Shout out to peer mediators

Today I met a woman who had been a peer mediator back in high school. She glowed when she talked about the great feeling it gave her to help her classmates by serving as a mediator. She remembers that it helped develop her leadership skills.

We provide peer mediation training in our local school systems and in area independent schools. We don't claim that we can prevent violence in schools, but according to a principal we worked with, "it can change the climate of a school."

Teachers are up against a lot these days. We've got a Conflict Resolution for Educators training coming up April 24th. Let us know if you'd like to sign up.

And hey, if you were a peer mediator in school what was it like for you? If you are one now, how's it going?

Welcome to the Dispute Settlement Center's Blog!

We know that dispute resolution including mediation is a great field. US News and World Report has declared "Mediator" as one of the best careers for 2009.



In bad economic times, people need help with conflicts perhaps more than ever. While mediation is not a substitute when legal assistance is needed, working out your conflicts with a third party neutral, or learning how to do it yourself, can save money, time, and heart ache.



Have you used mediation before? Have your kids learned to be peer mediators? Are you in a conflict right now that you need help with?