The Mediation Center of Rochester

MEDIATION
Mediation is a voluntary process whereby a trained, third party - mediator - facilitates people in conflict to resolve differences which the disputants are unable to resolve by themselves. The mediator directs the process wherein the parties arrive at their own, mutually acceptable, solutions.

Divorce, Family and Marital Mediation

Religious Community

Business, Not-for-profits, and Community

Association for Conflict Resolution's Approved Training in Divorce and Family Mediation

Basic Negotiation and Mediation Skills for the Resolution of Both Individual and Organizational Conflicts

Services Offered
MEDIATION Mediation is a voluntary process whereby a trained, third party - mediator - facilitates people in conflict to resolve differences which the disputants are unable to resolve by themselves. The mediator directs the process wherein the parties arrive at their own, mutually acceptable, solutions.		Customer Comments: I cannot thank you enough for your sage counsel with regard to our separation. As you know, these situations are difficult and your reasoning and manner and the process itself made it less demanding than my Wife and I thought it would be. While it doesn’t lessen the import of the decisions we are making, it allows us to conduct our affairs in an amicable style. R.O. Again, my thanks to you for all of your work. You were very helpful in making a difficult situation flow smoothly. You are very good at what you do! S.S. Thank you for your patience and help during this time. You do a wonderful job of keeping things even, emotions in check and explaining our rights, options and the law. We appreciate all of this to get us through a process that is painful enough without having to make it more adversarial. P.B Couples who choose to end their marriage face so much – the emotions of their children, the challenges of single life, the reactions of their friends and family. It is an uncomfortable, but sometimes necessary part of our world. On the upside, we have people such as yourself, who are there to guide couples through the process of mediation. Kudos for the work you do and for making a difficult time a little more palatable for your clients. S.R.
Divorce, Family and Marital Mediation
Separation and Divorce Mediation/Post Divorce/Prenuptial Contracts Family Crisis (Budgeting, parent-child, aging parent, disability and illness) Reconciliation between husband and wife
Religious Community
Between congregations and pastors Between pastors and denominational leadership With conflicted congregational staff When there is sexual misconduct or sexual harassment
Business, Not-for-profits, and Community
Construction and real estate disputes Employment: Wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, performance appraisals, disciplinary actions, policy implementation, fair treatment Customer/supplier: Unpaid accounts, products liability, personal injury Competitors: Patent infringement, employee raiding, theft of trade secrets Government/Public interest: taxes, real estate, environmental Partnership: Between partners, family business issues
Schools
Creating a "peaceable school" Comprehensive program for creating a peaceful education environment Staff training Peer mediation training and reinforcement Parent education in problem solving with children
TRAINING
Association for Conflict Resolution's Approved Training in Divorce and Family Mediation
The 42-hour course includes all areas necessary to fulfill requirements of the Association for Conflict Resolution's and the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation
Basic Negotiation and Mediation Skills for the Resolution of Both Individual and Organizational Conflicts
This training can be formatted to provide training for specific business, congregational and other organizational applications as well as to individual career goals Negotiation Skills for Real Estate Professionals New York State-approved training for continuing education credit