Rule 914: Primary Training Courses

(a)   General. An individual seeking approval under Rule 912 or 913 must have completed approved training courses before submitting an application. The prerequisite training courses must be approved by the director and must meet the applicable requirements under subsection (b).

(b)   Training Course Requirements.

(1)   Core Mediation. An approved core mediation course must be presented as an integrated and unified training module that includes the following components: role and duties of a mediator; mediation process, practice, and techniques; rules and laws governing mediation; communication skills; neutrality; evaluation of cases; impact of culture and diversity; writing summaries of understandings or agreements of the parties; role playing; and ethics.

(2)   Domestic Mediation. An approved domestic mediation course must be presented as an integrated and unified training module that includes the following components in accordance with K.S.A. 23-3502(b)(3) and (4): role and duties of a domestic mediator; domestic mediation process, practice, and techniques; rules and laws governing domestic mediation; the Kansas judicial system and procedure used in domestic relations cases; child development; clinical issues relating to children; the effects of divorce on children; the psychology of families in separation and divorce; dynamics of domestic violence and child abuse; evaluation of cases; impact of culture and diversity; writing summaries of understandings or agreements of the parties; other community resources to which parties can be referred for assistance; role playing; and ethics.

(3)   Parent-Adolescent Mediation. An approved parent-adolescent mediation course must be presented as an integrated and unified training module that includes the following components: role and duties of a parent-adolescent mediator; parent-adolescent mediation process, practice, and techniques; rules and laws governing parent-adolescent mediation; Kansas family law as it relates to parent-adolescent mediation; child and adolescent development; the parent-adolescent relationship; family systems; interviewing children; dynamics of domestic violence and child abuse; evaluation of cases; impact of culture and diversity; writing summaries of understandings or agreements of the parties; role playing; and ethics.

(4)   General Civil Mediation. An approved general civil mediation course must be presented as an integrated and unified training module that includes the following components: role and duties of a general civil mediator; general civil mediation process, practice, and techniques; rules and laws governing general civil mediation; the Kansas civil litigation system and procedure; overcoming deadlock; evaluation of cases; writing summaries of understandings or agreements of the parties; role playing; and ethics.

(5)   Juvenile Dependency Mediation. An approved juvenile dependency mediation course must be presented as an integrated and unified training module that includes the following components: role and duties of a juvenile dependency mediator; juvenile dependency mediation process, practice, and techniques; rules and laws governing juvenile dependency mediation; Kansas child in need of care and related laws; child and adolescent development; family systems; interviewing children; dynamics of domestic violence and child abuse; evaluation of cases; impact of culture and diversity; writing summaries of understandings or agreements of the parties; role playing; and ethics.

(6)   Mentor Mediator. An approved mentor mediator course must be presented as an integrated and unified training module that includes the following components: role and duties of a mentor mediator; mentoring process, practice, and techniques; rules and laws governing mentor mediators; adult learning theory; mediator styles; principles of effective coaching, feedback, and evaluation; role playing; and ethics.

(7)   Domestic Conciliator. An approved domestic conciliator course must be presented as an integrated and unified training module that includes the following components: role and duties of a domestic conciliator; conciliation process, practice, and techniques; rules and laws governing domestic conciliation; writing reports and recommendations; family dynamics in separation and divorce; high-conflict personality traits; dynamics of domestic violence and child abuse; and ethics.

(8)   Parenting Coordinator. An approved parenting coordinator course must be presented as an integrated and unified training module that includes the following components: role and duties of a parenting coordinator; parenting coordination process, practice, and techniques; rules and laws governing parenting coordination; writing reports and recommendations; family dynamics in separation and divorce; high conflict personality traits; interviewing children; dynamics of domestic violence and child abuse; and ethics.

(9)   Case Management. An approved case management course must be presented as an integrated and unified training module that includes the following components: role and duties of a case manager; case management process, practice, and techniques; rules and laws governing case management; writing reports and recommendations; family dynamics in separation and divorce; high conflict personality traits; interviewing children; dynamics of domestic violence and child abuse; and ethics.

[History: New rule adopted effective January 1, 2020.]