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Fall 2025 Mediation Certification and Courthouse Practicum
Students in this course will be trained to become certified mediators and then develop their mediation skills through hands-on experience mediating in court.
The course starts with a mandatory 3-day intensive mediation skills training conducted by the Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR) on August 15, 16 and 17.
Students who complete the skills training portion of the course and meet all of CCR’s certification requirements will be certified as CCR volunteer mediators and mediate actual cases in Cook County courts while continuing to meet in class once a week to discuss and build on what they learn in the mediations.
Upon completion of this course and the CCR certification process, students will be able to continue volunteering as mediators for CCR, as long as they continue to meet CCR’s volunteer requirements.
Professor permission is required; preference will be given to students who have already completed a mediation or negotiation course. Interested students should email Professors Eatherton and Block at ceylan.eatherton@gmail.com and jacklblock@gmail.com.
