The Nebraska Mediation Center Association (NMCA) is a non-profit organization with a primary focus of providing interest-based mediation training.  In addition to training, NMCA promotes consensus building and the six Nebraska community mediation centers that are approved through the Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR).  Every county in the state of Nebraska is served by an ODR approved mediation center.

NMCA to host the 2009 Heartland Regional Conference of Mediators

The 2009 bi-annual conference will be held April 23 - 24 at the Scott Conference Center in Omaha NE.  To keep up-to-date with conference information, regularly visit the conference site at www.nemediation.org/2009_regional_conference.htm.

To partner with the conference, click here.

Call for Proposals:  The Regional Conference Committee is now accepting workshop proposals for the 2009 Heartland Regional Conference of Mediators.  Proposals can be submitted online at www.nemediation.org/workshop_proposal.asp.  Or, from this site, a proposal form can be printed to be completed by hand and mailed in.  Proposals are due by September 26, 2008. 

Upcoming Trainings: 

30 Hour Basic Mediation Training; August 19 - 22; Kearney NE

30 Hour Family Mediation Training, September 16 - 29; Kearney NE

14 Hour Advanced Skills Workshop to include Child Support/Child's Financial Plan, Oct. 23 - 24, North Platte

Click here for more information on these trainings.

2008 Changes to the 2007 Parenting Act for Nebaska

Changes to the Parenting Act were introduced in LB 1014; these changes have been signed into law and effective immediately.  Click here for the 2007 Parenting act including the 2008 changes (additions and deletions are color coded). 

Conflict Resolution using Interest-Based Mediation

Conflict is part of human nature.  It stems from no two people being alike.  Our differences are what create a diverse world and should be embraced.  However, with differing ideas, philosophies, and experiences, comes conflict.  Generally, conflict is thought of as a negative part of one's life, though it need not be.  Through interest-based mediation and facilitation, people tend to hear perspectives that vary from their own with the help of a third party neutral.  The process of mediation allows each party to move forward and work through the conflict in a consensual manner.

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