VDS Virginia Supreme Court Required Mentee Application
All aspiring future Virginia Court Certified Mediators are asked to make a one-time payment of $325 to Virginia Dispute Solutions for coordination and scheduling mentors with mentees for observations and co-mediations. This *must* be paid before you will be scheduled for observations or co-mediations. Observations and co-mediations are on an appointment only basis. There is a waiting list for mentees to be mentored and it may take up to 6 months or more to obtain all the necessary observations and co-mediations and total hours of co-mediation required for certification.
Our Mentors:
The mentors have achieved Virginia Supreme Court Mentor status.
Each mentor charges the mentee a fee for their mentoring services and completion of all necessary paperwork required for the mentee to submit their application to the Virginia Supreme Court Dispute Resolution for Certification to obtain court certification status. This fee is not the same fee as the one-time payment. Please discuss the fee with the mentors before each observation and c0-mediation.
Requirements: Pursuant to state training regulations, all observers and co-mediators are required to bring their training folders to each and every training case including certificates showing completion of required classroom training from approved instructors, and completed state forms for all observations and co-meditations you have already completed. Also, you MUST ALWAYS bring blank state mentoring forms. State mentoring forms can be found at www.courts.state.va.us.
In addition to bringing the required documents and forms the mentees and mentors will decide themselves what time they will meet at the court before the mediation and provide time after the mediation to discuss the mediation session and complete the forms.
Our Mentors:
The mentors have achieved Virginia Supreme Court Mentor status.
Each mentor charges the mentee a fee for their mentoring services and completion of all necessary paperwork required for the mentee to submit their application to the Virginia Supreme Court Dispute Resolution for Certification to obtain court certification status. This fee is not the same fee as the one-time payment. Please discuss the fee with the mentors before each observation and c0-mediation.
Requirements: Pursuant to state training regulations, all observers and co-mediators are required to bring their training folders to each and every training case including certificates showing completion of required classroom training from approved instructors, and completed state forms for all observations and co-meditations you have already completed. Also, you MUST ALWAYS bring blank state mentoring forms. State mentoring forms can be found at www.courts.state.va.us.
In addition to bringing the required documents and forms the mentees and mentors will decide themselves what time they will meet at the court before the mediation and provide time after the mediation to discuss the mediation session and complete the forms.