The Guide to Reflective Practice in Conflict Resolution

by Michael Lang

Overview

Designed as a manual, Lang’s Guide will help mediators incorporate the values and habits of reflective practice into their professional work in order to become resilient, resourceful and competent practitioners. The book presents practical, easy-to-understand descriptions of practitioner thinking and the application of theory and core beliefs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538116616
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/08/2019
Series:	The ACR Practitioner's Guide Series , #1
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.99(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Michael Lang is a mediator with more than 30 years' experience in the areas of family, workplace, organizational, congregational and public policy disputes. Michael is the founding Director of the Master of Arts Program in Conflict Resolution at Antioch University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Reflective Practice – An Introduction Chapter Two: The 9 Attributes of a Reflective Practitioner Chapter Three: Theory—What We Think Shapes What We Do Chapter Four: How Research Improves Practice Chapter Five: The Methods of Reflective Practice Chapter Six: Reflective Debrief Chapter Seven: Becoming Reflective Practitioners — Next Steps Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

The Guide reminds us there is no one size fits all, no single path, no one model or style of practice that is ideal for all practitioners. With over thirty years of experience as educator, practitioner, researcher, and author, Lang’s writing flows with clarity, confidence, conviction, and keen insights about how anyone might achieve excellence. By becoming a reflective practitioner, the reader will learn why reflection before and during mediation is so important.

David A. Hubbard

Grab this wise and wonderful book plus five mediator friends and form your own reflective practitioner group. Lang's book asks just the right questions to start you on your journey. You'll never regret it.

Ava J. Abramowitz

Michael Lang’s continuing commitment to professionalizing the work of conflict management practitioners is evidenced by all he generously shares in this new edition on reflective practice. He includes interesting and unique perspectives of several practitioners in this edition, and their words and experiences add even more value to the increased number of resources included in this edition. This is a must-have for mediators, and other conflict specialists, including those studying and training to be practitioners.

Cinnie Noble

The book includes chapters on theory, research, reflective debrief, reflective practice intraining and education, and reflective practice groups as well as 13 very practical appendices. It is full of anecdotes, illustrations of reflective practice conversations, and exercises for readers. It includes a particularly valuable chapter on reflective practice groups. These are important because many people don’t have the discipline for self-reflection but may blossom in reflective practice groups. It also includes a chapter on reflective practice in training and education to help practitioners develop good reflective habits from the outset of their careers. The book can be helpful for faculty. Courses often include debriefing of simulated and actual practice experiences. Faculty may learn improved techniques for debriefing and encourage students to regularly use reflective techniques when they are in practice.

Indisputably

In a grounded and accessible writing style, replete with anecdotes from many mediators, this book makes a compelling case for the indispensability of reflective practice in the work of a conflict specialist. The new edition significantly expands the practical guides and resources, especially for reflective practice groups in the making. It is well worth a place on any practitioner's shelf.

Rochelle Arms Almengor

This new edition adds valuable new material. In addition to more practical appendices, it includes a new chapter on reflective practice groups which are important because many people don’t have the discipline for self-reflection but blossom in reflective practice groups. It also includes a new chapter on reflective practice in training and education to help practitioners develop good reflective habits from the outset of their careers.

John Lande

Michael Lang continues to provide evidence for his argument that reflective practice is the key to developing excellence as a conflict resolution professional. This second edition, an important addition, provides collective wisdom about the experience and value of reflective practice. There are also many useful appendices to support those engaging in reflective practice themselves and those facilitating reflective practice groups. This book is truly essential reading for everyone in the conflict resolution field.”

Samantha Hardy

With clear headings and stimulating questions and examples, Michael Lang provides a resource for the growth of every mediator, novice, and senior. This book provides the reader with the knowledge of how to learn while in practice, how to become more intentional and increase self-awareness.

Delma Sweeney

Michael Lang has been a leading voice in bringing reflective practice methodology to the field of mediation. In this book, he enables the mediator to draw out their learning from their own work. His style engages the reader, his exercises evoke reflection and learning, and his case examples provoke new thinking.

Dr. Delma Sweeney