CO-MEDIATION MENTORING

Have you completed the 40 hour Mediation training and wondered how you can use this new skill in your professional or personal life? Perhaps you complete the training, return to work, and wish you could actually use the process of mediation in your workplace. Many people who complete the 40 hour mediation training also set a goal to become a Texas Credentialed Mediator. The Alice Dendinger Alliance Group has designed a process called “co-mediation mentoring” to assist you in applying the lessons you learned in the 40 hour program and reaching your goals.

Alice Dendinger works with you in an actual mediation. When you are aware of an opportunity for mediation, contact Texas Certified Mediator, Alice Dendinger. Together, you will set up and facilitate the mediation. You will learn an approach to mediation practiced by Alice Dendinger. You and Alice will co-mediate just as you learned in your training. After the mediation, you will debrief with Alice to discuss “what went right” and “what could have been done better.” You will revisit each step taken in the mediation to affirm and strengthen your skills as a mediator.

The Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Procedures Act

In 1987, the Texas Legislature enacted the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Procedures Act. This legislation sets out as the policy of the State of Texas to encourage early resolution of pending litigation through voluntary settlement procedures. Since the early 1990’s, hundreds of individuals have completed the 40 hours of training required to mediate disputes as outlined by the legislation. If you have completed the training in compliance with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures Act or a similar legislation from another state, you would be eligible for Co-Mediation Mentoring.