Mediation Training Resources
Resources from Zena Zumeta
Becoming a Mediator Zena shares basic tips and resources on how to become a mediator.
Styles of Mediation: Facilitative, Evaluative and Transformative Mediation Zena reviews the history and various styles of mediation in this article reprinted with permission of the National Association for Community Mediation.
Organizations
Association for Conflict Resolution An international membership association committed to the advancement of the highest standards of ethics and practice for dispute resolvers. ACR is a merged organization of the Academy of Family Mediators, Conflict Resolution Education Network, and the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution.
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts An international and interdisciplinary association dedicated to the constructive resolution of family disputes.
Family Michigan Council–Michigan A group of professionals trained specifically in divorce mediation.
Southeast Michigan Chapter of Association for Conflict Resolution Southeast Michigan ADR practitioners have convened in an effort to bring the principles, resources and expertise of ACR to local Michigan residents.
Dispute Resolution Center of Washtenaw and Livingston Counties, MI The center provides confidential and affordable dispute resolution services, through mediation and training, to individuals and organizations in Washtenaw and Livingston counties.
Mediation Council of Illinois The organization serves both the mediators of Illinois and their clients in creating standards for members, promoting the use of mediation, and mentoring new mediators.
National Association for Community Mediation A membership organization comprised of community mediation centers, their staff and volunteer mediators, and other individuals and organizations interested in the community mediation movement.
Pennsylvania Council of Mediators The Pennsylvania Council of Mediators brings together individuals and organizations who share a common interest in mediation as the preferred form of dispute resolution.
Wisconsin Association of Mediators WAM is a non-profit association of professional mediators, volunteer mediators, and individuals interested in the field of mediation.
Books
Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Ury with Bruce Patton (Second edition, Houghton Mifflin, 1991)
Divorce and Family Mediation: Models, Techniques, and Applications edited by Jay Folberg, Ann L. Milne, Peter Salem (Guilford Press, 2004)
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Kankakee, Ill.