Family and civil mediators are not formally regulated by any single body. Most of the best mediators however are accredited by one of the organizations that have established standards of accreditation.
Most accreditation standards require mediators in training to have a certain number of hours/combinations of observation, co-mediation and sole mediation experience, as well as certain numbers of cases mediated to completion.
Riverdale Mediation offers opportunities for internships leading to accreditation with such accrediting organizations. At any given time we have several interns, and we aim to assign an intern to each case. Interns will have the opportunity to work with all Riverdale Mediation associates, and gain experience in all aspects of a successful mediation and ADR practice.
Mediation interns pay a fixed fee for the time that the principals devote to their learning; once the intern is able to mediate independently in the opinion of the principal, there are no further fees associated with the internship. For more information contact Valerie@riverdalemediation.com.
We also incorporate volunteers into the practice, to assist with many aspects of our ADR services and practice. For more information contact valerie@riverdalemediation.com.
Internships
Family and civil mediators are not formally regulated by any single body. Most of the best mediators however are accredited by one of the organizations that have established standards of accreditation.
Most accreditation standards require mediators in training to have a certain number of hours/combinations of observation, co-mediation and sole mediation experience, as well as certain numbers of cases mediated to completion.
Riverdale Mediation offers opportunities for internships leading to accreditation with such accrediting organizations. At any given time we have several interns, and we aim to assign an intern to each case. Interns will have the opportunity to work with all Riverdale Mediation associates, and gain experience in all aspects of a successful mediation and ADR practice.
Mediation interns pay a fixed fee for the time that the principals devote to their learning; once the intern is able to mediate independently in the opinion of the principal, there are no further fees associated with the internship. For more information contact Valerie@riverdalemediation.com.
We also incorporate volunteers into the practice, to assist with many aspects of our ADR services and practice. For more information contact valerie@riverdalemediation.com.