Oliver Ross
The Book Situational Mediation teaches the best ways to resolve personal and business conflicts. It describes how to use the best features of evaluative, collaborative, transformative, and humanistic mediation to work through issues quickly, inexpensively, and with the least possible stress.
Using extensive examples and detailed commentary, Oliver Ross shows how to reach agreements in a wide variety of mediations. He offers a sensible, real-life approach for resolving disputes and teaches effective methods of conflict resolution that lead participants to solutions while fostering opportunities for growth and transformation.
The Audience
Lawyers, psychologists, clergy, counselors (marriage, family, labor relations), human resource personnel, and other professionals who want to add mediation to the services they offer.
Professionals currently providing mediation services who want to improve their mediation skills.
Other people who are wondering if mediation might be appropriate for resolving marriage/divorce issues, resolving family problems, or solving labor, contract and other disputes.
The Author
Oliver Ross earned a Doctor of Law degree from the University of San Diego in 1968, a Master’s degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University in 1992, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in human behavior psychology from Ryokan College in 1994. He has received training in advanced mediation skills at The Mediation Center in Eugene, Oregon, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Phoenix, Arizona.
Since 1994, Dr. Ross has successfully mediated over 500 conflicts involving divorcing couples, family members, executives, professionals, business owners, and parties to commercial and real estate contracts.
Oliver Ross is an “Advanced Practitioner” Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, and an approved Mediator for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Arizona Association of Realtors.