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Civil Mediation Training
What You Will Learn
You will focus your mediation skills to practice resolving disputes between employers and employees, management and labor, businesses and consumers, government and environmental groups, and residents and communities. The training techniques include lecture, video, class discussion, demonstrations and student role-plays.
Prerequisite: Principles of Core Mediation.
Upon completion of this course and the Civil Practicum you can apply with the state of Kansas to be an approved Civil mediator.
Course materials are included in fee and will be distributed on the first day of class.
Please view website for more details on this course.
This course has been approved in Kansas for 24 CLE hours, including 2 hours of Ethics. It has also been approved in KS for 28 CDRE hours, including 2.5 hours of Ethics. This course has been approved in MO for 24 CLE hours, including 3 hours of Ethics.
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Traditional, instructor-led and offered in a classroom at JCCC
$549.00
Civil Mediation Training
Selected Course
Dates: 10/16/2025 - 10/18/2025 Th F Sat
Course type: Mediation
Times: 8:00AM-5:00PM
Location: RC, Regnier Center, 144 Campus Map 
Contact Hours:
Course Code: MEDIATION-200-17
Category: Mediation
Contact Hours: 24.0
Format: Classroom
Schedule Details:
After registering for this course, you can come back to the catalog to register for more courses.
Issues with registering? Please contact us at CERegistration@jccc.edu or call 913-469-2323.
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Civil Mediation Training
Day One
8:00 -10:00 a.m. Recap of Core Mediation Training
The Power and Necessity for Introductions
(Introductions are not just a handshake)
Why We Mediate Civil Cases-Includes Course Systems and Litigation
Exercise: "The Hammer Throw"
10:30-11:00 a.m. Exercise: "The Horse Trade" (Negotiation as a Process)
(Break included while reviewing the Role Play)
11:00-12:00 p.m. Negotiating Civil Disputes and Negotiation Theory
Noon-12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
12:30-1:30 p.m. Negotiation Theory (con't)
If the Mediator Does Not Understand Negotiation, How Can You Facilitate the Negotiation of Others?
1:30-2:30 p.m. Types of Dispute Resolution Processes
Dispute Resolution Spectrum
Asking Civil Litigants to Go Back in Time to Negotiate
Confidentiality in the Mediation Process
2:30-3:30 p.m. Scripting the Mediator's Introduction (small groups)
(Break included with small group breakouts)
3:30-4:30 p.m. Conflict Theory
4:30-5:00 p.m. Recap Where We've Been and Where We're Going
Civil Mediation Training
Day Two
8:00-9:00 a.m. Identifying the Type of Conflict(s) Involved
Ghost Parties
Hidden Agendas
9:00-10:00 a.m. Communications
Reframing Exercises
Active Listening Skills
10:00-12:00 p.m. Mediation - Role Play
(Break included in reviewing facts for Role Play)
Process Mediation Results
12:00-12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30-2:00 p.m. Dealing with Dollars in Civil Mediation
Mediation Styles
Positions vs. Interests
Building the Mediation Agenda to Reach Agreement
Transitioning Positions to Interests and Interests to Options
2:00-4:30 p.m. Complex Mediation - Role Play
(Break included in reviewing facts for Role Play)
4:30-5:00 p.m. Recap of Training Areas and Role Plays
Civil Mediation Training
Training Schedule - Day Three
8:00-10:30 a.m. Ethics in Mediation
Kansas Rules and Missouri Rules
Attorneys Code of Professional Responsibility and New ABA Draft
Including application to attorneys in "non-representational" roles
Discuss Hypothetical Ethics Dilemmas
10:30-2:00 p.m. Complex Mediation - Role Play
Practical Use of Lunch and Breaks to Keep the Mediation Moving
(Break and lunch included during this time)
2:00-2:30 p.m. Process the Mediation Results
2:30-4:00 p.m. Mediation - Role Play
(Break included in reviewing facts for Role Play)
4:00-5:00 p.m. Mediation as a Business
Mediation Groups and Resources
Training Wrap-up
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Civil Mediation Training
| DATE | TIME | DAY | PRICE | AVAILABILITY | LOCATION | |
| 10/16/2025 - 10/18/2025 | 8:00AM-5:00PM | Th F Sat | $549.00 | 16 Seats Open | RC, Regnier Center, 144 Campus Map |
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In Person
help
Traditional, instructor-led and offered in a classroom at JCCC
$549.00
Civil Mediation Training
Selected Course
Dates: 10/16/2025 - 10/18/2025 Th F Sat
Course type: Mediation
Times: 8:00AM-5:00PM
Location: RC, Regnier Center, 144 Campus Map
Contact Hours:
Course Code: MEDIATION-200-17
Category: Mediation
Contact Hours: 24.0
Format: Classroom
Schedule Details:
After registering for this course, you can come back to the catalog to register for more courses.
Issues with registering? Please contact us at CERegistration@jccc.edu or call 913-469-2323.
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