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Basic 40-Hour Mediation
Prepare for 40 intensive hours of dispute resolution theory and practice. In addition to covering topics that meet the standards for training mediators in Texas, this course gives special emphasis to psychological, financial, cultural, legal, social, and procedural dynamics of mediation. Lectures, role plays, case studies, and demonstrations are designed to instill the skills needed by successful mediators. This training may be applied toward partial fulfillment of the requirements for membership in the Association for Conflict Resolution. This course complies with the standards set by the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable and Chapter 154 Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code.
Course Dates: January 20 - 24, 2010 / June 23 - 27, 2010
Location: Texas Woman's University, Denton Campus
Cost: $999 - Add $50 after January 6, 2010 / June 9, 2010

Family Mediation
A brief review of mediation techniques will precede an in-depth look at the psychological and economic impact of divorce, family dynamics, domestic violence, and components of family law. Topics will include complex custody, support, visitation, tax, and property issues, as well as child development and family systems. The class will also explore ethical issues of family mediation and feature technological advances utilized in marital property disputes. This training can be used to meet the requirement for judicial appointments in family cases in Texas. This course complies with the standards set by the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable and Chapter 154 Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code.
Course Dates: May 13 - 16, 2010 / October 7 - 10, 2010
Location:  Texas Woman's University, Denton Campus
Cost: $799 - Add $50 after April 29, 2010 / September 23, 2010

Conflict Resolution
A core course for any conflict specialist, this class provides instruction in such essential skills as empathetic–communication, active listening, productive questioning, managing group dynamics, consensus building, and collaborative problem solving. An understanding of the sources of conflict, coupled with a knowledge of conflict styles, enhances the ability to resolve disputes and enables the conflict specialist to work in a variety of settings. Co-trainer, Dr. Linda Galindo, Organizational Change Management Specialist.
Course Dates: August 26 - 29, 2010
Location: Texas Woman's University, Denton Campus
Cost: $799 - Add $50 after August 12, 2010

Advanced Mediation
Extensive skills training in the areas of communication and negotiation as a mediator will be followed by specific training in selected areas of law: employment, partnerships, debtor/creditor law and personal injury. Advanced instruction in such selected areas as solution focused collaboration, reframing and closure will include intensive coaching and mock mediations to assess the student's level of expertise and help each person improve. Students will learn from their own psychological inventories what their strengths and challenges are as a professional mediator. All participants of Advanced Mediation will take an advanced psychological inventory examination in order to increase self-awareness and emotional intelligence. $799
Course Date: April 15 - 19, 2010
Location: Texas Woman's University, Denton Campus
Cost: $799 - Add $50 after April 1, 2010

Mediation Practicum (Non-Credit Only)
Required of all candidates seeking a Certificate in Conflict Resolution, this clinic gives mediators the opportunity to gain experience under personal supervision. Requirements of the practicum include observing, participating in, and conducting actual mediations arranged by the instructor. Students will receive a Certificate in Conflict Resolution once courses have been successfully completed and the instructor has no reason to require further development from them. $950