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Certification as a Mediator in the State of Texas 40 Classroom Hour Basic Mediation Training What you will learn: .General principles of the mediation process .Identification and practice of communication skills used by mediators .Introduction to the negotiation process including methods and styles of negotiation .Ethical considerations associated with mediation .Your mediation technique - one day of videotaping mock mediations for purposes of providing constructive feedback to the participants .Application of mediation techniques in complex multi-party disputes The 40 clock hours is a state of Texas requirement for all certified mediators. The training will include A wide variety of processes, ranging from informal to formal, intended to achieve conflict resolution through agreement of the parties to the conflict. A third-party neutral usually guides the participants through the process, facilitates effective communication, and helps them explore what is really most important to each participant. The goal is to develop an agreed resolution that meets the most important needs of each participant. In this context, ADR may include but is not limited to: mediation, facilitation, negotiated rulemaking, collaborative problem-solving, consensus building, and arbitration. Participants may customize processes to best suit their needs, but this should be done under the supervision of a third-party neutral to ensure that no participant achieves an advantage through the design of the process. Common types of ADR processes used in Texas are found in the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures Act, Ch. 154, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code. State of Texas Mediation is an impartial third party appointed for dispute resolution services by a court or a governmental body must have the following qualifications: 40 classroom hours of approved training in dispute resolution techniques; and for parent-child disputes, an additional 24 hours training in the fields of family dynamics, child development, and family law. In appropriate circumstances, a court may appoint a person as an impartial third party who does not qualify as described above if the appointment is based on legal or other professional training or experience in particular dispute resolution processes. The Texas Mediator Credentialing Committee, a coalition of Texas mediator organizations, has a voluntary credentialing program. Texas State Bar Association, ADR Section Council Chair; Basic 40-hour Mediation Training, Cont Arbitration A form of ADR, governed by an agreement between the parties or special rules or statutes providing for the process, in which a third-party neutral issues a decision after a streamlined and simplified hearing. Arbitrations may be binding or non-binding. Because of sovereign immunity issues, state agencies must have legislative authorization in order to engage in binding arbitration. Graduate Certificate A certificate in negotiation and dispute resolution is intended for any individual who is interested in learning how to mediate resolutions between disagreeing parties. Educational Prerequisites Most schools offering graduate certificate programs in dispute resolution and negotiation tactics require that students hold at least 4-year degrees. As with many master's degree programs, some schools either require or recommend that incoming students hold real-world experience in the areas of law, mediation or a similar field. Program Coursework Graduate certificate programs related to dispute resolution cover the basic techniques and theories of conflict resolution and negotiation while also providing additional electives in selective aspects of the field. Basic 40 hour training - completion of a minimum of 40 classroom hours of training pursuant to Chapter 154.052 (a) Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. For those applications submitted after July 1, 2004, all candidates must also attest that their training meets or exceeds the standards of the Texas Mediation Trainer Roundtable. Conducted mediation - a process during which the mediator communicates with the parties to a conflict either together or separately to identify with each known party the issues in dispute and possible solutions, and to encourage and facilitate communication, reconciliation, settlement and understanding between the parties. Mediation or Hours of mediation - refers to 'conducted mediation' as defined above. Observation of mediation - that the person observed all of the work of a mediator during a conducted mediation without having any other role in that mediation. Training or Continuing education - any training or continuing education approved by the TMCA. The topics of continuing education must relate to the practice of mediation. Each course must involve study of mediation, negotiation, conflict management techniques or theory, or conflict-related topics from communications, psychology and other related disciplines. 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