Our Center for Dispute Resolution at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (C-DRUM) is presenting an online Basic 40-Hour Mediation Training in May 2026. The training is open to the public.
Basic mediation and annual training are essential for mediator skill development. WMS is committed to the continued skill development of our mediation apprentices and roster members. Each year WMS provides mediation trainings, which includes content, technique development, and time to practice.
In 2020 and 2024 the Workplace Mediation Service recruited UMB employees who were interested in joining our roster of mediators and provided them with the Basic Mediation Training. WMS mediator roster members and apprentices are required to participate in eight hours of continuing mediation training annually.
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2026 Dates |
Topic |
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January 9 |
Take Notes and Understand Simultaneously |
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January 13 |
Role Play |
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January 30 |
Develop Your Cheat Sheet |
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February 10 |
Set up the Session for Success |
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February 13 |
Get Enough from the Learning and Sharing Stage |
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February 24 |
Role Play |
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2025 Dates |
Topic |
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January 6 |
Cheat Sheet Development |
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February 4 |
AfterChat to MPME training |
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February 11 |
AfterChat to MPME training |
| February 20 |
Role Play |
| March 11 |
Tailoring Techniques to Fit the Mediation Process and Participants |
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March 14 |
Role Play |
| March 18 |
AfterChat to MPME training |
| April 10 |
Cheat Sheet Development |
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April 15 |
Role Play |
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October 9 |
Transitioning from information gathering to brainstorming |
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October 10 |
Role Play |
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October 16 |
AfterChat to MPME training |
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October 21 |
AfterChat to MPME training |
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October 24 |
Role Play |
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October 28 |
AfterChat to MPME training |
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October 31 |
Chat and Chew |
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November 12 |
AfterChat to MPME training |
The training is designed for employees who plan to join the Workplace Mediation Service mediator roster and have completed the WMS mediator application process. The 40-hour mediation training combines a large amount of experiential and simulation-based instruction. Trainees will practice, reflect, and cover material together and independently through synchronous remote sessions, role plays, session pre-work, and recorded content.
This training meets the requirements of a basic mediation training under Maryland judicial rules. Topics covered in the training include:
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2024 Dates |
Topic |
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February 27 |
A Conversation about Caucusing |
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March 14 |
Role Play |
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May 3 |
Large Group Mediations: Considerations and Prep |
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May 28 |
Role Play |
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June 12 |
Role Play |
| September 23 | Role Play |
| October 29 | Role Play |
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December 10 |
Role Play |
| December 13 | How to Use Mediation Skills with Family and Friends and Still Be Liked- Part I |
| December 18 | How to Use Mediation Skills with Family and Friends and Still Be Liked- Part II |
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2023 Dates |
Topic |
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March 20 |
Role Play |
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May 9 |
In-Person Mediation |
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May 10 |
Role Play |
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September 11 |
Role Play |
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October 12 |
Active Listening while Brainstorming |
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October 13 |
Role Play |
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November 1 |
Chat and Chew about October Conflict Resolution programs |
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2022 Dates |
Topic |
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March 10 |
Role Play |
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March 25 |
Notetaking |
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April 8 |
Role Play |
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April 29 |
Role Play |
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May 3 |
Topics and MPME Presentation |
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October 5 |
Role Play |
| October 13 | Power Dynamics |
| October 19 | Role Play |
| October 28 | Role Play |
| November 10 | Role Play |
| December 7 | Intentional Questions |
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2021 Dates |
Topic |
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February 9 |
FVT, Reflecting, and Defining and Exploring Topics |
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March 8 |
Role Play |
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April 8 |
Online Platform |
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May 7 |
Role Play |
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June 22 |
Ethics |
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September 13 |
Role Play |
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September 30 |
Role Play |
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October 7 |
Learn More by Asking Better Questions |
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November 4 |
Role Play |
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November 15 |
Role Play |
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December 9 |
Mediation Run Through |
The training is designed for employees who plan to join the Workplace Mediation Service mediator roster and have completed the WMS mediator application process. The 40-hour mediation training combines a large amount of experiential and simulation-based instruction. Trainees will practice, reflect, and cover material together and independently through synchronous remote sessions, role plays, session pre-work, and recorded content.
This training meets the requirements of a basic mediation training under Maryland judicial rules. Topics covered in the training include:
500 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Aisha Samples
410-706-4270 mediation@umaryland.eduPlease contact me if you have questions about mediation.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore is the founding campus of the University System of Maryland.
620 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, MD
21201 | 410-706-3100
