Mediation Certificate

Certificate Overview

Mediation is a rapidly growing field of study. An alternative to the legal system, therapy or counseling, the facilitative mediation process empowers people to resolve conflict in a wide variety of areas including divorce/child custody, health care, workplace, and arbitration.

Colorado State University School of Social Work in collaboration with the Institute for Advanced Dispute Resolution (IADR) is now offering a certificate designed to train professionals to negotiate and resolve disputes and is similar to programs often available through law schools.

This unique collaboration between the School of Social Work and IADR provides participants with an outstanding faculty and a challenging and practice-based curriculum that will enhance and advance any career including those in the field of social work.

Benefits & Outcomes

You will be prepared for employment in government, education, law, social work, insurance, and corporations as professional mediators or as professional arbitrators if the advanced arbitration course is selected. Mediation is a rapidly growing field of study providing communication, negotiation, problems-solving, and conflict resolution skills that are transferable to a variety of fields and will enhance and advance any career.

Curriculum

The certificate consists of two phases of courses. Phase I is foundational and includes the Core Mediation course. You then complete two of the Phase II classes to earn the full certificate.

In addition to a certificate, some of these courses are also authorized for recertification in the fields of law, human resources and family life education allowing you to earn a variety of professional education credits/units. Individual course descriptions will indicate if a course is approved for these types of credits.

Visit our mediation FAQ for answers to commonly asked questions about the program.

Phase I — Foundation Mediation Skills (required course)

Phase II — Advanced Mediation Skills (select 6 credits)

If you have completed a 40-hour foundational mediation course, you are free to take any of the advanced mediation skills courses as stand-alone courses.