The Dispute Resolution
Center of Thurston County (DRC) is a community based
non-profit agency. We help Thurston County and surrounding area residents with their conflict
resolution needs. We offer a variety of services including:
Confidential dispute
resolution services:
Information and
problem solving over the phone, including calls to other
parties in a conflict to invite them to problem-solve
with you
Mediations with neutral facilitators for family,
business/consumer, landlord/tenant, parent/teen, workplace,
neighborhood, and any other disputes
Multi-party mediation services for your agency, faith
community, co-op, organization, housing unit, extended
family, workplace, etc.
DRC Trains 5th Stryker
Brigade in Collaborative Negotiations
Family Mediation
Training*
April 26th-28th, 2012
Are you drawn to working
with families? Our advanced training prepares you for the
increased complexities and higher emotional climate present
in family cases.
*
Pre-requisite: 40-hour
Professional Mediation Training.
Mediation is a very effective way to solve conflicts. The
parties in the conflict agree to sit down with trained
mediators who act as neutral facilitators. The mediators ask
the parties to agree to some basic ground rules of civil
behavior and good faith negotiating. The parties each get an
uninterrupted chance to briefly describe what their conflict
is about and what they would like to see happen. They agree
to a list of topics and discuss each one, coming up with
possible solutions that will meet as many
of their needs as
possible.
If the parties
wish,
the
mediators write down
any
agreements that are made. When signed, these agreements are
intended to be legally binding.
Mediations are private, confidential
negotiation
sessions.
Anything said in a
mediation cannot be
used by the parties
as testimony
in
any court
proceeding. The mediators cannot
be called to testify in court about
anything said in a
mediation session. When both parties are able to follow the
process and make a good faith effort, 80% of mediations
achieve agreements and 90% of the time these agreements are
followed.
Having a
dispute?
Interested in Mediation or Training?
Interested in being a Volunteer?
Call our
office at (360) 956-1155 in Olympia, between 9 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. Monday through Friday.
Trained staff will listen to you, find out what you need and
explore ideas to meet those needs. If the lines are busy,
leave a message and someone will call you back.
A call to
us may be the most helpful call you will ever make!
The Dispute Resolution
Center is a non-profit 501(c)(3) business. Donations are
always welcome. We are listed as charity #0316167 with the
State Combined Fund Drive. Cash, check, VISA or MasterCard are
accepted for donations, training, and services.