MONTHLY ROUNDTABLE BREAKFAST
sponsored by
The Association for Conflict Resolution
of Greater New York
and
The CUNY Dispute Resolution Center at John Jay College
PLEASE NOTE:
Coffee and networking 8:00 AM.
Program begins promptly at 8:30 AM.
DISSONANCE IN MEDIATION
DINA JANSENSON, ESQ.
When and why do mediators experience dissonance when engaging in the practice and teaching of mediation? Dina Jansenson, Esq. will lead a discussion on the following topics:
* What do lawyers and other professionals have to unlearn to become effective mediators?
* Do mediation trainers “do as they say”, i.e., mediate as they teach?
* Do mediators experience cognitive dissonance in mediation?
Dina R. Jansenson is a senior mediator and arbitrator with JAMS, an international dispute resolution company. She has more than twenty-five years of experience mediating and arbitrating a wide variety of matters including complex business/commercial, employment, construction, and professional liability disputes with domestic and international parties. Ms. Jansenson co-teaches the Basic and Advanced Commercial Mediation workshops at the City Bar Association every year, and she teaches negotiation at Columbia and New York University Law Schools. Ms. Jansenson speaks fluent Spanish and Hebrew.
