Emotions impact any practitioner of dispute resolution; yet, there are very few programs with courses that explore the emotional side of disputes. In Mediation, Conciliation, and Emotions, Peter Ladd outlines the emotions found in disputes and how these emotions function in dispute resolution.

Dr. Ladd has written a reference book on couples counseling that explores six contemporary relationships and discusses how couples may change from one to another according to their life experiences. In addition, six common styles of conflict resolution are addressed that may make relationship changes less painful and difficult are also addressed. When we realize that one of the most common methods for transforming the union between two people is through divorce, then the possibility of changing a relationship, instead of changing a partner, may become a more attractive alternative.

In this revised edition, Mediation, Conciliation, and Emotions: The Role of Emotional Climate in Understanding Violence and Mental Illness, Ladd and Blanchfield take the emotions and conflict resolution found in the first edition to a new level of understanding. It covers such contemporary themes as violence and mental illness, and how they contribute to the rising number of violent conflicts taking place in this country and around the world. The first edition, Mediation, Conciliation, and Emotions: A Practitioner s Guide to Understanding Emotions in Dispute Resolution, was considered a...

This book is an interactive workbook where clients, students and everyday people can understand and find step by step solutions for regulating of their emotions. Twelve different emotions are covered in the workbook giving the reader those emotions most commonly needing regulation in everyday living.