30-Hour Civil Facilitative Hybrid Mediator Training – online

30-Hour Civil Facilitative Hybrid Mediation ONLINE Class 

8-week class – Wednesday afternoons in September and ending in November

Dates: Sept 14, 21, 28; Oct 5,12, 19,26 and Nov 2

Time: 5:00 to 9:15 pm

Cost: $800

CRC’s 30-Hour Mediator Training is a comprehensive, experiential course that teaches how to skillfully facilitate conversations between people in conflict by having frank and important dialogues and assisting them to reach mutually satisfactory outcomes. This course is designed for all individuals wanting to learn to mediate for use at home, in their communities, and professionally for social workers, attorneys, psychologists, and many other human-centered professions.

During the training, mediation students learn the mediation process and gain skills to help mediation participants have productive conversations and support their self-determination. Each module of CRC’s mediation course is infused with discussions of bias, race, and other cultural difficulties, and students are challenged to be aware of their affects of joining participants’ conversation during this vulnerable time of conflict. Students learn to identify the interests and fundamental needs that underlie the positions of people in conflict and learn ways to listen effectively, manage impasse, and tend to the needs of all participants. Additionally, participants learn skills to remain neutral in challenging situations and gain an understanding of ethical issues that may arise when mediating parties in conflict.

Participants will purchase The Mediator’s Handbook: Revised & Expanded Fourth Edition (look for the orange cover), by Jennifer E. Beer and Caroline C. Packard. It may be purchased when registering, and it will be mailed to you with the course manual. You will receive the materials a few days before the first session of class. It is also available through on-line bookstores.

Credentials: This 30-hour Civil Facilitative Mediator Training is certified to meet all requirements of both the Minnesota Supreme Court’s Rule 114 Training Guidelines and the Community Dispute Resolution Program Training Requirements for community mediators in Minnesota. Upon completion of this course, participants will be eligible for inclusion on the Minnesota Rule 114 Qualified Neutral Civil Roster as well as be eligible to volunteer with community mediation centers throughout Minnesota.

Professional Credits:

30 Alternative Dispute Resolution Credits (ADR)

30 Continuing Legal Education Credits (CLEs): 25 Standard), 2 Ethics, and 3 Elimination of Bias Credits

CRC is a non-profit organization. If you are interested in this training and feel you cannot afford to pay the entire fee, please go to scholarship application under the Trainings/Events tab at www.crcminnesota.org and complete the scholarship request form.

GROUPS: If you are interested in registering a group, please contact janet@CRCminnesota.org to inquire about group rates.

Trainers:

Erica Backstrom

Erica holds a Juris Doctor from Hamline University School of Law and is a qualified neutral under Rule 114. Previously, Erica served as Executive Director of the Volunteer Attorney Program (VAP), a non-profit organization that works with volunteer attorneys to provide quality pro bono civil legal services to low-income individuals and families in Northeastern Minnesota. Bringing over ten years of experience working with victims of trauma, abuse and at-risk youth, Erica is passionate about conflict resolution’s ability to empower participants through a process that honors each individual’s voice and recognizes the value of seeing other perspectives respectfully. Erica is an experienced Restorative Services practitioner, participating in circles to address youth truancy, community building and Restorative Justice with Woodland Hills, Inc. and Men as Peacemakers.

Zina Fizer

Zina Alston Fizer was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN. She attended North Community High School in North Minneapolis and received a BA in Communications and a Masters degree in Advocacy and Political Leadership from Metropolitan State University in St Paul, MN. Zina is a former democratic candidate for Minnesota Senate SD44. She is passionate about human rights, diversity and inclusion. She believes that “we all do better; when we all do better”. Zina is Housing Program Manager and mediation trainer at CRC. Zina is a gifted communicator, educator, and mediator, bringing a wealth of experience with community members who are unhoused, recently exited prison, and involved in court systems.