| Mediation Training Institute Schedule | Date | |
| 40-hour General Civil Mediation (includes Cross-over) | October 25-29 | REGISTER |
| 46-hour Family Mediation (includes Cross-over) | October 25-29 | REGISTER |
Covid-19 Update
Private Dispute Resolution Services is open and available to serve your mediation needs. Our in-person training program will return in July. Check our continuing education schedule for Virtual Training opportunities.
To keep our staff and clients safe, we continue to practice social distancing and adhere to the recommended guidelines of local, state and national officials.
We look forward to working with you. Continue staying safe and well.
Upcoming CME, CLE and Mediator Training
Upcoming Continuing Education and Mediation Courses. Click on the course below for more details and to register.
Mediation and the Special Circumstance of Domestic Violence, April 24-25, 2020
40-hour General Civil Mediation, July 13-17, 2020
46-hour Family Mediation, July 13-17, 2020
Mediation Law, Ethics and More, July 14, 2020
If there is another course that interests you, contact us for future course dates.
Help4TNDay April 14, 2018
Tennesseans will be able to get free legal help online or in person at clinics near them. There will also be legal educational events across the state. The events will kick-off in the beginning of April and continue throughout the month.
Attorneys have the opportunity to volunteer their time to assist disadvantaged Tennesseans at pro bono legal advice clinics and public service events all across the state.
The primary goal of the public awareness campaign is to bring attention to the on-going need for free and low cost civil legal services in Tennessee and highlight the groups that provide these services to disadvantaged Tennesseans. For More Information, click HERE.
PDRS will offer a free TN Parenting Plan Clinic for professionals working with divorcing and never-married parents on April 13 and a TN Parenting Plan Clinic for divorcing and never-married parents on April 14. Pre-registration is required. Contact us for more details.
Help4TNDay is a program joint effort by the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission, the Administrative Office of the Courts, Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services, and the Tennessee Bar Association. For full details about the Access to Justice Program, click HERE
Interest Based Approach to Workplace Conflict
Many of us see conflict as a sign of failure—especially in a workplace setting. When conflict begins to contaminate that setting, we have many choices about how to resolve it. Enjoy this article by distinguished mediator, educator and author Steve Erickson.
