October 21-25, 2009, in Springfield, Mo.

 A few seats just became available, so register now to reserve your spot!

The CDR, in collaboration with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program at Washington University School of Law, is offering a Civil and Family Mediation Training  October 21-25, Springfield, Mo.

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 (October 21-23, 2009) prepare you to conduct civil mediations, and if you participate in the full 5 days (October 23-25, 2009) 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 additonal requirements for mediators who wish to recieve 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)
• SPHR and PHR (from the Society of Human Resources Management)
• 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)

*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. 

Register Now

Seats in this popular training fill quickly, so register today to reserve your spot! Register online now!

For More Information

For more information please call (417) 836-8831 or CDR@MissouriState.edu.