MAP Background Information provided
| Name: | Selina C. Low | ||||
| Address: | P.O. Box 34092 | ||||
| San Francisco, CA 94134 | |||||
| Telephone: | (415) 587-8542 | ||||
| Email: | selinal@earthlink.net | ||||
| Fees: | $225 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | Transportation expenses and material costs, if necessary. | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0000000 | ||||
| Attorney: x | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: | ||||
| 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. |
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| Subject | Personal Injury: | Employment: | x | Business: | x | Real Estate: | ||
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | Public Agency: | Probate: | Construction: | ||||
| Medical Malpractice: | Environmental: | Insurance: | Securities: | |||||
| Product Liability: | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | x | Dental Malpractice: | |||||
| Foreign Language(s): | x | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | ||||||
| Accoutings: | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | Wills/Trusts: | ||||||
| Other: Family/Divorce, Multi-party/Community | ||||||||
| Other Education: |
Master of Social Work; training and experience working w/families of divorce and children w/Special Needs, training and experience working w/trauma clients; 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) and Spanish language capacity. |
| 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. |
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| 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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