LIHUE — Kauai Economic Opportunity, Inc., will offer Basic Mediation Training from April 25 to 27 at its 2804 Wehe Road location in Lihue.
Application forms and more information on the mediation program are available by contacting mediation director Emma Ladendecker at 808-245-4077, ext. 234, or emailing mediationdirector@keoinc.org.
KEO said in the announcement that mediation is a confidential process that allows disputing parties to have a peaceful and constructive discussion in front of a mediator.
The program mediates various disputes between family, friends, neighbors, landlord and tenant, business associates, and colleagues in the workplace. The program also handles divorce-related conflicts such as child custody, where mediation may assist the separating parents with their co-parenting plan for the children. Mediation is helpful in the parties’ division of assets and liabilities and any other areas where there is a conflict and they cannot come to a resolution. That is where a mediator is most beneficial.
Do you have what it takes to be a volunteer mediator at KEO? Do you want to learn, or are you a good listener? Do you like to help others resolve their issues, have patience and understanding, and have good communication skills, or do you want to learn better skills?
KEO Inc. Mediation Program has served the Kauai community for 45 years, providing quality, cost-effective, accessible mediation services. Additionally, KEO provides mediator training and related programs such as its Cooperative Parenting Workshop and Kids’ Resiliency Workshop.
Following the training, participants may continue with the KEO mediation certification process by enrolling in its apprenticeship program. This program requires them to work with experienced mediators for eight to ten cases within 10 to 12 months to become a KEO Certified Mediator.
There is a fee and a nominal fee if an individual intends to become a certified KEO volunteer mediator.
For more information. call or email Ladendecker at 808-245-4077, ext. 234, or email mediationdirector@keoinc.org.
