Certified Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialist GES 407 » 240 hours

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You'll take three courses for this certificate, beginning with the Certified Mediator course and then selecting two specialty courses. You'll also be able to complete a 60-hour online internship.

  1. Certified Mediator Course
    1. Module One: Mediation and Advanced Dispute Resolution
    2. Module Two: Conflict Styles
    3. Module Three: Pre-Negotiation and Designing Mediation
    4. Module Four: Communication Skills for Mediation
    5. Module Five: Beginning the Mediation
    6. Module Six: Mediator Neutrality and Issues of Power, Gender, and Culture
    7. Module Seven: The Middle Stage of Mediation
    8. Module Eight: Mediation Ethics, Final Bargaining and Agreement

Specialty Programs (you'll choose two courses from the following):

  1. DIVORCE & PARENTING TIME MEDIATION CERTIFICATE
    1. Module One: Mediation and Advanced Dispute Resolution
    2. Module Two: Family Dynamics and Conflict
    3. Module Three: The Family Mediation Process
    4. Module Four: Mediating Parenting Plans
    5. Module Five: Asset Division and Negotiation
    6. Module Six: Working with Children in Mediation
    7. Module Seven: Special Issues
    8. Module Eight: Legal Processes and Standards of Practice
  2. WORKPLACE MEDIATION & ADR CERTIFICATE
    1. Module One: ADR and Workplace Conflict
    2. Module Two: Diagnosing Workplace Conflict
    3. Module Three: Overview of ADR Skills
    4. Module Four: Law and Workplace ADR
    5. Module Five: ADR and Workplace Discrimination
    6. Module Six: Difficult People and Workplace Violence
    7. Module Seven: Power and Culture
    8. Module Eight: The Future of Workplace ADR
  3. ELDERCARE/ PROBATE MEDIATION & ADR CERTIFICATE
    1. Module One: The Growing Field of Eldercare Mediation
    2. Module Two: Issues of Aging
    3. Module Three: Family Mediation Skills for Eldercare
    4. Module Four: The Bioethics Mediation Process
    5. Module Five: Mediating within Eldercare Provider Systems
    6. Module Six: Probate and Trust Mediation
    7. Module Seven: Adult Guardianship and Family Caregiver Mediation
    8. Module Eight: Special Issues
  4. CONSTRUCTION MEDIATION & ADR CERTIFICATE
    1. Module One: Conflict and the Construction Industry
    2. Module Two: Dispute Prevention in Construction
    3. Module Three: Construction Contracts
    4. Module Four: Litigation, Arbitration, & Dispute Resolution Boards
    5. Module Five: Construction Mediation
    6. Module Six: Partnering
    7. Module Seven: Multi-Party and Complex Disputes
    8. Module Eight: The Use of Experts and Ethical Considerations
  5. ARBITRATION CERTIFICATE
    1. Module One: An Overview of Arbitration
    2. Module Two: Legal and Ethical Issues of Arbitration
    3. Module Three: Pre-Hearing Procedures
    4. Module Four: The Arbitration Opening
    5. Module Five: The Arbitration Hearing Process
    6. Module Six: Directing the Arbitration Process
    7. Module Seven: Closing the Arbitration Hearing
    8. Module Eight: Writing Awards and Enforcemen
  6. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CERTIFICATE
    1. Module One:  An Overview of Restoratuve Justice
    2. Module Two:  Theroies of Restorative Justice
    3. Module Three:  Models of Restorative Justice
    4. Module Four:  Social Systems & Restoritve Justice
    5. Module Five:  International Restorative Justice
    6. Module Six:  Current Trends in Restorative Justice
    7. Module Seven:  Practice and Practitioner Issues
    8. Module Eight:  Show to Start a Restorative Justice Program