A surfer asks:

I wanted to know if your training program was accredited?

Kris responds:

Since we are blessed at the DRC to have Mary Thompson and Judy Corder of Corder, Thompson & Associates provide the training course you specified in your email, I asked that the company’s president, Mary Thompson respond to your question:

Mary writes:

There really is no formal accreditation process for mediation training in Texas. The Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable has developed voluntary standards for mediation training in Texas, including standards for the basic mediation training. These can be found at www.tmtr.org.

The Texas Mediation Credentialing Association has issued standards for those wishing to be credentialed by them. These standards include having completed a basic mediation training program that meets the standards developed by the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable. For more information see www.txmca.org. In the credentialing process, the applicant attests to the fact that the training they attended meets the Roundtable standards. The TMCA really does not review, endorse or accredit any specific training program.

Additional information regarding the Corder, Thompson & Associates services can be researched at www.corderthompson.com.