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BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie

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I<strong>de</strong>ntify a safe place to meet and negotiate.<br />

o Arrange an appropriate space for the discussion that is private and<br />

neutral.<br />

o Gain mutual consent to negotiate and ensure the time is<br />

convenient for all parties.<br />

o Consi<strong>de</strong>r if support people would be beneficial (for example,<br />

facilitators, mediators, advocates, etc.).<br />

o Agree to ground rules.<br />

Take a listening stance.<br />

o “Seek first to un<strong>de</strong>rstand, then to be un<strong>de</strong>rstood.”<br />

o Use active listening skills, and listen loudly.<br />

Assert your needs clearly and specifically.<br />

o Use “I-messages” as tools for clarification.<br />

o Build from what you have heard; continue to listen loudly and<br />

actively.<br />

Approach the interaction with flexibility.<br />

o I<strong>de</strong>ntify issues clearly and concisely.<br />

o Participate in generating options (brainstorming), while <strong>de</strong>ferring<br />

judgment.<br />

o Be open and don’t get distracted by “tangents” and other problem<br />

<strong>de</strong>finitions.<br />

o Clarify criteria for <strong>de</strong>cision-making.<br />

Manage impasses with calm, patience, and respectful behavior.<br />

o Clarify feelings.<br />

o Focus on un<strong>de</strong>rlying needs, interests, and concerns.<br />

o Take a structured break if nee<strong>de</strong>d.<br />

Build an agreement that works.<br />

o Review “hallmarks” of a good agreement.<br />

o Implement and evaluate—live and learn.<br />

Using these techniques can improve the outcome of a conflict<br />

resolution process for everyone concerned.<br />

7.4. Intercultural Communication<br />

We live in multicultural world, in which cultural differences could<br />

be and are the source of <strong>de</strong>ep interpersonal, institutional, group and social<br />

conflicts. The ways of conflict resolution mentioned above imply<br />

communication. How must be the communication process between<br />

cultures is a complex question address by Cross-cultural communication<br />

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