Resources and Reference Materials

Alternative Dispute Resolution Overview and Statistics (PowerPoint)

General Information

• Helpful Things to Consider Before Taking Mediation Training
• Mediation: A Consumer Guide
  Copies of this publication may be obtained through the Office of Dispute Resolution Services
• Mediation: Resolving Disputes in a Different Way
• Mediating Child Support: Things to Know Before You Go
  Copies of this publication may be obtained through the Office of Dispute Resolution Services
• Mediating Child Support: A Resource for Attorneys and Mediators
• Visitation: Factors to Consider
  Copies of this publication may be obtained through the Office of Dispute Resolution Services

Informational Videos

• Mediation: The Alternative
  Produced by the Virginia Mediation Network in 2002, this video describes the facilitative model of mediation most often used by Virginia certified mediators.
• Spare the Child
  Produced in 2010 by the Virginia State Bar Family Law Section through a generous grant from the Virginia Law Foundation, this video gives parents a foundation for navigating separation without creating undue strain on children. Video is available in English and Spanish.
• The Three Little Pigs Go to Mediation
  Produced by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, this video demonstrates mediation using familiar story characters.

Child Dependency Mediation

• Report
• Executive Summary
• Mediating for Permanency, Volume 1