by Paul Sandford | Jul 24, 2020
Contact us You would think it was easy to say sorry. It is a short, two syllable word and from a very early age it’s one that children are taught to say when they do something wrong. The one word that will help put things right. Back in the 70s there was a...
by Brendan Schütte | Jul 13, 2020
Instead of considering ourselves the hero of our own story, and those we are in conflict with as villains, Brendan Schutte encourages people in troubled relationships to ‘rewrite the script’. HIDDEN agendas. Unconscious desires. Unspoken assumptions. This column is...
by Paul Sandford | Jul 5, 2020
Contact us Recently I successfully facilitated a discussion in connection with a neighbour dispute involving two adjacent tenants. The process was instigated by their landlord, a small, publicly funded Housing Association. In essence one party had made significant...
by Paul Sandford | Jul 2, 2020
Contact us By Paul Sandford, the ASM Plus director. One particular advantage of watching television through a satellite system as I sometimes do, is that I can fast forward through the advertisement breaks. Having done so and then having to endure them when...
by Paul Sandford | Jun 29, 2020
Contact us By Paul Sandford, the ASM Plus director A few months ago, I facilitated this particular case on line. It very clearly demonstrates how effective mediation can be in a domestic setting. Additionally, it resonates very strongly in the context of the current...
by Paul Sandford | Jun 19, 2020
Contact us By Paul Sandford, the ASM Plus director In an article published on LinkedIn Pulse at the end of 2015 entitled “What Education We Need in 2016” the academic emphasis that one might typically see in a school curriculum was heavily criticised....