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HMA Disclosure for Mediation Training and Practicum Opportunities:

Heartland Mediators Association is listing the mediation training and practicum opportunities below that are offered by the membership throughout the states of Kansas and Missouri. We urge you to contact the centers for additional information about their background and expertise. We are offering this information as a public service and make no representation about the skill of the training listed below. The training and practicum fee arrangements are not regulated by the Heartland Mediators Association.

KANSAS

Manhattan, Kansas
Kansas State University
Training: Certificate in Conflict Resolution - 12 Hours
Undergraduate & Graduate - Classroom & Online
Many Soldiers & Family Members Take the Courses From Ft. Riley & Ft. Leavenworth
Terrie R. McCants Email: terrie@ksu.edu - www.dce.ksu.edu/conflictresolution

North Newton, Kansas 67117
KIPCOR (The Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution) at Bethel College
Training: Core - Domestic - Parent Adolescent - Victim Offender plus Workplace, Public
Policy and other custom courses adapted to governmental agency, business, congregational, or community needs
Practicum : Core - Domestic - Parent Adolescent - Victim Offender
Contact information : Kirsten Zerger, Director of Education & Training;
316-284-5217; kipcor@bethelks.edu; www.bethelks.edu/kipcor/ (See link below on the KIPCOR/Bethel College Conflict Resolution Certificate)

Olathe, Kansas
Domestic Court Services
Kansas Tenth Judicial District
Domestic Mediation Clinical Programs
(practicum, internship, role plays, advanced mentoring)
18505 West 119th Street
Olathe, Kansas 66061-9519
Evan Ash, Supervisor
(913) 715-7478
Evan.Ash@jocogov.org

Overland Park, Kansas
Baker University SPGS
Training: Master of Arts in Conflict Management & Dispute Resolution - 37 Hours
Contact Info: Lisa Ephraim, lephraim@bakeru.edu: www.BakerU.edu
913-461-8255 (Check out the flyer below on the university's degree program)

Overland Park, Kansas
Johnson County Community College
Trainings: Core, Civil, Domestic - Plus Offers Continuing Education Hours to Fulfill Kansas Yearly Mediation Approval Process
Practicum: Core, Civil
Contact Information: Tim Frenzel, tfrenzel@jccc.edu, 913-469-4420,
www.centerforbusiness.org/CertificationLicense/Index.asp?IdS=0081AE-11DFD30&Reference=mediation

Topeka, Kansas
Kansas Children's Service League (KCSL) - Mediation Project
Trainings: Core and Parent Adolescent
Practicum: Parent Adolescent (as volunteer for KCSL)
Contact Information: Linda Laird, llaird@kcsl.org 785 215-6439 or 785 806-4735
Topeka, Kansas

Kansas Community Mediation Services
Trainings: Core, Domestic, Parent Adolescent
Practicum: Core, Domestic, Parent Adolescent
Contact Information: Ron Robinson, ron@kscommunitymediation.com 785-232-4144
Web Site: www.kansasmediation.org
Wichita, Kansas

Mediation Center of Wichita
Trainings : Core - Other courses as needed including custom courses adapted to business or community requests
Practicum : Core - Domestic
Contact information : Ssteckley@aol.com; 316-267-3707
Requesting Mediators - Voluntary/Paid
225 North Market, Suite 200A, 67202

MISSOURI

Independence, Missouri
Community Mediation Center
Trainings: Core, Parent-Adolescent, Victim-Offender
Practicum: Core, Parent-Adolescent, Victim-Offender
Contact Info: Diane Kyser; http://www.mediatemissouri.org/, meed8r@sbcglobal.net
816-461-8255 (816-461-talk)
1212 W. Truman
Independence, MO 64050

Use volunteer mediators
Kansas City (metro), Missouri
Mediation Training Institute International
Trainings: Certification Conference in Managing Workplace Conflict
(Managerial Mediation and Related Skills), including Train-the-Trainer option for external and internal human resource development professionals.
2 days. Several dates per year.
Practicum : n/a

Contact information :
http://www.mediationworks.com/ - mti@mediationworks.com - 888-222-3271

Kansas City (metro), Missouri

Mediation Training Institute International

Trainings :

Mediator Certification Course (workplace emphasis). 5 days. Two or three dates per year.
Practicum : n/a
Contact information : http://www.mediationworks.com/ - mti@mediationworks.com - 888-222-3271
Kansas City (metro), Missouri
Mediation Training Institute International
Training: Advanced Mediator Certification Course (workplace emphasis). 5 days.
Two or three dates per year.

Contact information :

http://www.mediationworks.com/ - mti@mediationworks.com - 888-222-3271
Liberty (Kansas City north), Missouri
Office of Dispute Resolution, Seventh Judicial Circuit
Practicum: observation, co-mediation and mediation of civil small claims cases
Contact information: Kathleen Bird, Director
email: kathleen.bird@courts.mo.gov
phone: (816) 736-8402
Minimum of 16 hours of formal mediation training to mediate or co-mediate in our small claims court.

Mediation Courses - Johnson County Community College

MASTER OF ARTS IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT & DISPUTE RESOLUTION - Baker University

KIPCOR Training flyer