Mediation
(also known as arbitration, conflict management, and conflict resolution)
Books | Vermont Web Links | Other Web Links | Software Resources
Books
Search our catalog online at www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.
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Little Book of Big Emotions: How Five Feelings Affect Everything You Do (and Don’t Do) (2004) |
Call # 152.4 Hunter |
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Skilled Facilitator: A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Managers, Trainers, and Coaches (2005) |
Call # 658.4 Schwarz |
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A Survival Guide for Working with Humans: Dealing with Whiners, Back-Stabbers, Know-It-Alls, and Other Difficult People (2004) |
Call # 650.1 Scott |
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The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can Stop (2000) |
Call # 303.69 Ury |
Vermont Web Links
Woodbury Institute at Champlain College offers a MS in mediation and applied conflict studies and a basic mediation workshop — www.champlain.edu/Woodbury-Institute/Programs-of-Study.html
Bennington College offers a mediation course of study — www.bennington.edu/go/academics/curriculum-and-areas-of-study/advancement-of-public-action
Burlington College offers a BA in legal and justice studies that prepares students for mediation — www.burlington.edu/content/legal-justice-studies
SIT Graduate Institute offers a MA, graduate certificate, and summer institute in conflict transformation (CONTACT) — www.sit.edu/graduate/6631.htm
Labor market information is available from the Vermont Department of Labor — www.vtlmi.com/oic3.cfm?occcode=23102200
Vermont Department of Labor provides a job bank, locations of statewide career resource centers, and Vermont labor market information — www.labor.vermont.gov
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Other Web Links
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (U.S. Department of Labor) — http://stats.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231022.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook Data, including nature of the work, job outlook, and earnings — www.bls.gov/oco/ocos272.htm
Marital Mediation Training programs are available in New Hampshire — www.nh.gov/family-mediator/training/index.htm
Association for Conflict Resolution provides information on training programs and a job bank — www.acrnet.org
National Association for Community Mediation provides information on training and jobs — www.nafcm.org
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Software Resources
VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools
You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:
- explore career possibilities
- plan the training you need for specific careers
- search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
- learn about financial aid options
- and much more!
Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
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Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, Updated: 05/9/11
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.
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