A client and helping professional have a dispute over how much the client owes the professional for services offered. Their negotiation seems to be at an impasse. Which of the following is an example of an ALTERNATIVE to negotiation in this case?
A) The helping professional could accept the client's last offer to pay $250.
B) The client and professional could engage a mediator to help them resolve the dispute.
C) The parties could look for objective criteria to help them resolve the dispute on their own.
D) The client could try to negotiate a loan from the helping professional.
E) The helping professional could ask the client to do some work at the office in lieu of a cash payment.

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Engaging a mediator is an alternative to negotiation as it involves a neutral third party to help resolve the dispute.

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