CONNECTICUT MEDIATION ASSOCIATION
OUR PURPOSE
To make mediation the first option
OUR PROMISE
- Advance mediation via training and education
- Reduce conflicts via alternative dispute resolution
- Provide an affordable alternative to litigation
- Promote highest standards of ethics and best practices
OUR VISION
- Help put CT in the forefront of Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Help reduce polarization between people and communities
Voices
Experience the extraordinary work that our members & partners are doing to resolve disputes in their community
Narrative
Excellent for parties that have an on-going relationship beyond the mediation, this style of mediation focuses on creating distance between the parties, on the one hand, and the conflict, on the other, through story telling. Once the story is told, the disputants then work with the mediator to create a new story, one that involves agreement and resolution.
Transformative
The goal of transformative mediation is quite appropriately the transformation of the relationship between the parties. The mediator accomplishes this by focusing on the interactions between the disputants. They facilitate constructive communication by empowering the parties and encouraging recognition of differing points of view.
Evaluative
Evaluative mediation focuses on determining the strengths and weaknesses of the legal issues in a case; anticipating how a judge or jury might respond. The parties can meet separately and the mediator often directly influences the outcome of the mediation.
Facilitative
This style of mediation focuses on the interests and needs of the parties and the role of the mediator as an impartial facilitator. The mediator guides parties through a problem-solving process that focuses on active listening and self-determined solutions. Substantive subject knowledge is not required as these mediators guide the process, not the content of the mediation.
Manhattan Justice Opportunities provides community-based diversion and sentencing options to reduce the use of incarceration and criminal convictions for people charged with both low-level offenses and felonies. Our social workers and case managers strive to make each case an opportunity to positively alter the direction of a person’s life, connecting participants with social services to address the underlying issues that often fuel involvement with the justice system.
The Quinnipiac Dispute Resolution Workshop, sponsored by the center, brings distinguished scholars to both campuses to engage students, practitioners and professors in lively discussions about important issues in the field. Furthermore, Quinnipiac’s Dispute Resolution program was ranked 15th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in its 2023 Best Graduate School rankings.
The center's 40-hour mediation training course provides a comprehensive introduction to mediation and conflict management. It also recently expanded its offerings with the addition of a negotiation training course.