Mediation

“Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” – Matthew 5:9

COURSE INFORMATION

 
 

AACC’s Basic Program in Certified Christian Mediation Training (CCMT-Basic)is a 40-hour intensive certificate program in structured mediation skills. This specialized training will certify you as a Christian Mediator and will prepare you for further advanced training in family and various other specialty programs.Combining, for maximum impact and convenience, 20-hours of video education with 20-hours of face-to-face small group skills training, CCMT-Basic integrates the best of Christian education with the skills of structured mediation available in America today.

Lectures focus on:

• Introduction – Training definitions and history.
• Mediators – The who, what, how, rules and key tenets of mediation.
• Mediation Models – Consideration of the different types of mediation.
• Family Mediation – What it is, and what it requires.
• The Process of Conflict – From dispute to resolution.
• The Stages of Mediation – Six stages to structured mediation practice.
• Points of Impasse – How to recognize them, what to do about them.
• Co-Mediation – Purpose, reasons, techniques and pitfalls.
• Coping with Difficult People – Yes, they exist here, too.
• Dealing with Third Parties – The possibilities and the limits.
• Mediation Strategies – Key phrases, questioning, listening and writing agreements.
• Ethics of Mediation – Various ethics codes and their key components.
• Legal Issues in Mediation – And how to work well with lawyers.
• Marketing for Mediation – How to find clients and be successful in service.
• Dispute Resolution Models for Business and Industry – Multiple applications for mediation.

For 40 hours of study you will receive:

• 20-hours on DVD video for convenient video-based learning (so you can study at home at your own pace)
• comprehensive worktext complete with notes, case studies, and role play exercises
• opportunity to finish the additional 20-hour training in two days at selected sites across America
• certificate of completion, suitable for framing

As a trained mediator, you will be able to offer:

• Victim-offender mediation to help people realize justice and get back on the right track
• Parties in lawsuits a quicker, less costly way to settlement negotiations
• Conflict resolution for cases that are otherwise headed to court
• Supervisors and workers reduced conflict and tension on the job
• The promise of increased productivity between workers and administration
• A service with a high probability of success – often over 80%
• A service to facilitate reduced conflict and violence prevention in schools

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

• Add an adjunct specialty practice to your counseling and ministry care.
• Expand your client base and increase your income – mediators typically earn $50-150/hour.
• Learn mediation and peacemaking practice based on Christian values.
• Be recognized as a certified provider by the National Mediation Association (NMA–the leading provider of affordable mediation services in the U.S. and Canada, NMA provides services to over 14 million households and over 5,000 corporations, with a mission to provide consumers with a trustworthy and competent mediator).
• Be prepared for advanced training and practice in family mediation, and in other specialty applications of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
• Opportunity to receive 40 CE credits through AACC.

FACULTY

Sandra Dopf

Emerge Victorious, LLC
www.emergevictorious.com
sandra@emergevictorious.com
704-215-4085
9815 J Sam Furr Rd #169
Huntersville, NC 28078

“Mediation is more accessible and understandable to the lay person. It is less adversarial, expensive, and time-consuming than litigation and is more likely to produce an outcome that matches the interests of the disputants.”

Texas Law Review – “A Glass Half Full” Vol. 73:1594

Special emphasis given to…

• Assessing mediation readiness
• Process explanation and structuring
• Using neutrality to ‘draw out’ issues
• Reframing and communication skills
• Confrontation of destructive behaviors
• Facilitating and crystallizing negotiated arguments
• Getting parties to agree to a fairness perspective to facilitate settlement
• Translating agreements to written contracts that can be taken into court