The basic course shall be designed so that, after its completion, the students can demonstrate the following knowledge and skills:

1. (a) The ability to explain what mediation is and what a family mediator does;
2. (b) Awareness of theories, current research, and literature about underlying conflict and its resolution, and the application of such theories, research, and literature to family mediation;
3. (c) The ability to contract for mediation services;
4. (d) The ability to screen for appropriateness of mediation, including the ability to screen for domestic violence and provide appropriate responses when domestic violence or its potential has been identified;
5. (e) The ability to assist the parties in surfacing and framing the topics to be discussed in mediation;
6. (f) Understanding of the consequences of separation and divorce for adults and for children;
7. (g) The ability to work with the substantive information encountered in separation and divorce mediation;
8. (h) The ability to build a working relationship and a constructive process with the mediation parties;

9. (i) The ability to facilitate communication between the mediation parties by using specific skills, including, but not limited to:

   1. (1) Active listening; and
   2. (2) Reframing, as defined in Fam 602.01(m);

10. (j) The ability to facilitate problem solving between the mediation parties, especially in the area of divorce, including, but not limited to:

    1. (1) Parental rights and responsibilities;
    2. (2) Child support;
    3. (3) Division of assets and liabilities;
    4. (4) Insurance; and
    5. (5) Tax filing;
11. (k) Knowledge of conflict management skills;
12. (l) Understanding concepts of mediator influence and neutrality;
13. (m) Knowledge of standards of practice and how ethical issues are resolved;

14. (n) The ability to:

    1. (1) Recognize when the assistance of other professionals might be helpful to the mediation process; and
    2. (2) Facilitate discussion of this topic with the mediation parties; and
15. (o) The ability to identify what additional knowledge, skills, experience, or supervision are necessary for the successful practice of mediation and how to obtain them.

Source. #9087, eff 2-16-08; ss by #9675, eff 4-2-10; ss by #12507, INTERIM, eff 4-2-18, EXPIRED: 10-1-18 New. #12637, eff 10-2-18