Peer Consultation Group - Part 2

In following up on my post of March 21, 2014, I have now created a Google Group entitled "Mediation Peer Consult Group", and would like to invite fellow mediators and ADR professionals to join what I hope will become both an online community and the formation of additional small local groups.

If you are interested in joining this group, please add a comment below or send an e-mail to me at [email protected] with the subject line "Mediation Peer Consult Group". The welcome message you will see upon joining will be the following:

Welcome to the Mediation Peer Consult Group!

“Peer consultation” is a term used to refer to a process of peers consulting with peers in a non-hierarchical fashion. Although this does not preclude the possibility of varying levels of experience and expertise, the process relies on the acceptance that this is a collaborative group conferring with each other. This involves the practice of fully qualified and often highly experienced practitioners working collaboratively with peers to access and share information, discuss opinions, receive support, monitor best practice and obtain rigorous evaluation of their own professional activities within a professional context.

(The Australian Psychological Society Ltd., APS Peer Consultation Network Guidelines.)

With this in mind, please feel free to reach out to members to share experiences, request input or feedback, and have general conversations about the practice of ADR.

Please also feel free to invite other qualified mediators and other ADR professionals to join this group and contribute to its conversations.