CMPG provides a 45 hour Basic Mediation Training and monthly skills-based continuing education for mediators. Our Basic Mediation training meets the requirements of
Maryland Rules of Procedure Title 17-106 Mediation and Training Programs (PDF). We also provide our members with training provided by
Community Mediation Maryland (CMM). CMM provides the following trainings:
- 50 hour Basic Mediation Training
- 24 hour Parenting Plan Training
- 20 hour Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Training
- 18 hour Large Group Facilitation Training
- 15 hour Intake Training
CMPG also provides continuing education/refresher training for volunteers, who are required to attend 5 skills-based continuing education activities per year (one must be ethics). Complimentary training includes a variety of topics such as:
- Co-Mediation
- Feedback
- Agreement Writing
- Strategic Listening
- Dealing With Intense Conflict
- Mediator Ethics