Mediation Training

Basic Mediation Skills Workshop (32 hours*)

The next workshop is scheduled for June 2008.

Tuesday, June 10th, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Thursday, June 12th, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Tuesday, June 17th, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Wednesday, June 18th, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

This workshop develops mediation skills and teaches a structured conflict resolution process. The workshop includes lecture, exercises and role plays with a heavy emphasis on exercises, role plays and structured debriefings. The best way to develop expertise is through practice and reflection.

Most people who take the training find their views on conflict resolution are permanently changed and their interpersonal communication style much improved. Many find they use their mediating skills almost daily, in the dorm, in student groups, in the office, or just interacting with other people in everyday life.

At the conclusion of the workshop all participants who have attended a minimum of 30 hours will receive a certificate of completion of the Basic Mediation Skills Workshop.*

The workshop includes the following topics:

Conflict
The Phases and Principles of Facilitative Mediation
Active Listening and Reframing
The Mediator's Role and Toolbox
Negotiation
Mediator Ethics
Cross-Cultural Issues in Mediation

Trainers:

Ruthy Kohorn Rosenberg - Student Mediation Coordinator, Office of Student Mediation and Community Standards
Mary Rowe - Special Assistant to the President and Ombudsperson, President's Office; Adjunct Professor of Management, Sloan School
Toni Robinson - Ombudsperson, President's Office

Applying for the Training

For questions or to apply for the Basic Mediation Skills Workshop, simply email or call the mediation coordinator at mediation@mit.edu or 617-258-8423

We usually have significantly more applicants than spaces, so if you don't get in the first time, we encourage you to try again.

* To be covered by the Massachusetts statute on mediator confidentiality, a mediator must have a minimum of 30 hours of mediation training.