El método de análisis en grupo: un instrumento de formación en mediación (The group analysis method: an instrument for training in mediation)

El artículo presenta el método de análisis en grupo (MAG), en tanto método cualitativo de investigación acción, y sus relaciones con la mediación. Partiendo de una experiencia de formación a la mediación en Bruselas, los autores muestran como este método de investigación acción es relevante para formar mediadores y pertinente para la práctica misma de la mediación. Después de presentar brevemente el programa de formación, se presentan los fundamentos del MAG, sus características principales en la práctica y las distintas etapas del proceso de un análisis en grupo. Finalmente, se realizan algunas reflexiones y análisis tendientes a mostrar las correspondencias de este proceso de análisis con el trabajo y las finalidades de la mediación. The paper presents the Group Analysis Method (GAM), as a qualitative field research methodology, and its relations with mediation. Starting from an experience developed in the frame of a mediation program in Brussels, the authors show how this action research methodology is relevant not only to train mediators but also for the practice of mediation itself. After a brief presentation of the learning program, the foundations of the GAM, its main characteristics and different stages of the analysis process are presented. Finally, some insights are proposed to enlighten the correspondences between GAM and mediation process and purposes.

Towards a Global International Family Mediation Program: the Profile of a Mediator in Mexico

This note is a brief analysis on one of the most recent developments of the work initiated by the International Social Service, ISS, in order to create a global international family mediation program that will transition from a collaborative process into an international network of specialized mediators, where a mediator profile is fundamental. The author of this article was part of the ISS group that convened in Geneva in May, 2017.

Modifiability in Emotional Understanding Among Children With Learning Disabilities

Children with specific learning disabilities (SLD) exhibit specific difficulties in high-order components of emotional understanding that involve language (e.g., recognition of complex emotions from situations), or defining emotions and providing examples. The objectives of the current study were to study (a) modifiability of emotional understanding using a short-term mediation program aimed at enhancing emotional understanding among children with SLD as compared with typically developing (TD) children, (b) the correlation of language ability with emotional understanding. A sample of 64 boys with SLD and 33 TD boys (9–11 years old) were administered emotional understanding measures, and tests of language processing. The children were given the Language of Emotions Mediation Program and retested on the emotional understanding measures. Children with SLD revealed initial lower level of emotional understanding than TD children but higher pre- to postmediation improvement. The correlation between emotional understanding measures and verbal ability decreased from pre- to postmediation only in children with SLD. These findings indicate less cohesiveness between the two domains because of the mediation program.

Percepción del Alumnado y Profesorado sobre un Programa de Mediación entre Iguales

The principal aim of this study is to evaluate the perception of the students and teachers involved in the mediation team at a secondary school in Madrid, specifically, in terms of its performance. To conduct this research study, we have used a qualitative research method. Firstly, to evaluate the teachers’ perception, we designed a semi-structured interview questionnaire to gather their opinions about their participation in the mediation team. In addition, we created two focus groups; one with students and another with teachers. The results demonstrate a high degree of teacher and student satisfaction towards the implementation of the mediation program. The students’ perception after participating in the mediation program suggests that this type of experience helps to improve their personal and social skills. Our research also demonstrates the importance attached to the selection of the mediator students, as well as the relevance of the management team for setting these types of programs in motion.