The Maryland Judiciary and MACRO support research, public awareness and outreach, and continuing education in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution through a number of digital resources. These resources include research reports and publications, reference materials, videos, pre-recorded webinars and teleconferences.
Court Mediation & ADR Programs
- Circuit Courts
- District Court of Maryland, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Office
- Court of Special Appeals, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Division
- Criminal Mediation Best Practices Work Group Report - Dec. 2016
Maryland Mediation Organizations
- Association for Conflict Resolution, Maryland Chapter
- Community Mediation Maryland (CMM)
- Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution (MCDR)
- Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence (MPME)
- Maryland State Bar Association ADR Section
Publications
- Statewide Evaluation of Court ADR
- ADR Guides
Rules and Standards
- Title 17 of the Maryland Rules of Procedure
- Maryland Standards of Conduct for Mediators, Arbitrators, and other ADR Practitioners
- Maryland Mediation Confidentiality Act
- Maryland Rules, Rule 9-205. Mediation of Child Custody and Visitation Disputes
- Maryland Confidentiality Summary
- MPME Maryland Standards of Conduct for Mediators
- Court Order Implementing Standards of Conduct 2001--Signed memo (pdf)
- Court Order Implementing Standards of Conduct 2001--printer friendly (pdf)
National Mediation Organizations
- American Arbitration Association (AAA)
- American Bar Association, ADR Section
- Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)
- CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
- National Association for Community Mediation
Video Library
- Mediation
- Conflict Coaching
- Conflict Coaching Demonstration (wmv - 12 minutes)
- Schools
- Connections: A high school culture change program (.wmv) 640x480
Teleconference Recordings
- Diversity
- "Mediating Race, Culture and Ethnicity: An Identity-Based Approach - Part II" (.wav) (594.92 MB) (.mp3 - 80.95MB) Presenter - Anna Spain, J.D., Associate Professor, University of Colorado Law School - June 19, 2012
- Facilitation
- "Dispute Prevention: Facilitating Large Complex Public Policy Decisions" (.wav) (27 MB) Presenter - Doug Brookman, President, Public Solutions, Inc. - October 21, 2010
- ADR Organizations
- "What Mediators Need to Know About the United States Institute of Peace" (.wav) (49 MB), Presenter - David J. Smith, J.D., National Educational Outreach Officer, United States Institute of Peace - September 7, 2010
Webinar Recordings
Difficulty playing the Webinar Recordings*
- Reflective Practice
- "The Reflective Brain: Reflection In Action" - February 27, 2014 (.mp4)
(slide show starts at 00:06:30 point)
Presenter - Nan Waller Burnett, MA, High Conflict Mediator and Psychotherapist, Dispute Resolution Professionals, LLC. - Handouts
- "The Reflective Brain: Reflection In Action" - February 27, 2014 (.mp4)
- Public Policy Conflicts
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Directions
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