DRC 40-Hour MSC Trainers and Trainer Guidelines
The following trainers provide the 40-hour training program required by Mediated Settlement Conference Rule 8(a)(1) for superior court mediator certification:
Duke Law School Program on Negotiation & Dispute Resolution
Casey Thomson, Director
210 Science Drive
Durham, NC 27708
Telephone: (919) 613-7288
Email: [email protected]
www.law.duke.edu/pondr/40-hour-mediation
The Mediation Center
Laura Jeffords, Executive Director
50 S French Broad Ave, Ste. 258
Asheville, NC 28801
Telephone: (828) 445-9001
Fax: (828) 232-5140
Email: [email protected]
www.mediatewnc.org
The North Carolina Center for Mediation
Frank Laney, Director of Training
Telephone: (919) 818-8029
Email: [email protected]
www.northcarolinamediation.com
Wake Forest School of Law & Ellen R. Gelbin
743 Big Tree Drive
Lewisville, NC 27023
Telephone: (336) 945-0214
Fax: (336) 945-0217
Email: [email protected]
www.ellengelbin.com
Those interested in mediation training should contact trainers directly to learn about training dates, times, locations, and registration fees. Anyone interested in providing the 40-hour course should contact the Commission's office. The Commission has created an MSC Prerequisite 6-hour Course Confirmation form, once you have completed the training, submit this form to Commission staff.
Partial credit toward this 40-hour training requirement can sometimes be given for mediation training completed in other states. If you have training to submit for partial credit, please contact the Commission’s office. Mediators who hold FFS certification through this Commission or who can demonstrate that they have met all the requirements for FFS certification, may satisfy the Rule 8.A training requirement by completing a Commission approved 16-hour supplemental course on program rules and ethics.