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 Courts Website

• Requirements for Florida Supreme Court Mediator Certification
• Florida Rules for Certified and Court Appointed Mediators
• Chapter 44 of the Florida Statutes - Mediation Alternatives to Judicial Action
• Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee Opinions
• The Florida Dispute Resolution Center
• 11/15/07 Florida Supreme Court Opinion Removes FL Bar requirement for Circuit Civil Mediator Certification
  

• 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