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NEW
REGISTRATION CATEGORY:
SPECIALIZED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MEDIATION
On
May 11, 2004, the Commission on Dispute Resolution approved a separate
registration category for “Specialized Domestic Violence Mediation.”
Effective January 1, 2005, domestic relations mediators serving court ADR
programs must be registered in this category in order to mediate cases involving
domestic violence issues. The
qualifications for registration are set forth below in the amendments to
Appendix B of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules.
(The entire revised Appendix B will be posted on this site soon.)
If
you are interested in adding this category to your registration, please contact
your local court ADR program director or GODR for further information.
AMENDMENTS TO APPENDIX B
Insert
as a new paragraph before the last sentence in Appendix B. I. A.
Mediators who handle cases involving allegations of
domestic violence must be currently registered as domestic relations mediators
prior to taking specialized domestic violence training. Specialized domestic
violence training shall be no less than fourteen hours of classroom training
(including role plays and other participatory exercises) approved by the Georgia
Office of Dispute Resolution.
Insert
after the end of the first sentence in Appendix B. II.
Neutrals
must have registration in the appropriate categories for the cases in which they
serve.
Insert
after the second paragraph of Appendix B. II.
A. Specialized Domestic Violence Mediation: Effective January 1, 2005, mediators who handle cases
involving allegations of domestic violence must be registered in the category of
specialized domestic violence. To
be eligible to register in the category of specialized domestic violence, one
must be: 1) registered as a domestic relations mediator; 2) have taken an
approved 14 hour specialized domestic violence mediation training after June 1,
2004; and, 3) provide a letter of recommendation from a director of a superior
court ADR program who is familiar with the mediator’s work as a domestic
relations mediator.
A mediator who has had specialized domestic violence
training prior to June 1, 2004, may apply for registration in the specialized
domestic violence category if the mediator: (1) has had at least six hours of
advanced domestic violence training provided by an approved domestic relations
trainer in Georgia; and has been mediating domestic violence cases for
court-connected programs for at least two years prior to June 1, 2004; and
has mediated at least five domestic violence cases; and is recommended by
a director of a court-connected program for which he or she has been mediating
domestic violence cases; OR
(2) has taken an advanced domestic violence training of at least twelve
hours provided by an approved Georgia domestic relations mediation training
provider and is recommended by the director of a court-connected program
for which she or he has mediated domestic relations cases;
OR (3) has taken one
of the specialized domestic relations trainings sponsored by the Georgia Office
of Dispute Resolution in 2003.
Until
January 1, 2005, the Director of the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, in
consultation with the Commission’s Training and Credentials Committee, shall
have the discretion to permit registration of registered domestic relations
mediators who have had domestic violence training provided by a court-connected
ADR program and provide certification from a program director that the applicant
has the necessary skills level.
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