Transformative Mediation, first articulated by Robert A. Baruch Bush and Joseph P. Folger in The Promise of Mediation, is an approach to conflict intervention that places the principles of empowerment and recognition at the core of helping people in conflict change how they interact with each other.

At the Transformative Mediation Institute, we are dedicated to applying these same principles, empowerment and recognition, to fostering constructive and positive human interaction in a wide variety of contexts. Our focus is on skill-building and capacity-building. Our mission is to transform communication, and transform conflict, by helping people develop their own skills and capacity to make positive and constructive changes in how they interact with each other.

We offer a variety of skill-building and capacity-building services:

• training and education for mediators, managers, lawyers and other third party interveners in conflict
• an opportunity for mediators to become a Certified Transformative Mediator™
  
• direct mediation services for those who are involved in conflict and want to change the interaction (in Dutch and/or in English)
• one-on-one coaching in communication competencies for individuals who want to improve their own interaction skills
• resources, such as publications, bibliographies, and links, for those who want to learn more

The founders of the Institute, Dr. Dorothy Della Noce and Dr. Hugo Prein, have devoted decades to the study, understanding, and improvement of communication, conflict intervention, and organizational behavior. Both are award winning trainers and educators. They bring their experience as educators, practitioners, researchers, and noted authors together in this Institute, with a vision of helping to improve the quality of human interaction.

Services are available upon request in English (Dr. Della Noce) and Dutch (Dr. Prein).