Low Cost Mediation Training Offered in Virginia

Feb. 11, 2015 - PRLog -- There is good news for mediators struggling to find low cost trainings for certification.  Many states, including Virginia, require continuing education for all court certified mediators.  The Virginia Mediation Network  produces excellent educational seminars that provide opportunities for continuing education credits. In the last few years they have offered two conferences every year, one in the fall and one in the spring.  This year, VMN is offering short regional sessions for the statewide spring conference.  Each session will be two hours long.  The Supreme Court of Virginia, Division of Dispute Resolution Services approved the session for 2 ethic credits.  The cost is $10 for early registration for members of the Virginia Mediation Network.  Costs are higher for non-members and late registration.  VMN will facilitate sessions in eight different locations throughout Virginia.

The first group of regional meetings begin with a 90-minute video presentation. The presentation is in the style of a panel discussion/webinar.  After the video, an on-site facilitator will join participants to talk about the issues raised in the video.  The participants will enjoy a chance to network with other mediators, over refreshments.

The session, “Challenges in Running a Mediation Practice:  Logistics, Ethics, and Getting Down to Business” helps mediators figure out how to set up or grow their mediation practices.  We combine the “nuts and bolts” of good business practices with the ethical requirements to create strategies to grow your mediation practice. Facilitated by Harrisonburg attorney/mediator/collaborative lawyer, Marshall Yoder, all three panelists are mediators who have run their own mediation-focused businesses.   Bob Carpenter,the principle of Vantage Mediation in Winchester, leads a session on the financial issues of the practice.  Karen Richards, of Karen Richards Training and Mediation,  LLC in Virginia Beach, addresses marketing.  Brenda Waugh, a mediator and attorney with Brenda Waugh, Attorney at Law, L.C. will address business planning.

Participants may register on-line at the VMN website, http://www.vamediation.org/