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MEDIATION DYNAMICS
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MEDIATION DYNAMICS 40-hour Basic Mediation Training
ABOUT THIS COURSE
The Mediation Dynamics 40-hour Basic Mediation Training course is the “basic training” to become a mediator.
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION
Please view this pdf document with a complete description of the
Mediation Dynamics 40-hour Basic Mediation Training course.
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Please see the Registration and Payment page for information about how to apply and pay for a course.
The Mediation Dynamics 40-hour Basic Mediation Training is an Alternative Dispute Resolution course that provides participants with a thorough understanding of the principles, procedures, and practical techniques of dispute resolution through mediation.
The Mediation Dynamics 40-hour Basic Mediation Training provides “40 hours of classroom training in mediation techniques” as specified by Texas law (Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 154.052). Following completion of the course, each course participant will be qualified as a court-appointed mediator able to perform mediation of all types of disputes (except that Texas law calls for additional training for mediation of disputes relating to the parent-child relationship—as frequently seen in divorce and post-divorce cases). The design standards of this course are also appropriate to comply with the mediation requirements of many other states. This course is designed to satisfy the standards of the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable (and also the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association) for a 40-hour basic mediation course.
This course is designed for and targeted to attorneys. Also, non-attorney professionals from many different disciplines have used this level of training to become qualified mediators who conduct formal mediation sessions. Participants have also used the dispute resolution techniques learned in this training to deal with many kinds of common workplace interactions and dispute situations.
Mediation Dynamics has been approved as a continuing education provider for licensed social workers by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
FAMILY TRAINING BEFORE BASIC TRAINING?YES, it is possible to take the MEDIATION DYNAMICS 30-hour Family Mediation Training before the 40-hour basic course, however, participants who complete the MEDIATION DYNAMICS 30-hour Family Mediation Training before completing a 40-hour basic mediation training course will receive a certificate for the 30-hour family course only after completion of an approved 40-hour basic mediation training course. |
INTERACTIVE ONLINE VIDEO COURSE
Our online MEDIATION DYNAMICS courses have been very successful! As an added benefit, participants learn essential procedures for conducting mediations online. So, all regularly scheduled MEDIATION DYNAMICS courses will now be conducted exclusively online via Zoom.
Each online course is live and fully interactive during the entirety of the course and meets the standards of the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable (TMTR.org) and the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (TXMCA.org). Each participant must appear live on camera for the entire duration of the course. Each participant must remain fully engaged in the course and not be driving or doing other activities which divert attention away from the course.
Each participant must agree that only MEDIATION DYNAMICS has the right to record the course and retains all rights to any recording of the course. Course materials will be available for download. MEDIATION DYNAMICS certificates will be awarded for these online trainings in the same manner as in-person trainings.
Each participant will receive instructions by email for connecting to our online video conference on Zoom. Please download and test the Zoom.us application for your computer or other device in advance. There is no need to pay for an account with Zoom. A modern laptop computer with a fast internet connection is preferred. A WiFi connection is fine, but a wired ethernet connection is better.
Each participant will receive instructions by email for accessing a shared Google Drive folder which will contain documents for collaborative use and all of the course materials on pdf files. Each participant may print out the materials on paper or may access them on a computer or other device so long as the participant remains live on camera in the video conference at all times.
Each online course is live and fully interactive during the entirety of the course and meets the standards of the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable (TMTR.org) and the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (TXMCA.org). Each participant must appear live on camera for the entire duration of the course. Each participant must remain fully engaged in the course and not be driving or doing other activities which divert attention away from the course.
Each participant must agree that only MEDIATION DYNAMICS has the right to record the course and retains all rights to any recording of the course. Course materials will be available for download. MEDIATION DYNAMICS certificates will be awarded for these online trainings in the same manner as in-person trainings.
Each participant will receive instructions by email for connecting to our online video conference on Zoom. Please download and test the Zoom.us application for your computer or other device in advance. There is no need to pay for an account with Zoom. A modern laptop computer with a fast internet connection is preferred. A WiFi connection is fine, but a wired ethernet connection is better.
Each participant will receive instructions by email for accessing a shared Google Drive folder which will contain documents for collaborative use and all of the course materials on pdf files. Each participant may print out the materials on paper or may access them on a computer or other device so long as the participant remains live on camera in the video conference at all times.
COLLABORATIVE EMPHASIS
This course emphasizes the skills needed to facilitate agreement among emotional people who are meeting together in the same room. Participants learn to perform this more difficult “collaborative” or “facilitative” style in addition to the more structured “caucus only” model (in which the disputants are in separate rooms). Qualified mediators should be familiar with and capable of performing different styles of mediation. This course is very well suited to collaborative lawyers, collaborative professionals, human resource managers, supervisors, customer service specialists, and other professionals who need to help resolve confrontations between emotional and potentially hostile people.
COST
This course is $995.00 per participant, payable in advance. MEDIATION DYNAMICS accepts payment by check or money order, or (through an online merchant service) credit or debit cards including:
VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.
Please see the Registration and Payment page for information about how to apply and pay for a course.
VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.
Please see the Registration and Payment page for information about how to apply and pay for a course.
FULL REFUND POLICYAn applicant who misses an entire MEDIATION DYNAMICS course for any reason will receive a full refund of any advance payment collected for that course from that applicant. |
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 40 credit hours, of which 3 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.
Please note that this training is approved for 40 full hours! This accreditation is important even for people who are not members of the State Bar of Texas. Beware of online courses and other mediation courses which do not meet the full “40 hours of classroom training” standard.
Please note that this training is approved for 40 full hours! This accreditation is important even for people who are not members of the State Bar of Texas. Beware of online courses and other mediation courses which do not meet the full “40 hours of classroom training” standard.
STATE BAR OF TEXAS
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CERTIFICATE
After the course is paid for and completed, Meditation Dynamics will provide a certificate for each participant describing the nature of the training and indicating that the participant is qualified as a court-appointed mediator able to perform mediation of all types of disputes (except disputes relating to the parent-child relationship). There is no “certified mediator” designation in Texas - no Texas state agency certifies or licenses mediators.
Please call Mark W. Batchelder at 817-926-5555 with any questions about MEDIATION DYNAMICS
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