40-hour Civil Mediation Training

Get the best training available to become an official circuit court civil case mediator in all counties where you practice. We work with the Dispute Resolution Center of Washtenaw County to provide 40 hours of hands-on training approved by the Michigan State Court Administrative Office. This training includes presentations, skill practice, videotape analysis, and more!

Special emphasis will be given to the understanding of the Mediation Process and its place within the ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) structure. Elements of the program include the nature of conflict, facilitative method of dispute resolution, understanding values and relationships embedded within the dispute resolution process, ethical standards of practice, the role of the mediator, creating safe harbors and how to bring about mutually satisfactorily solution(s).

Topics

Specific topics include:

measuring mediation readiness,
process explanation,
using neutrality to draw out information,
framing issues,
confronting destructive behaviors,
facilitating and crystallizing negotiated agreements and
assisting parties in evaluating the fairness of each proposed solution.
understanding and attending to the administrative details of the mediation session (for both settled and unresolved issues).

What's Included

Civil Mediation Training participants receive

a guidebook (Mediation Training for Court-Rule Mediators),
case studies/role play exercises and other materials provided by the Dispute Resolution Center of Washtenaw County, plus
dinner on both Fridays, continental breakfast and lunch on both Saturdays and Sundays.

In addition, the Dispute Resolution Center has approved mediators and allows people who take the class to do the observations with them at no additional cost.

Approved By

This program has been approved by the Michigan State Court Administrative Office as the training requirement portion to become a Civil Court Mediator in Michigan, under Michigan Court Rule 2.410 and Michigan Court Rule 2.411. See the Michigan Court of Appeals for current rules.

Contacts

For program questions, please call the Mediation Training & Consultation Institute at (800) 535-1155 or (734) 663-1155. To register, contact the Dispute Resolution Center of Washtenaw County at (734) 222-3745.

Mediation Training

Need Onsite Training?

We offer onsite 16- to 40-hour civil mediation training, suited to meet the needs of your region or state.

Civil Mediation Schedule

Oct 3-5 & 10-12, 2008
Community/General Civil Mediation Training
Ann Arbor Mich.

Visit the Dispute Resolution Center of Washtenaw County web site for details and to register for upcoming classes.