How do you get to Carnegie Hall? You already know the answer! Success in any activity is as much about preparation as it is about performance. Parties to special education processes like mediation or IEP meetings want to succeed but often aren't well-prepared to insure that will happen. Conflict coaching has proven an excellent tool for increasing a party's understanding of the mediation/IEP process and a way to optimize their participation in that process. This session invites participants to appreciate how conflict coaching increases a party's understanding of an upcoming ADR process. Using case study scenarios and pair practice, participants will experience how conflict coaching provides hands-on support for the party to plan and practice their presentation of their situation, to better understand the other's experience, and to negotiate a desired future. This session will also focus on how mediators and IEP facilitators can expand their already impressive skills by including conflict coaching techniques in their caucusing, joint sessions, or group facilitation. Small group discussions will provide sharing of how ADR specialists are already using conflict coaching in these ways and what their experiences have been.
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