- Victim Offender Mediation
- Community and Family Mediation
“No conversation is too difficult to have but sometimes people need help having that conversation, VORP/CMS offers that help”
-Ken Braun VORP Executive Director
"The purpose with all this work is simply to teach people how to achieve peace through forgiveness"
-Azim N Khamisa
“Be the change that you want to see in the world.”
-Mohandas Gandhi
“The mediators were kind and empathetic, not accusatory, and gave everyone a chance to speak and helped us stay focused together”
-A client
“The mediator helped us stay focused on the concerns and kept us looking forward to determine how we were going to live together in the same neighborhood.”
-A client
- Family
- Property
- Animals
Training is available for volunteers wanting to become mediators. Meets State mediation training standards.
Most conflicts arise out of communication difficulties so here are some starters:
Understand that conflict is normal and neutral, the choice you make in how you respond to it will determine if the conflict is perceived as negative or positive.
Slow down your response time, take a deep breath and let it out (it will give you time to think). Make sure you understand the concern before trying to respond to it. Notice I said respond not react. Reaction is a response that does not engage your conscious brain in the process...
Most people start out by talking about what they want, try to move the conversation to what is needed and you will find common ground to build a solution upon.
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