This training is full - please email the CDR if you would like your name added to the waiting list.
Civil and Family Mediation Training - March 20-24, 2013, in Springfield, Mo.
The Center for Dispute Resolution is offering a Civil and Family Mediation Training March 20-24, 2012, in Springfield, Mo. Register online now! This event features a number of trainers and coaches, including C.J. Larkin, JD, MA; Charlene Berquist, PhD; Charlotte "Charlie" Nolan; Heather Blades, MA; Gloria Galanes, PhD; Jim Meyer, PhD; Jason Lessmeier, JD; Tara Forrester, MS, PLPC; and many others!
We hope you will join us for this highly interactive 3-day (civil mediation) or 5-day (civil and family mediation) training. The first 3 days of the training (March 20-22) prepare you to conduct civil mediations, and if you participate in the full 5 days (March 20-24) you will be prepared to conduct family mediations as well, including divorce and child custody mediations.
The training will take place from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. each day. Participants will develop their mediation skills through role-plays and interactive exercises and receive extensive one-on-one coaching and written evaluations of their skill development from coaches with a wide range of experience in a variety of types of civil and family mediation. The training covers a variety of topics, including:
- The causes and dynamics of conflict
- Listening skills
- Negotiation theory
- Interests vs. positions – getting at the real goals in a conflict
- Diversity, power, and conflict
- Mediation techniques, and much more
Continuing Education Credits
Completion of the entire 40-hour training meets the mediation training requirement for Missouri Supreme Court Rule 17 (general civil mediators) and Rule 88 (family mediators) (individual Circuits may have additional requirements for mediators who wish to receive court referrals.)
This training has also previously been approved for mediators in several other states - for more information on state approvals please email cdr@missouristate.edu
This training provides either 24 hours (for the 3-day options) or 40 hours (for the 5-day option) of continuing education credit, including the following:
- CLE (continuing legal education) (48 hours from the Missouri Bar, 2.4 professionalism credit hours)
- SPHR, GPHR, and PHR (from the Society of Human Resources Management) (39.25 general recertification credit hours)
- NBCC (from the National Board for Certified Counselors)
- NASW (from the National Association of Social Workers)
- CEU (continuing education units - one CEU is awarded for every 10 hours of participation)
Training Fees
The following are the training fees** for the March 2013 Mediation Training. A one-third down payment is due within 2 weeks of your registration to reserve a spot in the training. A limited number of partial need-based scholarships are available. Please click here to download a scholarship application. Payment plans may also be arranged upon request.
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5-day Civil AND Family Mediation Training
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Before Feb. 20
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After Feb. 20
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Businesses & General Public
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$950
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$1000
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Students & Non-profits
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$850
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$900
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3-day Civil Mediation Training ONLY
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Before Sept. 7
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After Sept. 7
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Businesses & General Public
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$590
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$640
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Students & Non-profits
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$490
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$540
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3-day Family Mediation Training ONLY*
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Before Sept. 7
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After Sept. 7
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Businesses & General Public
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$590
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$640
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Students & Non-profits
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$490
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$540
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*Note: you must be trained in civil mediation (through the CDR or a comparable organization) to participate in the family mediation training.
**Members of the Dispute Resolution Network of the Ozarks receive a 10% discount on their training fees.
For More Information or to Register
This training is currently filled to capacity. Please email CDR@MissouriState.edu to have your name added to the waiting list.
