Juvenile and Domestic Relations Certification

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Mediation Skills and Process (20 hours basic mediation skills)
• Family Mediation Skills (20 hours basic family mediation skills)
• Orientation to the Virginia Judicial System (4 hours introduction to how Virginia Courts work and where mediation fits in; may be taken out of order; requirement waived for current members of the Virginia Bar)
• Domestic Violence Assessment (8 hours)
• Observation of two cases or 1 day Family Mediation Role-Play training
• Co-mediation of 5 family cases totaling at least 10 hours of mediation
• Completion of at least one child support worksheet
• Primary scrivener for at least one mediated agreement

In order to co-mediate through NVMS you need to complete the additional courses below:

• Mediating Child Support Issues
• Preparing Memoranda and Agreements