Dear Friends of CMCRI:

The Community Mediation Center of Rhode Island (CMCRI), Rhode Island’s only nonprofit Community Mediation Center, is pleased to announce that beginning Monday, October  19^th, 2009, we will be holding our bi-annual 34 Hour Basic Mediation Skills Training on the schedule listed below.  Please feel free to pass this information along to anyone whom you know may be interested.

 

Two important qualities in being a successful leader, manager, or business person are understanding what others want and need and the ability to effectively communicate what you want. Basic Mediation Skills Training is a first step in becoming a more skilled leader, problem solver and peace maker.  This training will teach you facilitation skills and techniques to enhance communication, conflict resolution, information gathering, perspective-taking, problem-solving, interest-based negotiating, and agreement writing.  Mediators are able to help others get past assumptions, acknowledge difficult and emotional conversation content, and help make communication productive. Some of the topics covered in this training include: mediator neutrality, perception, active listening, the mediation process, and the practical and ethical considerations involved in mediating disputes.  The training format is highly interactive and includes mini-lecture; small and large group exercises; and role-playing family, neighborhood, and small claims disputes.  Trainees are invited to apprentice at CMCRI where they will receive free mentoring, support and feedback, continuing education and training, and numerous opportunities to intervene in a wide variety of court and community disputes.

 

BMST Schedule:

 Mon 10/19: 5:30PM - 8:30PM: (snacks and beverages provided)

 

 Wed 10/21: 5:30PM - 8:30PM: (snacks and beverages provided)

 

 Sat 10/24: 9:00AM - 3:30PM: - 30 minute lunch break (lunch and continental breakfast provided)

 

 Mon 10/26: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM: (snacks and beverages provided)

 

 Wed 10/28: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM: (snacks and beverages provided)

 

 Sat: 10/31: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM: No lunch break (continental breakfast provided)

 

 Mon 11/2: 5:45 PM - 8:45 PM: (snacks and beverages provided)

 

 Wed 11/4 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM: (snacks and beverages provided)

 

 Sat 11/7: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM: 30 minute lunch break (lunch and continental breakfast provided)

 

Sat (Date TBD – approximately 1 month after the last day of training): 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Optional make-up/role play class (continental breakfast provided)

 

Location:  The training will take place in CMCRI’s office on 570 Broad Street, Providence, RI, (401) 273-9999. Please note we are located on the second floor in a building without an elevator. Please let us know if you have any accessibility issues so we may attempt to make accommodations.

 

Cost: The cost is $500 per person, plus a $25 materials fee. We do offer discounts to not-for-profit agencies enrolling multiple trainees, and we also have a limited number of partial scholarships available (All scholarship recipients will be required to pay the $25 materials fee.). Additional information for non-profit agencies: if two or more people in your agency register for this training, we will allow for a discount of $100 per registrant.  CMCRI does not accept credit cards.

 

Refund Policy:  Refunds will be given until the day before the first class.  After that time, refunds will only be given with approval from the Executive Director and will only be granted in extenuating circumstances such as a family or personal emergency.  CMCRI will subtract a $75 processing fee from any refund.

How to register:  Slots fill up quickly, so please call or e-mail us as soon as possible to reserve your space in the training. Please either send an e-mail to vmoreno-jackson@cmcri.org, or call (401) 273-9999.  If you have registered for the training, payment for the training must be received by Monday, October 12^th in order to keep your reservation for the class.

 

Additional information:  

1) The total training is 34 hours.  With the exception of the final Saturday class on 11/7, which all trainees must attend, participants can miss up to 5 hours of the training provided they participate in CMCRI’s 4 hour optional make-up/role play class which will be scheduled within 2 months of the Basic Skills Training.  Certificates for the Basic Mediation Skills Training will not be issued until the training (or make-up training, if necessary) is completed.

2) RI MCLE Commission has granted 20 credits (including 2 ethics credits) for CMCRI’s past Basic Mediation Skills trainings.  For additional information, please see the attached document, or please feel free to call or e-mail us.  Please feel free to pass this information along to anyone whom you think may be interested.

3) CEU credits have also been granted in the past to social workers and educators.  CMCRI has applied for social work credits for this training; please inquire for more information.