Mediation Works Programs

Latino Outreach programa disenado para proveer y extender todos los los servicios mediacion a la comunidad Hispana/Latina.

Family Mediation provides mediation services for parents and their adolescent children. It allows modeling of conflict resolution and problem solving skills within the family situation, thus reducing the chance for violence and/or runaways. Services are also provided for couples, for adult siblings, or any other adult family configuration.

Elder Outreach provides mediation services for senior citizens who may be in conflict with their adult children, their caretakers or other seniors.

Workplace Mediation offers mediation services to resolve conflicts between employees and/or between employees and management including EEO complaints. Facilitation of challenging meetings and coaching/intervention in high conflict situations are additional services we provide.

Court Mediation Jackson County Circuit Court contracts with Mediation Works to provide mediation services for all small claims and evictions (FED) cases. Before having a judge hear the case, the landlord and tenant or the small claims parties are first required to try mediating the dispute.

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

Juvenile Detention Center has up to 40 youth in the Detention Center meet weekly with Mediation Works trainers to discuss communication skills, conflict resolution, and decision making processes. The interactive curricula includes skits and role plays. As a result of this program, youth often request mediation with an adult member of their family..

VAYA (Victim Assistance, Youth Accountability) In cooperation with Community Justice, VAYA works with juvenile offenders, their crime victims, and the community through a restorative process of responding to harm. The purpose of VAYA is two-fold: (1) to encourage youth offenders to become aware of and address the harms caused by their actions against themselves, their community, and their victims; and (2) support victims of youthful criminal behavior. VAYA, guided by restorative justice values, will work with the youth in addressing these harms through a six day curriculum, structured support, and, when appropriate, a dialogue between themselves and their victims.

PREVENTION

Schools Training Mediation Works partners with schools to teach conflict resolution skills to students, faculty, staff and parents through an interactive curriculum. Included in these are our Peer Mediation and Bullying and Harassment Prevention programs. We pioneered Peer Mediation in Jackson County with programs from elementary through high school.

Workplace Trainings Mediation Works offers training programs covering communication skills, assertiveness, team building and managing conflict for organizations.

Conflict Resolution Training teaches effective listening and communication skills, how to identify and work with different conflict styles, and introduces models for resolving conflict.