CONFLICT MEDIATION STRATEGIES
1. When angry, take time to cool down
2. Attack the problem, not the person
Express your feelings assertively
Focus on the issue, not your POSITION on the issue
Listen without interruptions
Do not assume you know what other people feel
Remember that if only one person’s needs are satisfied, the conflict will continue.
PRACTICE
Group work personal cases
Your friend posted on facebook a picture of you that is very intimate and you did not want to share it. You feel very angry because you lost your boyfriend/girlfriend over it.
Group work general cases
Think about the yellow vs. red shirts conflict in Thailand and explain possible forms of mediation.
Think about the Christian/Muslim conflict and mediation strategies