What is conflict resolution and what are some of the most common methods?

Mediation, negotiation and arbitration, often known as ADR or alternative dispute resolution, are some of the most well known methods.  Whether you are involved in a family or business dispute or a lawsuit, these processes are highly recommended in order to achieve some sort of a closure, especially since mediation costs are far less than attorney and court fees and often resolved in a matter of weeks as opposed to months or years of litigation.  Mediation, in particular, is an opportunity to come to a mutually beneficial result.  It is also a very helpful resource for  resolving on-going disputes arising in divorces where decisions regarding children and their visitations are involved.  We even offer very low cost programs to handle all the scheduling, changes and tracking of payments for conflicting parents in order to allow them to focus and move on in their life without the unnecessary communications that can cause constant friction and emotional trauma to all parties involved.  The use of documented and monitored systems help the parents keep track of the schedules with the help of a neutral mediator, while saving records of the events that occur in an organized and permanent manner, should you need to refer to them later.

Anger Management is a method used for more personal management of emotional conflicts for couples, parents, teens, employers and employees.  In fact a lot of employers now issue orders to take Anger Management Classes to employees who struggle with anger in the workplace.  Courts also issue orders for parties who have displayed a high level of uncontrollable anger which has resulted in property damage, domestic or civil matters.  Schools also enroll the help of such classes to teach the students to avoid bullying or being bullied and parents seek the help of anger management specialists to deal with anger issues among teens resulting from external pressures such as family or school conflicts, especially children who are living with divorced parents and are forced to go back and forth on a weekly basis while dealing with the anger of a parent pulling them into their weekly disruptions of visitation, manipulating them to take their side and rebel against the other parent or disruption of communications with the parent with whom they do not live with during the week.   

Life coaching is used to achieve business or personal growth with the help of a mentor who will guide you to create a blueprint to achieve your desired goals in a timely and planned manner.  This method is used for any issue an adult or teen may struggle with and is very helpful because you have someone to be accountable to, who will track your progress, help you stay on course and most of all, help you set reasonable goals that are achievable so you will not give up easily.  There are certain guidelines life coaches are taught to follow that will help this process be more successful, while putting all the power in your own hands, since only you can ultimately achieve such personal goals.  Teens are also great candidates for Life Coaching and many parents like to enlist the help of Life Coaches to help their teenagers during the trying years