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85==Name: Selina C. Low
Address: P.O. Box 34092
  San Francisco, CA 94134
Telephone:(415) 587-8542        
Email: selinal@earthlink.net
Fees: $250 per hour
Other Costs:  Transportation expenses and material costs, if necessary.
BAR Number:0000000
Current Status: Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator
Subject Matter:
  • Business / Breach of Contract
  • Employment
  • Landlord / Tenant
  • Foreign Language(s): Loong-Du
  • Other: Family/Divorce, Multi-party/Community, Neighbor Disputes
Mediation
Experience:

 		Since 1991, I have mediated cases involving employment, neighbors, families, juvenile victim-offenders disputes, property, cross-cultural relations and other issues. I have mediated for Community Boards (San Francisco), S. F. Bar Association, Peninsula Conflict Resoluiton Center (San Mateo), Berkeley Dispute Resolution Service, Lumetra (Medicare) and other programs.
Mediation
Training:

 		Mediation Training--Community Boards (32-hrs.) (1991); Additional training (abbrev.list): Juvenile Victim-Offender Reconciliation (Community Boards); Juvenile Dependency Mediation; Family Visitation Mediation (Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center); Workplace Harassment and Mediation Training (Berkely Dispute Resolution Service); Power and Multicultural Issues in Mediation (Beth Roy).

I am also a conflict resolution trainer and meeting facilitator. I have trained organizations and schools in conflict resolution processes and mediation. I have facilitated large and small groups on highly contentious topics as well as improving inter-organizational relationships.
Other
Education:

 		 Licensed Clinical Social Worker; training and experience working w/families of divorce and children w/Special Needs, training and experience working w/clients experiencing trauma; Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with emphasis on English, Speech & Communications; Music Minor; Additional Study: Labor Law and Family Law; Building Multi-cultural Organizations; Racism & Oppression and Transactional Analysis; some Loong Du (Cantonese dialect).
Mediation
Approach:

 		 My primary approach is a facilitative mediation style. I believe the disputing parties are the best sources for solutions to their problems and my job as mediator is to guide, help identify issues, support and re-frame important information to help move people through impasse. I may use bits of directive style to ensure people are heard and to facilitate process. I also incorporate reality-testing for clients to think through the resolutions they are considering and to help ensure there is a balanced resolution.
Other
Information:

 		 Prior to any mediation, I talk to both (all) parties to gather all sides of the story. During this time, I also discuss my role and answer questions to help clients better understand the mediation process and have realistic expectations of the session.
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