Professor Stephanie Blondell Presents "When Good Mediators Make Bad Decisions: Ethical Fading in Mediation" -- State Bar of Michigan

Professor Stephanie Blondell presented "When Good Mediators Make Bad Decisions: Ethical Fading in Mediation" for the State Bar of Michigan Alternative Dispute Resolution Section on April 6. 

From the State Bar of Michigan:

When Good Mediators Make Bad Decisions: Ethical Fading in Mediation

A critical, foundational approach to mediation ethics is a thorough knowledge of the relevant codes, statutes, and rules in your jurisdiction. This session takes an alternate psychological approach to ethics and asks: How do good ethical mediators make bad ethical decisions? We will examine the range of psychological processes that lead people to engage in ethically questionable behaviors often inconsistent with their preferred moral code. We will explore how this ethical fading happens in the mediation profession and how to prevent it. We will also explore how moral disengagement influences our professional obligation and how the parties we work with find themselves in conflicts in the first place.