Training
Mediation Certification Training
Curriculum Highlights
Mediation and Conflict Resolution Theory
Discussion of conflict type, specific issues in conflict, discussion of different models of mediation and effective practice.
Mediation Process and Techniques
Develop trust, maintaining control, brainstorming for resolutions, building on partial agreements, impasse breaking techniques, and legal issues.
North Carolina Rules
Review of the Superior Court Mediation Statutes, Rules, and Standards of Conduct for certified mediators.
Ethics
Consideration of ethical dilemmas in the practice of mediation.
Mediation Demonstration and Role Play Simulations
The course includes mediation demonstration and realistic role-play opportunities for students.
About the Program
The program includes the theory and practice of conflict resolution, enhanced negotiation skills and mediation advocacy, an important examination of the perceptual process in the context of mediation, psychology appropriate to the course, issues that are common in many civil litigation mediation, workplace conflict, and other contexts. The program includes discussion and practice of communication and heightened listening skills that are important for an effective mediation process.
Class time includes small group role-plays and discussion of the dynamics that players experience in mediating the role-play. Participation and questions are strongly encouraged. The teaching style is conversational and the program is highly interactive.
Who Should Attend
Although the course is designed primarily for persons in North Carolina’s Superior Court mediated settlement conference program, it is appropriate for anyone who is interested in a comprehensive course in mediation. The program is open to managers, attorneys, ADR professionals, educators, human resource professionals, and anyone seeking conflict resolution experience.
16-Hour Training
This training is offered for certified mediators to provide the 16-hour Mediated Settlement Conference training course required by the North Carolina MSC Rule 8.A for MSC Certification. This course is aimed at Family Financial Settlement mediators seeking dual certification to also mediate in the Mediated Settlement Program.
Superior Court Mediation Training (40-Hours)
Faculty
Robert A. Beason
- Mediator, Beason & Ellis Conflict Resolution, LLC
- Mediator, Vice President of Mediation Services, Duke Private Adjudication Center, 1995-2002
- Primary Trainer, Duke Private Adjudication Center Mediation Certification Training, 1995-2002
- Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke University School of Law, Negotiation and Mediation
- Degrees from the College of William and Mary, and the University of North Carolina School of Law
René Stemple Ellis
- Mediator, Beason & Ellis Conflict Resolution, LLC
- Mediator, Executive Director Duke Private Adjudication Center, 1987-2002
- Primary Trainer, Duke Private Adjudication Center Mediation Certification Training, 1995-2002
- Senior Lecturing fellow, Duke University School of Law, Negotiation and Mediation
- Degrees from West Virginia University and Duke University School of Law