Samenvatting

How to make co-mediation to a success. About managing expectations, securing confidentiality and clarifying the role of the mediator and co-mediator to everybody involved. Many very good examples of co-mediation can be found in neighbourhood mediation, cross border mediation in child obduction cases, mediation in local government and in a normal, general mediation office.
Reasons to choose for co-mediation are:


• four eyes see more than two;

• you can give each other feedback;

• a starting mediator can gain experience without any risk for the client;

• when emotions get high, parties can be split up.


Reasons not to choose for co-mediation are:


• lower revenues for the mediator;

• problems with planning.