ABSTRACT
The historical context for mediation practices today stems from the mediation movement that grew out of labor disputes in the 1960s, and has grown predominantly into a facilitative or problem-solving approach. Moore (1996) defined this type of mediation as
the intervention in a negotiation or a conflict of an acceptable third party who has limited or no authoritative decision-making power but who assists the involved parties in voluntarily reaching a mutually acceptable settlement of issues in dispute. In addition to addressing substantive issues, mediation may also establish or strengthen relationships of trust and respect between parties. (p. 15)
Mediation from this perspective is focused on generating agreements acceptable to all parties.
