Mediation, consultation, and facilitation with the goal of improving communication between staff, developing leadership skills, and creating inter- and intradepartmental collaboration and consensus.

Mediation, consultation, and facilitation with the goal of improving communication between staff, developing leadership skills, and creating intradepartmental collaboration and consensus.

Robert is both a licensed attorney and family therapist who has been practicing understanding-based mediation for 15 years in a variety of organizational, family and legal settings. He is committed to helping people work through legal problems and preserving relationships.He is dedicated to identifying and solving problems, resolving conflict, and preserving important relationships. Working over the years as a mediator, he has helped many people in conflict communicate in a safe and constructive environment, come to genuine understanding, and find resolutions that address their needs and interests. He can help you, too, transform angry dynamics into constructive communication and find mutually agreeable solutions to difficult problems.

Consulting to staff and management regarding organizational restructuring

Workplace mediation and consulting to staff and management regarding organizational restructuring

Teaching a mediation course that builds on negotiation theory and practice. It combines a scholarly approach to mediation theory and process with practice in technique and skills for mediators and advocates in mediation. The format includes discussion, demonstration, and role-playing exercises.

Mediation services and conflict management training to Contra Costa County residents and business groups.

Taught a course which examined and compared cognitive-behavioral and other short-term models of counseling and psychotherapy, and equipped students with the tools and evidence-based techniques necessary to help individuals resolve a host of problems presented by their clients.

Mediating cases involving family, friends, neighbors, landlords/tenants, and businesses; training Berkeley municipal workers in workplace communication skills.

Chair of the Executive Committee from January 2013 - January 2014.