One of the reasons we enjoy reading the Mediation Channel so much is that Diane Levin’s posts are designed to make you think. In her recent post, “To Certify or Not to Certify: That is the Question as the Mediation Field Struggles with Professionalization,” she discussed a number of arguments for and against state licensing and regulation of mediators. (A copy of the post is here.) I found this post to be particularly thought provoking.
From what I have heard (and I am not a mediator) state regulation of mediators is a controversial subject. And it should be. Continue Reading »
