Online County Mediation Training

The DRC County Mediation Training is certified by The Florida Supreme Court.  It is offered over four days; daily from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. for individuals wishing to serve as county mediators for Florida’s trial courts.  The materials on this page contain some, but not all, of the training materials.

Introduction to Training / Resource Materials

1. County Mediation Training Agenda
2. DRC County Mediator’s Manual
3. Background Screening Process for County Mediators
4. County Mediation Training Requirements
5. Required Readings 
6. Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators
7. Training and Certification Process Overview Supplement
8. MEAC Opinion 2009-007
9. MEAC Opinion 2006-007

Day 1

1. State Court Process: Confidentiality Highlights
2. Beginning the Mediation: Functions of a Mediator
3. Opening Statement: Opening Statement Materials

Day 2

1. Michigan’s ADR Office: Using Zoom to Conduct Online Mediation
2. Attorneys in Mediation

Day 3

1. Cheat Sheet Mediation 101 
2. Small Claims Agreement, Alachua County
3. Ending Mediation: Buyers v Sellars Exercise for Writing An Agreement 
4. Ethics Exercise
5. Ethics Rules to Consider
6. Ethics Rules Outline
7. Mediator Certification: Highschool Diploma/GED Affidavit
8. Mediation Role Play Critique Form

Day 4

1. County Mediation Training Audit