Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) 

Books and Training

There is no uniformly recognized training for mediation.  However, a 40 hour training is generally considered the minimum to practice, and is usually accepted by courts and mediation centers in the US and Canada.

• The Mediation Process, an excellent and thorough book by Christopher Moore
• Baha'i Justice Society - provides 40-hour mediation trainings several times per year
• California State University at Dominguez Hills - M.A. Program and Certificate programs
• California State University Humboldt - Certificate Program
• Fresno Pacific Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies - a graduate school, Mennonite-based conflict resolution program
• Pepperdine University - Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
• University of Nevada, Reno - beginning and advanced conflict resolution training, certificates

Organizations and General Information

• The American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution
  • Mediation is not the practice of law (ABA policy statement)
  • Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators (1994 adopted version)
  • Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators (Dec 2004s revised drafts)
• Association for Conflict Resolution
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• Baha'i Justice Society
• Campus Conflict Resolution Resources
• Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking (CRJ&P)
• Conflict Resolution Center International
• CRInfo
• Conflict Resolution Network Canada
• Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
• Graduate School Information
• Mediate.com
• National Association For Community Mediation (private practice mediation centers)
• Victim Offender Mediation Association (VOMA)

State and Local Mediation Resources

California state and local organizations

• California Dept of Consumer Affairs - local mediation programs list by county
• California Courts Self-Help Center - info on Mediation  and their document on ADR
• Northern California Mediation Association (NCMA)
  P.O. Box 544
  Corte Madera, CA 94976-0544
  (650) 745-3842
• Southern California Mediation Association
• California State Mediation & Conciliation Service (SMCS)

Private Practice Mediation centers

• Northern California Mediation Center Marin Co, California
• Neighborhood Mediation Center, Washoe County, Reno, Nevada
• Mosten Mediation Centers network (a network of private practice mediation centers)