Most USF Conflict Resolution courses listed on the this website (including the mediator certification courses and the employment mediation, healthcare negotiation/mediation, and parenting coordination courses) are eligible for continuing mediation education (CME) credit up to the maximum length of the course. Since the Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) does not pre-approve continuing mediator education activities, it is up to each mediator to determine if a course will meet the CME requirement. Such determination includes considering whether a course has "significant intellectual or practical content and shall constitute an organized program of learning directly related to the practice of mediation." (Administrative Order AOSC00-8 In Re: Rules Governing Certification of Mediators Effective April 1, 2000).

Therefore, each mediator must determine if the course would enhance their skills/knowledge as a mediator. For each area of mediator certification, a course may qualify for a different number of CMEs as some courses may more directly apply to one area of certification than another. Mediators are required to self-report hours applicable to their areas of certification at the time of their renewal.

For more information on CMEs, please visit:
The Florida Dispute Resolution Center

For information concerning Requirements for Florida Supreme Court Mediator Certification, Florida Rules for Certified and Court Appointed Mediators, Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee Opinions, Chapter 44 of the Florida Statutes - Mediation Alternatives to Judicial Action, and More please visit:
The Florida Dispute Resolution Center

• Association for Conflict Resolution
• American Arbitration Association
• ABA Section of Dispute Resolution
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
• National Association for Community Mediation
• Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
• Florida Chapter of the Association of Families, Courts and Communities