The Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center (WVDRC) is offering a Resolution Washington and Washington Mediation Association-approved 40-hour Basic Mediation Training (BMT) course in Winter 2020 in collaboration with the Dispute Resolution Center of Tri-Cities and Neutral Ground Dispute Resolution Center. The WVDRC offers this course for anyone who:
• Is interested in becoming a certified volunteer mediator with the WVDRC.
• Wants to learn more effective ways to deal with conflict at work, at home, or in the classroom.
• Is in the legal, counseling, human resources, or education field and needs relevant professional training.
The BMT course teaches the process of mediation, communication skills, and conflict dynamics to promote peaceful and constructive approaches to conflict and its resolution, whether in the workplace, home, or in our community.
Trainees who have completed the BMT course are eligible to begin a mediation practicum to become a certified volunteer mediator with the WVDRC.
Training is approved for 40 Clock Hours for educators. CLE & ethics for attorneys pending.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020 Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
November 17-19, 2020 = session #1; December 1-2, 2020 = session # 2
For more information and to register by check/cash, please contact the WVDRC at info@wvdrc.org or (509) 888-0957.
Location: Zoom application
Our BMT is an interactive learning experience offered over 5 days spanning two weeks (November 17-19 and December 1-2, 2020). Course materials are provided. The registration fee is $500 per person. For groups of 3 or more persons from the same organization, registration is $400 per individual.