Ethical Challenges Facing Online Mediations (for GA Neutrals)

Overview

This course explores some of the ethical challenges facing online mediation. Online mediation is an emerging method for conducting mediations, using live real-time video technology to conduct the meeting. This allows mediators to expand their services beyond their local community, serve a wider audience of people, overcome cultural barriers, increase public awareness of mediation, and include the millennial and younger members of our population.

However, there are also some ethical challenges that need to be considered when conducting mediation online. These include:

Confidentiality: Ensuring that the mediation process is confidential can be more difficult when mediation is conducted online.
Impartiality: Mediators need to be even more careful to maintain their impartiality when mediating online, as they may not be able to see the parties' body language or hear their tone of voice.
The use of technology: Mediators need to be familiar with the technology they are using and how to use it effectively. They also need to be aware of the potential for technical problems to disrupt the mediation process.

This course will explore these ethical challenges in more detail. We will also discuss how to mitigate these challenges and ensure that online mediation is conducted in an ethical manner.

If you are interested in learning more about online mediation, this course is for you. It will give you the knowledge and skills you need to mediate online ethically.

Credits

3 hours of mediator ethics

Student Reviews

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View Course Outline

01 Online Mediations Primer
02 Challenges Facing Online Mediation
03 Ethical Concerns For Online Mediations
04 Exercise of Free Will During Online Mediations
05 Professionalism In Mediation
06 Frequent Ethical Misunderstandings
07 Top 5 Things Consumers Look For When Choosing A Mediator
08 Top 3 Things Attorneys Look For When Choosing A Mediator

Course Registration

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Tuition

On Demand

Online

Policy and Procedures

There is no risk on your part in taking this course. If you are not satisfied we will provide you with a full refund. Upon payment and approval of your registration, we will email you access credentials to the course. Upon completion of this course a downloadable electronic certificate will be provided, along with a detailed course outline. You may attach these documents to your mediator renewal application.