Course details

  • March 7&8, 2023

  • 9am-1pm EST both days

  • Online via Zoom

  • Approved to complete the 2 observation requirement for Virginia Court Mediator Certification levels.

  • Cost: $495

Course curriculum

    1. Course overview

    2. Notice - Dispute Resolution Service at the Supreme Court of Virginia

    3. How to use this course

    4. Before we begin...

    5. Course Agenda

    1. Zoom details

    2. Zoom Meeting Controls

    1. Standards of Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Certified Mediators

    2. Structured Mediation Observation Form

    3. Agreement to Mediate Sample

    4. Warrant in Debt

    5. Overview - The Stages of the Mediation Process (Expanded)

    6. Overview - The Stages of the Mediation Process (Short)

    7. Sample Mediated Agreement

    8. What If Handout Worksheet

    1. Training evaluation

    2. General District Court Certification Next Steps

    3. Mentee Evaluation Form

    4. Mentee Portfolio Form

    5. Application for Mediation Certification

    6. Virginia Supreme Court Certified Mediation Forms

    7. NVMS Conflict Resolution Center Programs and Services

About this course

  • $495.00
  • 22 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

Program structure

Live online sessions

Activities include: Mediation demonstrations; practice, review and large-group discussion of mediation stages, sample agreements, practice responding to instructor-led ‘What If’ Scenarios, and other potential dynamics during a mediation.

About The Trainer

Linda W. Hall (She/Her)

Linda W. Hall is a Supreme Court of Virginia certified mentor mediator. Her company, L.Hall and Co., LLC, provides alternative dispute resolution services, including mediation, arbitration, and conflict resolution and diversity training. In addition to NVMS CRC, she is a lead mediator in the Federal Shared Neutrals Program and a mediator for the Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division of the District of Columbia Superior Court. Linda is a retired member of the Federal Senior Executive Service. She is a member of the Virginia Mediation Network. She is an associate member of the American Bar Association and Dispute Resolution Section. Ms. Hall received special training in EEO matters and is Safe Zone Trained.