Civil & Family Mediation Training

Live Virtual Event - October 11-15, 2023, via Zoom

The founders of CCMA (Dr. Char Berquist and Heather Blades) have been offering high-quality professional mediation training for over 15 years. Our 5-day Civil and Family Mediation Training features more than 15 experienced mediators serving as trainers and coaches. Many of these coaches and trainers are also CCMA Associates!

We hope you can join us for our next virtual mediation training, October 11-15, 2023. Register now!​

Training Options

You have three training options to choose from:
  • Civil and family/domestic mediation training (days 1-5, October 11-15): This 40-hour training includes both civil and family/domestic mediation training. It cover basic mediation skills, as well as the information you need to conduct family mediation, particularly child custody mediation.
  • Civil mediation training (days 1-3 only, October 11-13): This training covers basic mediation skills and applies these skills to civil cases. 
  • Family mediation training (days 3-5 only, October 13-15): This advanced training applies basic mediation skills to family cases, including divorce and child custody mediation. Note: You must have completed civil mediation training prior to attending this training, as it does not cover basic mediation skills.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 

About the Training

In CCMA's highly interactive virtual mediation training, you will develop your mediation skills through role-plays and interactive exercises. Plus, receive extensive one-on-one coaching and evaluations of your skill development from coaches with a wide range of experience in a variety of types of civil and family mediation. This is truly a feature that sets CCMA's training apart from others! Mediation is as much an art as a science, and participants consistently report that the perspectives shared by their coaches are invaluable to their learning. 
The training covers a variety of topics, including:
  • The causes and dynamics of conflict,
  • Listening skills,
  • Negotiation theory,
  • Interests vs. positions – getting at the real goals in a conflict,
  • Diversity, power, and conflict,
  • Mediation techniques, and much more.
Check out a complete list of learning objectives here.

Virtual Format

CCMA's founders are experienced with offering highly interactive online training that incorporates lecture, small group activities, discussion, role play, and other dynamic elements in a socially-distanced format.

By structuring our online trainings using the most up-to-date virtual education pedagogy, CCMA provides excellent learning outcomes and outstanding participant experiences. Plus you can learn about mediation from the comfort of your home or office!
In the words of our past training attendees:
  • "The training was excellent! There were enough activities, breaks, and interaction to keep it from never getting tedious  - that is truly a feat!"
  • "I felt connected to the group - this is one of the most engaging trainings I've ever participated in."​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
  • I’ve been in various Zoom trainings for a year, and this was my favorite in terms of allowing participation but keeping it moving along."
  • "This was one of the most engaging and seamless trainings that I've participated in or conducted."

Over a Dozen Trainers and Coaches

CCMA's Mediation Training offers an unparalleled learning environment by bringing together expert trainers as well as coaches with experience in all types of mediation, including civil mediation, family mediation, employment mediation, dependency mediation, victim-offender mediation, and more.

​Unlike some other trainings, where you hear from just one or two principal trainers, CCMA's training allows you to learn from many mediators with a wide variety of perspectives and approaches to mediation. Additionally, this offers networking opportunities with experienced professional mediators and conflict professionals.

State-Approved Training

CCMA's mediation training is designed to meet most state's mediator requirements.
  • Completion of CCMA's civil training meets the mediation training requirement for Missouri Supreme Court Rule 17 for general civil mediators, and the family training meets Rule 88 requirements for family mediators.* 
  • This 40-hour training is approved for CDRE in Kansas as a core civil or domestic mediation training. ​
  • The event has also previously been approved for mediators in other states including Illinois, Texas, Arizona, and Louisiana.
​Don't see your state listed - contact us (we have information on mediation training requirements nationwide). 
This mediation training has been previously approved in:
  • Missouri 
  • Kansas 
  • ​Louisiana
  • Texas
  • Illinois
  • ​Arizona
  • Plus it meets most other states' training requirements!
*Individual circuits may have additional requirements for mediators who wish to receive direct court referrals.

Continuing Education Credits

This training provides between 20-40 hours of continuing education credit* (based on the credit type), and has been previously approved for the following types of credit:
  • CLE (continuing legal education) -  5-day training = 40.8 MCLE including 2.7 ethics hours; 38.5 Kansas CLE 
  • Counselor Continuing Education
  • NASW (from the National Association of Social Workers)
  • CEU (continuing education units - one CEU is awarded for every 10 hours of participation)
  • SPHR, GPHR, and PHR (from the Society of Human Resources Management) - for the civil mediation training portion**
  • ​CDRE credit in Kansas​

CE credits for other types of professionals may also be available. Contact us for more information. 
​
**This training has been previously approved for SPHR/PHR credit; participants will receive a certificate of completion which they must individually submit to the organization to have the training hours approved following the event.​

Training Fees

Picture
CCMA's mediation training offers an uparalleled value. Your registration fee includes the following:
  • Completion of a certified mediation training program.
  • Instruction and coaching from over a dozen mediation and conflict professionals.
  • Over 500 pages of interactive digital training materials.
  • Access to a Google classroom with additional resources and features.
  • Continuing education credits.
  • A certificate of completion, suitable for framing.
 Seats are limited, and our trainings have consistently sold out for the past several years, so early registration is recommended. ​Receive a 10% discount when you register 3+ participants with the code GROUP. 
  • 5-day Civil and Family Mediation Training - $1000 ($1100 after 9/15)
  • 3-day Civil Mediation Training - $750 ($850 after 9/15)
  • 3-day Family Mediation Training - $750 ($850 after9/15)

​Receive a 10% discount when you register 3+ participants with the code GROUP. 

What Sets CMMA Mediation Training Apart?

Over a dozen highly experienced trainers and coaches.

State-certified mediation training.
​
A Google classroom with additional resources.

Networking opportunities with professional mediators.
​Highly interactive virtual training.

​500+ pages of interactive digital training materials.

A 5-day training - so you are done in less than a week.

We have a 20+ years of mediation training experience.