About the Conflict Mediation Training Course

Training in Conflict Mediation is an expression used worldwide for Mediation courses that include a theoretical module (Basic Theoretical Course) and a practical module (Practice of real situations with live supervision). In MEDIARE, to receive the certification of mediator, the interested professional must complete both modules, fulfilling the workload of 100 hours in each of them.

This segment of the course offers a panoramic view of the Mediation process, its step-by-step and applicability in the daily life of the different areas that can benefit from Mediation. Topics such as the dynamics of conflict and its constructive management, the multidisciplinarity of Mediation and its Toolbox are part of the program, in addition to exercises and simulations that allow theoretical-practical articulation. The theoretical course takes place twice a year: the first edition in April and the second in August, fortnightly on Fridays and Saturdays, from 09 am to 18 pm. At the end of the theoretical course the student receives a Certificate of Participation. For professionals who do not intend to act as a mediator, the theoretical course adds knowledge and skills for personal life and for different functional practices - advocacy, therapy, management, HR, ombudsman, among others. For those who want to act as mediators, it is necessary to complement their knowledge by joining the Real Practice with Live Supervision.

This segment of the training course offers students the opportunity to work in real situations, always accompanied by an institution supervisor. Thus, the student who has completed the theoretical course can enroll in one of the supervision teams and start their practice. The meetings take place fortnightly (approximately three hours for each meeting), and the completion of this training phase is estimated to take one and a half to two years. At the beginning of the Real Practice stage, each student receives a worksheet of skills to be improved. MEDIARE does not condition the certification as a mediator to the exclusive fulfillment of the workload in real practice (100h), but especially, to the improvement and acquisition of the skills identified in the worksheet.

These mediations occur, mainly, in institutions associated with MEDIARE, such as the Public Defender's Office of the State of Rio de Janeiro and the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Cases are screened and forwarded by partner institutions and attended by MEDIARE teams (always accompanied by the supervisor) at the respective institution's facilities, on a day and time previously agreed between the supervisor and the students undergoing training.

The Certificate awarded by MEDIARE allows acting as a mediator in the private area, as an extrajudicial mediator, following the nomenclature used by the Mediation Law. The TJRJ recognizes the theoretical course offered by MEDIARE, as well as the hours of practice carried out in its facilities, requesting a complement of hours of practice and supervision to grant this professional the certificate of judicial mediator.

The course offered by MEDIARE follows the requirements of the CNJ for the certification of mediators, in terms of content and workload.

MEDIARE has a Multidisciplinary Panel of Experts formed by its former students, which is published on the website according to the area of ​​expertise of each professional. The remuneration of the professional mediator is given as in other services of an autonomous nature, following market parameters in line with the expertise and experience of each professional.

To act as a judicial mediator, it will be necessary to send your MEDIARE training certificate to the TJ da Capital and fulfill the additional hours of practice and supervision established by the TJ.

About the Mediation procedure

This and other information you can find on the page Requesting a Mediation.

There is no difference in terms of procedure and compliance with the Rules of Ethical and Procedural Rules. Both are conducted by qualified mediators for each case. The MEDIARE Interdisciplinary Panel of Mediators works in both Chambers – the one of the MEDIARE Institute and the one of MEDIARE Diálogos. The difference is in the objectives of each entity – the MEDIARE Institute is dedicated to social services (low cost).

This and other information you can find on the page Regulation of Ethical and Procedural Rules of Mediation.

Mediation aims to reach consensus and make decisions. All adults involved and empowered to make decisions should participate in it.

Yes, Mediation can be appealed before, during and after the judicialization of an issue. Lawyers, if any, must participate in person in the Mediation procedure, especially at its beginning and end, when the legal review is carried out and the Mediation Term is signed. However, even if they are absent from the intermediate meetings, as long as this is agreed between all those involved, they will continue to advise their clients and will be assured that any decision that involves legal issues will be ratified without their knowledge and guidance.

Yes, this can also be one of the mediator's tasks, after the expression of intent by one of the parties involved. Your dialogue with the other party will have the objective of offering information about the procedure so that the exercise of the autonomy of the will takes place in relation to all the participants of the Mediation.

Doubts are resolved in an interview prior to the beginning of the Mediation, that is, in the pre-mediation (presentation session), provided to all involved; pre-mediation will only take place if the other party also wants to participate. The financial investment will only occur if the pre-mediation session exceeds two hours in duration. Its value will be previously informed and apportioned among those involved.