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40-HOUR BASIC
MEDIATION TRAINING

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Winter 2027 Basic Mediation Training (virtual):

Part I – January 8-10

Part II - January 22-24

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Trainer: Leslie Ann Grove: Executive Director, Northwest Mediation Center

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Location: Virtual via Zoom   

 

Cost: $649 - Regional scholarships are available on a case-by-case basis

 

Time: Fridays                       1PM-5PM

             Saturdays / Sundays    9AM-6PM 
 
Training is offered on two non-consecutive weekends for minimal interference with conventional work schedules. Participants must complete both weekends.​​​

Learn the basic art, craft, science, and ethics of facilitating peaceful conflict resolution.
Completion of Northwest Mediation Center’s 40-hour Basic Mediation course is the main prerequisite for entrance into the Practicum Program leading to Mediator Certification.

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Who will benefit from this training?

Teachers – Counselors – Attorneys – Ministers – Social Workers
Human resource staff – Supervisors and Managers – Business Professionals
Customer Service and Sales Persons – Law Enforcement

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Training content includes:

  • Convening skills – how to invite parties to the table

  • Conflict theory – how and why conflicts are born and grow

  • Conflict styles — analyzing approaches to conflict

  • Neutrality and Confidentiality — hallmarks of the process

  • Ethics, conflict resolution process, & techniques — helping parties craft resolutions

  • Agreement writing — helping parties memorialize their agreements

  • Mediation and the Law — how laws affect mediation and how mediated agreements affect litigation

  • Role plays — trying out new skills in mock mediation sessions

  • And much more!

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Refund & Rescheduling Policy

  • Payment timing. Full tuition is due before the class start date, unless a payment plan has been arranged in advance.

  • Rescheduling. If a participant knows before the class starts that they can't attend, they may request that their tuition be applied to a later class, offered within one year of the original date.

  • Reschedule limit. Classes may be rescheduled, and tuition applied, up to two times. After a second reschedule, if the participant does not take the class, the tuition is fully forfeited.

  • Refunds. If a participant requests a refund instead of rescheduling, the amount depends on how far ahead of the start date they cancel. All refunds are initiated within 3 business days of the request. See below:

          Cancellation window: Refund amount

  • 14+ days before start: Full tuition minus a $25 processing fee

  • 5–14 days before start: 50% of tuition

  • 48 hours–5 days before start: 25% of tuition

  • Less than 48 hours before start: No refund, except in documented emergency

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