Board Certification & Training

Board Certification

A candidate completing one of the three basic mediation trainings, a second basic mediation training course or one of the Academy’s elective courses shall qualify the candidate to make application for designation as a Board Certified Member of the Academy. In addition to submitting a written application to the Certification Committee and satisfactorily completing the required classwork, the candidate must also:

• Complete 25 Mediations (pro bono mediations will count toward satisfying this requirement).
• Submit three letters of recommendation from persons or legal representatives who were present at mediations conducted by the candidate.
• Apply for and receive written recognition by the Credentials Committee.

Board Certification is the highest professional status awarded by the Academy

Training Offered

• Basic Caucus Mediation 40hrs
• Basic Conference Mediation (Facilitative & Transformative) 40hrs
• Basic Comprehensive Family Mediation 40hrs
• Advanced Mediation 24hrs
• Attorney Role in Mediation 24hrs
• Arbitration 24hrs
• Negotiation 24hrs
• ADR Systems Design 24hrs
• International Commercial Dispute Resolution 24hrs

Certificate of Completion

A member completing any of the above training will receive a Certificate of Completion from the Academy.