Guide for Federal Employee Mediators -- Public Comment Draft October 17 2005

A GUIDE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE MEDIATORS A SUPPLEMENT TO AND ANNOTATION OF THEMODEL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR MEDIATORSISSUED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATIONTHE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATIONAND THE ASSOCIATION FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTIONFEDERAL INTERAGENCY ADR WORKING GROUP STEERING COMMITTEE PUBLIC COMMENT DRAFT October 17, 2005 FOREWORD This Guide has been promulgated by the federal Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group (“IADRWG”) Steering Committee in order to provide practical ethical guidance for federal employee mediators tailored to mediation practice within the federal government. It builds upon the September 2005 Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators (“Model Standards”) issued by a joint committee of three major nationwide organizations, the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), the American Bar Association (“ABA”) and the Association for Conflict Resolution (“ACR”) and approved by all three organizations . The Model Standards are set forth in their entirety below. This document provides further explication through a number of Federal Guidance Notes, set out in italics following the Standards to which they apply. This Guide is intended only for use by federal employee mediators in connection with mediations they may do for the federal government. It is expected, however, that non-federal mediators involved in federal mediations will agree to adhere to the Model Standards and to use of this Guide, as part ...