MONTICELLO, NY — The Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) is looking for community-minded people to join its volunteer mediator panel to provide mediation services in local courts. Although no special degree or prior mediation experience is required, good communication skills and a desire to help others resolve their conflicts effectively and appropriately is a prerequisite.

To prepare participants to mediate community and court-referred cases, the required 30-hour basic mediation training is scheduled October 20, 21, 22 and 23. The training is approved by the NYS Unified Court System’s Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution & Court Improvement.

The training is highly interactive and experiential, using role plays and demonstration. The course is approved for both New York Continuing Legal Education (CLE) 32 credits and Part 146 by the NYS Unified Court System’s Office of ADR Programs & Court Improvement.

For more information about the training contact DRC by emailing rozm@drcservices.org or sullivanmediation@drcservices.org, or call 845/551-1442 or 845/794-3377.