The Guide to Reflective Practice in Conflict Resolution

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

Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Beginning of the Spiral

Chapter 2: Reflective Practice: An Introduction

Chapter 3: The Attributes of a Reflective Practitioner

Chapter 4: Theory: What We Think Shapes What We Do

Chapter 5: Research Improves Practice

Chapter 6: The Methods of Reflective Practice

Chapter 7: Reflective practice Groups

Chapter 8: Reflective Debrief ®

Chapter 9: Reflective Practice in Training and Education

Chapter 10: Spiraling into the Future: Becoming Reflective Practitioners

Appendices

Appendix A Guides for Reflection

Appendix B Sample SRI Questions

Appendix C Basics of Learning Journal

Appendix D Some Guidelines for Reflective Debrief

Appendix E Case Presentation Instructions for Reflective Debrief

Appendix F RPG Basics

Appendix G Reflective Debrief - What Not to Ask or Say/What to Ask or Say

Appendix H Asking Elicitive Questions

Appendix I Guidelines for Your Debriefing

Appendix J Comparison of Roles—Mediator/Debriefer

Appendix K Potential Roles of RPG Leader/Facilitator

Appendix L Guidelines for Starting a Reflective Practice Group

Appendix M Initial Handout-Reflective Practice Group

Contributors

Bibliography

Index