{"id":186,"date":"2018-04-05T16:01:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T20:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cres1100\/chapter\/beliefs-underlying-the-collaborative-approach\/"},"modified":"2018-04-05T16:07:42","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T20:07:42","slug":"beliefs-underlying-the-collaborative-approach","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cres1100\/chapter\/beliefs-underlying-the-collaborative-approach\/","title":{"raw":"Beliefs Underlying the Collaborative Approach","rendered":"Beliefs Underlying the Collaborative Approach"},"content":{"raw":"\n<ul>\n<li>Conflict is part of an ongoing cycle of change; it is to be expected as a part of human interaction.<\/li>\n<li>Conflict itself is neither good nor bad. How people interact in conflict influences whether it leads to desirable or undesirable outcomes.<\/li>\n<li>Conflicts develop from a variety of situations and interactions.<\/li>\n<li>Specific disputes are often symbols of deeper, underlying conflicts.<\/li>\n<li>Humans tend to defend their own perception of a conflict situation, and adversarial dynamics tend to develop.<\/li>\n<li>It is best to establish a cooperative approach to conflict resolution before the conflict has developed into an adversarial pattern.<\/li>\n<li>Many conflicts that are avoided, battled out, or stalemated may be resolved by a collaborative approach.<\/li>\n<li>Relationships between people are influenced by their interactions. Cooperative approaches improve the quality of interactions and relationships.<\/li>\n<li>The awareness of conflict dynamics, shifts in thinking, and the use of collaborative skills and strategies enhances a person\u2019s abilities to set a conflict in a cooperative direction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Goals of the collaborative approach<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Conflicts involve relationships, issues, and individuals. The collaborative approach to conflict resolution aims to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve or repair relationships by increasing understanding between the parties, thereby diminishing or eradicating the tension between them.<\/li>\n<li>Provide outcomes to issues that result in gains to both parties.<\/li>\n<li>Provide parties with a positive experience of the conflict engagement process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conditions that support collaboration<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The collaborative approach to conflict resolution will work best when the following conditions exist:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognition by the parties that a conflict exists.<\/li>\n<li>Desire to resolve the conflict.<\/li>\n<li>Willingness to try a collaborative approach.<\/li>\n<li>Willingness to depersonalize the conflict and to work together on issues.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborative conflict resolution competencies gained through education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Conflict is part of an ongoing cycle of change; it is to be expected as a part of human interaction.<\/li>\n<li>Conflict itself is neither good nor bad. 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