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Mission

“The mission of the Allegany Conflict Resolution Center, Inc., is to educate members of the Allegany County Community about conflict resolution, to train community members in mediation and other alternate dispute resolution techniques, and to assist community members in their efforts to resolve conflicts and improve relationships.”

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	UPCOMING BASIC MEDIATION TRAINING SERIES TO BECOME A HIGHLY SKILLED, neutral violunteer mediator 6 sessions on saturdays & sundays Aug 1, 7, 8, 14, 15 & 22, 2010 8:00 am - 4:30 pm If you are an individual, especially if you're a teenager who has an interest to become better equipped to help people understand each other and transform their relationships, then learn how to be a volunteer Mediator: Learn how Mediators remain neutal as they help participants find their own solutions to their conflict. Learn how Mediators help each participant to state their point of view, and help ensure that each participant is heard Learn how the parties in a dispute decide what is best for them by stating their needs and wishes, and then deciding on the solutions that seem to work best for them Call the Allegany Conflict Resolution Center at (301) 759-6658 to learn how to take advantage of this FREE trainining series.

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Community Mediation
What is it?

Mediation is a voluntary and confidential process in which neutral mediators help people in dispute communicate understand each other and, if possible, reach a mutually satisfactory resolution. This defination recognizes four elements of mediation:

Neutral - the impartial mediatiors have no vested interest in the outcome of the mediation.

Voluntary - no person will every be required to mediate. All parties come to mediation of their own free will and can abandon the process at any time.

Confidential - all parties, including mediators, must agree up front that everything discussed during the mediation session will not be discussed outside the meeting, including in any subsequent judicial hearing.

Self Determination - The parties in dispute generate all decisions and agreements. The mediators simply guide the participants through the process and toward possible solutions.

Allegany Conflict Resolution CenterWHAT WE DO

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Mediators are highly trained volunteers who represent the diversity of the community they serve. Mediators give people a chance to speak, to be heard, and to hear each other.