

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Summary

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This is a practical handbook which details how best to implement conciliation arrangements within LEAs for disputes in respect of special educational needs.

Contributors

viii

Acknowledgements

Preface and how to use this book

xiii

Introduction

(26)

Adam Gersch

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): a brief history, concepts and definitions

(3)

ADR definitions and some common myths about mediation

(6)

Recent developments in UK law

(5)

Irvine S. Gersch

Mediation in action -- messages from the USA

(12)

Philippa Russell

Setting up local disagreement resolution, conciliation and mediation arrangements

(18)

Irvine S. Gersch

Issues for LEA administrators

(14)

Issues for professionals

(1)

A staged model for disagreement resolution

(3)

SEN conciliation

(47)

The Waltham Forest Conciliation Service

(21)

Irvine S. Gersch

Cathy Casale

Chris Luck

The role of parent partnership in disagreement resolution

(7)

Sarah Gale

Before mediation -- a view from an LEA SEN officer

(4)

Barbara Gersch

Patterns of disagreement in SEN

(15)

Janet Rowley

Irvine S. Gersch

SEN mediation

(56)

Developing an approach to conflict resolution: the contribution of parent partnership services

(9)

Philippa Stobbs

Developing regional arrangements for disagreement resolution

101

(12)

Nick Knapman

Tom Leimdorfer

The West London mediation project

113

(10)

Jeff Frank

The London SEN Disagreement Resolution Service

123

(8)

Mary Kuhn

Establishing a regional service for disagreement resolution -- the experience of two regional partnerships

131

(8)

Hugh Clench

Lindsey Rousseau

Peer mediation: involving children in mediation

139

(9)

Mari-Cruz Taboada Lopez

The SEN tribunal

148

(13)

Simon Oliver

Mediation skills and techniques

161

(33)

Adam Gersch

Types of mediation

161

(6)

Preparation for mediation

167

(2)

Case management

169

(4)

The role of the mediator

173

(3)

Some useful techniques

176

(9)

An effective mediator

185

(5)

A checklist of skills for mediators: self-assessment activity

190

(4)

Ethical issues and dilemmas

194

(12)

Adam Gersch

Training to be a mediator

206

(10)

Introduction

206

(1)

The essence of mediation -- a trainer's perspective

207

(9)

Zanne Findlay

Conclusions -- emerging themes and future possibilities

216

(3)

Irvine S. Gersch

Sources of further information

219

(50)

Extracts from the DfES SEN Toolkit

220

(28)

A sample mediation agreement (Global Mediation Ltd)

248

(1)

A sample of the code of conduct (Global Mediation Ltd)

249

(4)

Specification for tenders for a regional service for dispute resolution service (South East and South Central Regional SEN Partnerships)

253

(9)

Sample referral criteria (South East and South Central Regional SEN Partnerships)

262

(3)

Sources of information and further contacts

265

(3)

Training providers and organisations

268

(1)

Bibliography

269

(4)

Index

273

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