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Connection Partners, Inc. mediators serve as impartial professionals who help people with strongly different viewpoints negotiate directly to resolve their disagreements. Our focus in workplace mediation is on people creating the future they want in order to support each other at work. We provide a confidential mediation process in which people in conflict meet in an informal atmosphere with a mediator or co-mediators to: Exchange information Communicate needs Identify interests Generate possible options for solution Evaluate possible options for solution Reach agreements The number and length of sessions varies depending on the number and nature of the issues to be discussed. At the end of mediation, each participant receives a signed copy of a written agreement specifying the decisions made by the participants. Why Choose Connection Partners, Inc.? Our Approach: Our mediations are conducted in a neutral, professional meeting space in order to provide a safe location as well as a safe, supportive process to discuss highly-charged issues. We often provide a co-mediator team in order to balance sensitivities and perspectives throughout the mediation. We strive to educate people about the problem solving process so participants in mediation can learn the negotiation skills to work through future conflicts. Professionalism: We are teachers and practitioners of mediation. In addition to our private cases, we mediate for, and undergo regular training with, City of Boulder Mediation Services and Victim Offender Reconciliation Program of Boulder County. We are current Guidelines members of Colorado Council of Mediators and Mediator Organizations (CCMO), serve on the Board of our local CCMO chapter, and participate in on-going professional supervision.