Alternative Dispute Resolution
Oct. 25, 2024
When the classroom, or mediation, becomes a moral battleground
Reflecting on the complexities of moral judgment and the challenges of maintaining professional responsibilities.
Ron Berglas
Mediator, Southern California Family Mediation
Ron Berglas mediates for Southern California Family Mediation, the Center for Conflict Resolution of Los Angeles, United ADR the Riverside Community Action Partnership, and the Civil Rights Division of the Dispute Resolution Department for the State of California. He is also an active member of the Southern California Mediation Association and owns and is the Chief Operating Officer of Magnum Mediation (909-283-3991).
A number of years ago I was in conflict with myself about a student was teaching. I was also working as a mediator at the time, and you would have thought I could mediate myself toward a successful resolution. It was not that easy. We were having our usual Monday beginning-of-class discussion during which I asked my students what they had done over the weekend when one of them divulged with a nonchalance that belied the content of their revelation,<...
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