Early Settlement Mediation

Cause Area

  • Children & Youth
  • Community
  • Crisis Support
  • Justice & Legal

Location

401 S. Dewey Ave.Suite 217Bartlesville, OK 74003 United States
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Mission Statement

In Mediation a neutral, third party helps those in conflict define issues, explore solutions and reach practical, workable and mutually satisfactory agreements. Mediation seeks to prevent conflicts from escalating, saving everyone involved the time and expense of going to court. Mediation is a process which can help ALL parties involved: Get past their anger, frustration, guilt or "desire to punish" Clarify their underlying, bottom-line goals See their "opponent's" feelings, viewpoints and goals Cooperatively build a lasting, WIN/WIN voluntary solution Create an atmosphere of on-going cooperation and efficiency All mediations are handled promptly and confidentially.

Description

The Alternative Dispute Resolution System in Oklahoma is currently made up of thirteen community-based mediation centers and is referred to as Early Settlement Mediation. These programs are funded by the state legislature through the Oklahoma Dispute Resolution Act, 12 O.S. Supp. 1997, ยง 1801 et seq., and supervised by the Administrative Director of the Courts (ADC) through his designee, the ADR System Director, with the ongoing input of the Dispute Resolution Advisory Board.

Each program within the system is certified by annual contracts with the local sponsors of the community-based centers and the executive officer(s) of the state agencies. The Northeast program sponsor is Rogers State University and services six counties: Rogers, Washington, Craig, Osage, Ottawa and Nowata.

Mediator candidates for the programs are required to complete training and an experience-based practicum in order to achieve certification as a mediator. They are not charged fees for their training. Mediators for the Early Settlement Program work as volunteers.

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