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2019 Mediation Practicum: Applications Open Through September 16th!
We are pleased to announce the return of our Mediation Practicum! The Practicum is designed for those who have completed basic mediation training and wish to further enhance their mediation skills in order to become certified mediators. The application is posted here....
Dispute Resolution and the Courts: What You Need to Know
The following article is a collaboration between the Dispute Resolution Center of King County's Executive Director Patti Dinsmore and the King County District Court's Judge Donna Tucker. It was originally posted in the May 2019 Bar Bulletin of the King County Bar...
Small Claims Court Intensive Fall 2019 Applications – POSTPONED until winter
The 2019 Fall SCC Intensive program is postponed until the winter. Check back for the application in the fall. This highly selective program for Small Claims Court is designed for mediators that: Served as a volunteer mediator at another Dispute Resolution Center or...
Small Claims Court Intensive Winter 2019 Applications
Applications will be accepted now through January 18, 2019 for our Small Claims Court intensive! This highly selective program for Small Claims Court is designed for mediators that: Served as a volunteer mediator at another Dispute Resolution Center or Completed (or...
2018 Mediation Practicum: Applications Open August 15th!
We are pleased to announce the return of our Mediation Practicum! The Practicum is designed for those who have completed basic mediation training and wish to further enhance their mediation skills in order to become certified mediators. The application will be posted...
DRC to partner with Best Starts For Kids
We’re proud to partner with Best Starts for Kids to work with Showalter Middle School, Bridging Cultural Gaps, and a high school restorative mediation cadre to expand trauma-informed and restorative practices around conflict resolution at Showalter. We are very...
Private: DRC Proud to Attend 20th Annual King County Behavioral Health Legislative Forum
On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 the DRC of King County was proud to attend The 20th Annual King County Behavioral Health Legislative Forum at Town Hall Seattle. The focus of the forum included addiction and mental health recovery. The speakers included King County...
Private: Scholarship Opportunities
The Dispute Resolution Center of King County is committed to offering affordable mediation training to residents of King County. If you live or work in King County and need financial assistance to enable you to attend training, please submit 2014 Financial Assistance...
Mediation resolved a heated consumer-business conflict
A recent dispute in King County Small Claims Court concerned a boat repair. It was mediated successfully by the Dispute Resolution Center of King County. How the two parties came to mediation The boat owner (Party A) sued for damages, because the repair failed and had...