19Toward an Excellent Practice of Mediation
as mediation as a practice and process for dispute resolution has developed and expanded in the range of its applications, and procedures have been more codified, it has become more professionalized. For some practitioners, it has also become a full-time profession.
Professionalization is a process by which a social practice becomes more highly articulated, organized, and predictable regarding procedures and expected outcomes. However, becoming a profession requires more than professionalization of a social practice. A profession is an occupation and related work that requires specific training or education to master a specialized area of knowledge or skills, which are required for practitioners ...
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