John M. Haynes

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John Michael Haynes (born October 28, 1932 in Isleworth , Middlesex ; died December 22, 1999 ) is considered one of the pioneers of mediation . He was President of the Haynes Mediation Training Institute , Co-Founder and President of the Academy of Family Mediators, and Co-Founder of the World Mediation Forum .

Life and work

After completing his education at Ealing's Drayton Manor grammar school and serving in the Royal Air Force national service , Haynes moved to the United States in 1957. From 1972 to 1985 he taught at the State University of New York at Stony Brook . He received his PhD from the Union Institute in Ohio in 1978 . He has carried out over 5,000 mediations in interpersonal disputes and has worked internationally in the training of mediators and as a court advisor.

The mediators Gary Friedman, Jack Himmelstein, John Haynes, Florence Kaslow and Stanley Cohen made a significant contribution to bringing knowledge of mediation from the United States to Germany through their seminars.

Haynes is the author of several books on mediation. His books and video recordings of his mediation sessions are used in mediator training around the world. Haynes has also appeared on numerous US television shows.

Approaches in mediation

Haynes was of the opinion that mediation should be recognized as an independent professional activity and should not be subordinate to legal work, social work or therapy. He is then quoted as saying that a field of competence of the mediator in the relevant field of application of mediation is not required and the contrary sometimes was even a hindrance.

In the mediation procedure advocated by Haynes, the mediator always meets the parties together and not individually; In particular, it is clearly distinguished from shuttle mediation . The participants should preferably direct their contributions to the mediation to the mediator instead of to other participants. In his approach, mediation typically goes through a cycle of five phases: (i) collecting and presenting data, (ii) defining the problem on the basis of this data, (iii) developing options for a solution, (iv) positions of self-interest in positions redefine the common interest and (v) negotiate the options to reach an agreement. These five phases are carried out individually for each disputed point or set of disputed points. The mediator should by no means be able to accept responsibility for the solution and its suitability. Regarding the role of emotions in mediation, Haynes distinguished between offensive and defensive emotional expressions. The former should preferably be ignored, provided that they do not hinder the progress of the mediation, while the latter was seen as helpful in that it can draw the mediator's attention to deeper contexts that may turn out to be essential for developing a joint solution.

Haynes is famous for his charismatic personality and for his strategy elements in mediation, especially his questioning techniques.

It is reported that he used a comparatively directive style of mediation with conflicting parties whom he assessed as strong negotiating partners - be it due to education, eloquence or other resources - and one with those who he considered socially, economically or personally vulnerable softer and less directive style related. Reasons for his own commitment and the principles on which he builds his mediation are, on the one hand, his experience as a Quaker and, on the other hand, his view that people are capable of recognizing the good.

Honors

The Alberta Family Mediation Society has presented an annual award on his behalf since 2000, the Dr. John Haynes Memorial Award , to individuals in the Province of Alberta who have made significant contributions to family mediation . The Association for Conflict Resolution has presented the annual John M. Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award since 2001 .

Works

  • with Gretchen L. Haynes, Larry Sun Fong (Eds.): Mediation: Positive Conflict Management (2004), SUNY series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology, State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0-7914-5951-5
(contains in particular his keynote speech, known as Vienna Speech , for the International Mediation Conference in Vienna 1999 - a summary of his basic ideas about mediation and the application of this way of thinking in mediation and in everyday life.)
  • The Fundamentals of Family Mediation (1994), SUNY Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology, State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0-7914-2035-5
  • with Gretchen L. Haynes: Mediating Divorce: A Casebook of Strategies for Successful Family Negotiations (1989), Springer, ISBN 978-0-8261-2590-3
  • Divorce Mediation: A Practical Guide For Therapists And Counselors (1981), State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0-7914-5951-5

German translations:

  • with Axel Mecke, Reiner Bastine, Larry S. Fong: Mediation - From Conflict to Solution (2014) (Translator: Bettina Winterfeld and Ulrich Henzel-Winterfeld), Klett-Cotta, 4th edition, ISBN 978-3-608-94733- 5
  • with Reiner Bastine , Gabriele Link, Axel Mecke: Divorce without losers: Family mediation in practice (2002), Kösel-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-466-30343-4

further reading

  • Wolfgang Wilhelm: Mediation and PROvocative Pedagogy - PROvocative Pedagogy in Mediation. A view that unites disciplines , pp. 138 ff, section: The role of the mediator ( pp. 153–156 ). In: Rotraud A. Perner: PROvokativ Pädagogik (2010), LIT Verlag Münster, ISBN 978-3-643-50180-6 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Thelma Fisher: John Haynes: Pioneer of mediation for divorcing couples. The Guardian, March 9, 2000, accessed March 22, 2015 .
  2. ↑ John M. Haynes. Klett-Cotta Verlag, accessed on March 22, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Thelma Fisher: Pioneer of mediation for divorcing couples. March 9, 2000, accessed October 10, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Sara Greco Morasso: reasoning in Dispute Mediation: A Reasonable Way to Handle Conflict (2011), John Benjamins Publishing, ISBN 90-272-1120-5 . Footnote 1 on p. 148 (English).
  5. ↑ a b Sara Greco Morasso: Argumentation in Dispute Mediation: A Reasonable Way to Handle Conflict (2011), John Benjamin Publishing, ISBN 90-272-1120-5 . P. 148 (English).
  6. ↑ Christine Rabe, Martin Wode: Mediation: Basics, Methods, Legal Framework (2014), Springer-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-642-38130-0 . P. 33 .
  7. ↑ Introduction and overview. (No longer available online.) Federal Working Group for Family Mediation (BAFM) e. V., archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on March 22, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bafm-mediation.de
  8. ^ Carl D. Schneider: The Works of John Haynes. Retrieved March 22, 2015 (English).
  9. ^ A b Alison Taylor: The Handbook of Family Dispute Resolution: Mediation Theory and Practice (2012), John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0-7879-6281-4 . P. 110 (English).
  10. ↑ a b Sara Greco Morasso: Argumentation in Dispute Mediation: A Reasonable Way to Handle Conflict (2011), John Benjamin Publishing, ISBN 90-272-1120-5 . P. 149 (English).
  11. ↑ Peter Hammacher, Ilse Erzigkeit, Sebastian Sage: How it works Mediation in Plan + Building: With case studies and checklists (2014), Springer-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-658-05108-2 . P. 82 .
  12. ^ Marian Roberts: A – Z of Mediation (2013), Palgrave MacMillan Verlag, ISBN 978-1-137-00299-0 . P. 23 (English).
  13. ^ Wolfgang Wilhelm: Mediation and PROvokativpädagogik - PROvokativpädagogik in mediation. A view that unites disciplines , p. 138 ff. In: Rotraud A. Perner: PROvokativ Pädagogik (2010), LIT Verlag Münster, ISBN 978-3-643-50180-6 . P. 155 .
  14. ↑ Tony Whatling: Mediation Skills and Strategies: A Practical Guide (2012), Jessica Kingsley Verlag, ISBN 978-0-85700-627-1 . Pp. 34-35 (English).
  15. ^ A b Marian Roberts: Developing the Craft of Mediation: Reflections on Theory and Practice . Jessica Kingsley Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84642-598-1 . P. 137 .
  16. ^ John M. Haynes: The Vienna Speeach . In: John M. Haynes, Gretchen L. Haynes, Larry Sun Fong: Mediation: Positive Conflict Management (2012), SUNY Press, ISBN 978-0-7914-8574-3 . Pp. 261-270.
personal data
SURNAME Haynes, John M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Haynes, John Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mediation pioneer
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Isleworth , Middlesex
DATE OF DEATH December 22, 1999