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Mediation Certificate Program
| "A highly intensive, interactive program that both challenged me and opened up tremendous opportunities for success in resolving disputes." |
| - Career Public School Administrator |
The University of Connecticut's nationally recognized program is designed to support the expansion of mediation as a method of dispute resolution.
| The next 40-hour Mediation Certificate Course will be held at the Quinnipiac Law Center 10/22, 23,24and October 30, 31, 2009. Click here to get more information on how to register, dates, times, and cost. |
A basic definition for Mediation: "A third party process that helps the disagreeing parties identify a mutually agreeable solution to what had been an intractable problem."
Mediation, however, is broader than the above definition. Mediation is more art than science. Why? Because:
- Mediation brings the two parties together and assists them in identifying an agreement, unlike litigation and arbitration that have the power to force an agreement between disputing parties.
- Mediation also focuses on the relationship between the parties, something that neither litigation nor arbitration are concerned about, as they determine who will win.
- The mediation process has both parties involved in the development of the final agreement and avoids the negative win/lose mentality of litigation and arbitration.
- Mediation values the ongoing relationship that already exists between the parties and works to reinforce that relationship as the settlement is formed.