NAFCM Resources
INDEX TO NAFCM”S CLEARINGHOUSE OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND COMMUNITY MEDIATION-RELATED MATERIALS (PLUS OTHER RESOURCES)
NAFCM maintains a clearinghouse of information for its members and others interested in community mediation. Materials range from one-page articles and sample forms to complete curricula and manuals. Below is a general index of materials and subjects contained in the clearinghouse. If you find a topic in our clearinghouse you wish to have access to, please email your request to NAFCM@NAFCM.org .
COMMUNITY MEDIATION IN RELATION TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES
FEDERAL
· Tax exemption, Community Mediation centers
· Uniform Mediation Act
· USDA/Agricultural/Farm Service
· Department of Justice Publications
· Federal Legislation
CRIME AND JUSTICE
· Law Enforcement Referrals
· Lawyer/Mediator ADR
· Certification Issues
· Partnerships Crime Prevention Reports
· Police Foundation
· Small Claims
· Violence Prevention
· Unauthorized Practice of Law
MEDIATION CENTER INTERNAL MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
GUIDELINES, TRAINING, AND EVALUATION
· Assessment Methodology/Test Design Project
· Assessing and Supporting Effective Mediation
· Collaborative Problem Solving
· Conflict of Interest
· Ethics -- Principles and Practice
· Ethics -- Guidelines
· Mediator Safety
· Mediation by Phone
· Principles for ADR Providers
· Technical Assistance Offers
· Mediation in Schools/Colleges
· Training: Institutes and Organizations Offering Mediation
· Training: General Manuals and Exercises
· Training Announcements and Flyers, 1997-Present
· Comparisons of ADR Methods
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND STANDARDS
· Certification/Volunteer Performance Standards
· Community Mediation Center Operational Guidelines
· Evaluating Mediation Programs
· Bibliography of Qualifications and Standards Materials
· State Specific Standards and Ethics
· Mediator Competence
ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT
· Organizational Charts
· Various Policies
· Professionalization
· Project Proposals
· Public Relations
· Volunteer Management
COMMUNITY MEDIATION IN CONTEXT
MEDIATION IN SCHOOLS
· Schools: General Applications of Conflict Resolution
· School Conflict Transformation
· Special Education
· Sample Training Curricula, Various Grade Levels
MEDIATION IN SOCIETY
· Healthcare
· Housing
· Disabilities and Aging
· Americans With Disabilities Act
· Prison
· Effectiveness Studies
· Environment
· EPA
· Family
· Custody and Visitation -- Study
· Divorce and Custody
· Domestic Violence
· Gang Mediation (includes Training Curriculum)
· Truancy
· Victim/Offender
· Parent/Teen
· Child Welfare
· Headstart
· Church
· Community Policing
· Workplace
· Worthless checks
· Financing Disputes
SAMPLE FORMS
- Mediator report on mediation outcome/challenges
- Weapons affidavit
- Debriefing forms
- Panel/team evaluation
- Self evaluation
- Volunteer forms
- Job descriptions
- Training compatibility (for mediators trained by a program other than the one for which they are volunteering)
- Mediation consent forms/what disputants need to know about mediation
- Confidentiality agreements
- Intake forms
- Mediation rules
- Fee schedules
- Notification to courts of mediation disposition
- Settlement agreements
- Mediator worksheets
- Agreement to and terms of mediation observation
- Court referral letter to clients
- Pro se affidavit
- Financial affidavit/fee waiver requests
REGIONAL INFORMATION
NAFCM's Clearinghouse contains a variety of articles, newsletters, announcements, conference proceedings, and other materials from all states in which we have program members. These resources deal with all of the topics in the primary section of the clearinghouse, as well as specific projects and events from 1994 to the present.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FROM NAFCM FOR EXISTING OR EMERGING CENTERS
In addition to NAFCM’s library of resources, its staff and board possess extensive experience in many areas of mediation practice, non-profit administration, and other related fields. In situations where members feel they would benefit more from an interview with an expert than a review of printed materials, NAFCM will arrange telephone or internet correspondence and consultation.
Working with Community Oriented Policing programs
Starting a community mediation center
School conflict resolution
Peer mediation
Juvenile corrections mediation
Parent/child mediation
Gang mediation
Conflict intervention teams
Custody and visitation mediation
Group facilitation
Victim/offender mediation
Public Policy
Diversity Issues
Race relations/human relations
Human rights
Complex community issues
Church/religious disputes
Small claims court
Court programs
Special education mediation
Police/citizen disputes
Training
Training in languages other than English
Referrals to other community resources
Researching legislative issues
Legislation
Bar and legislature relations
Public relations
Staff/Board relations
State association development
Fundraising
Intake/case management
Cross-cultural communication
MEMBER NETWORKING
In addition to resources available from NAFCM’s library and staff/board members, we serve as a link between community mediation centers and proponents around the country. Our aim is to make sure that no member center lacks the information resources it needs to undertake any project. If one member has attempted or succeeded with a project, we can make their information available to any other member attempting something similar.
