Rule 11. Qualifying as Mediator
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 12. Civil Procedure
T. 12, Ch. 37, App., Rule 11
Rule 11. Qualifying as Mediator
2. At least 20 hours of initial mediator training, which shall include instruction and practice in the introduction to mediation, calming techniques, listening skills, negotiations, holding private meetings within mediation, working toward an agreement, specifying terms in an agreement, and other requirements specified by a program and/or Director;
1. To maintain qualification, mediators must be reviewed and reapproved by their program coordinator and by the Director each fiscal year. To be eligible for continuing mediator certification, the mediator shall have, during the reporting period, ten hours of program sponsored service as a mediator or co-mediator in a program certified under the Act, and a program evaluation of “satisfactory” as a mediator, or less than ten hours of program sponsored service as a mediator or co-mediator plus participation during the reporting period in subject related continuing education activities which may include coursework in related areas at a college or professional school, dispute resolution conference attendance, additional or refresher mediator training, and a program evaluation of “satisfactory” as a mediator.
3. At least 40 hours of family and divorce mediator training, which shall include instruction and practice in the mediation process--stages of mediated problem solving, communication and conciliation skills, negotiation, holding private meetings within mediation, conflict analysis and design of mediation strategies, legal aspects of divorce and custody issues, approaches to parenting and property and financial issues, dealing with deadlocks in mediation, psychological issues of divorce, mediator power and influence, reaching closure and writing agreements, and ethical issues in mediation;
1. To maintain qualification, family and divorce mediators must be reviewed and reapproved by their program coordinator and by the Director each fiscal year. To be eligible for continuing certification, the mediator shall have, during the reporting period, eighty hours of program sponsored service as mediator or co-mediator in a program certified under the Act, and a program evaluation of “satisfactory” as a mediator, or less than eighty hours of program sponsored service as a family and divorce mediator or co-mediator plus service as a training coach, mentor, or peer evaluator, or participation during the reporting period in subject related continuing education activities which may include dispute resolution conference attendance, additional or refresher mediator training, and a program evaluation of “satisfactory” as a family and divorce mediator. This program evaluation is to be based on a rating of “satisfactory” following at least one observation annually by the program coordinator or his/her designated peer evaluator of the family and divorce mediator; ongoing evaluation of mediator performance through exit surveys completed by parties, attorneys, evaluators, if present, and the mediator; and fulfillment of the volunteer's service commitment.
Credits
Adopted effective April 8, 1986. Amended effective April 20, 1989; March 14, 1996.
Dispute Resolution Rule 11, 12 O. S. A. Ch. 37, App., OK ST DISPUTE RES Rule 11
Current with amendments received through April 15, 2024. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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