What are some other opportunities to mediate outside of a court program?
Opportunities to mediate outside of court programs vary from state to state depending on how well-developed mediation is in a particular state. For more information on mediation opportunities in a particular state, you may try searching the dispute resolution office for the state in which you are interested. There are a couple of organizations that offer the opportunity to mediate in Chicago. One such organization is the Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR). CCR is a community mediation organization that offers the opportunity to mediate in a volunteer capacity. In the past, only those who went through CCR’s 40-hour mediation training and met their qualification standards were certified to mediate for them; however, they’ve recently added a 1-day volunteer training for those who have already received mediation training. Contact Ericka Jackson at ejackson@ccrchicago or at 312-922-6464, ext. 15 for more information. If you are interested in private family mediation, you may try contactin
