# What are the different stages of mediation process? [[The Mediation Process 4th ed by Christopher W Moore]] #mediation Here are the different stages in mediation. I didn't expand on it. 1. Beginning Mediation 1. Tasks/Goals 2. Mediator Activities and Moves 2. Presenting Parties' Initial Perspectives and Developing and Agenda 1. Goals/Tasks 3. Educating about Issues, Needs, and Interests and Framing Problems to Be Resolved 4. Generating Options and Problem Solving 5. Evaluating and Refining Options for Understandings and Agreements 6. Reaching Agreements and Achieving Closure 7. Implementing and Monitoring Understandings and Agreements, and Developing Mechanisms to Resolve Potential Future Disputes