Qualifications Rules for Court-Connected Mediators and Arbitrators
Continuing Education Information for Court-Connected Mediators
Under the Court-Connected Mediator Qualifications Rules that were adopted effective August 1, 2005, the rules regarding continuing education for mediators include the following:
Overview of CME Hours Required Biannually* |
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General Civil Mediators
(Small Claims, FED, Circuit Court, Truancy) |
Domestic Relations Mediators
(Custody and Parenting, Financial Issues) |
Total Hours |
12 |
24 |
Confidentiality |
1 |
2 |
Mediator Ethics |
1 |
2 |
Subject-Matter Specific |
0 |
12 |
* Biannual reporting period begins on January 1 of the year following the mediators' approval by the local determining authority. Local courts may require annual reporting. Check with your local coordinator for policies regarding reporting in your court. |
This chart is for informational purposes only. To determine whether an individual mediator has met the continuing education requirement, please refer to the full text of the rule here. |
Allowable Formats for Continuing Mediator Education
The rule has been written to allow a variety of educational formats, including:
- Live program (conference, seminar, presentation, discussion, brown bag or salon)
- Audio, video or web-based program (conference, seminar, presentation, or discussion)
- Receiving supervision as part of a training mentorship
- Formally debriefing mediation cases with supervisor and/or mediator colleagues
- Lecturing or teaching qualified continuing education course
- Reading, authoring or editing written materials with significant mediation content
Tracking Continuing Mediator Education
It is the responsibility of individual mediators to track and report their own continuing education. An on-line tracking form is available here. The information entered into this form will be downloaded into a database which is available to court personnel. An individual mediator who uses this form to track continuing education can get a progress report from their local mediation coordinator. A paper tracking form is also available here.