Attendance Mediation with Duke Fisher
This training takes place on Zoom over two days, September 25 & 30, 5:00-8:00pm each day.
An email with the Zoom link will be sent to you a few days before the training begins.
Description: DRC would like to offer additional services to the students in our schools and will be training our mediators in Attendance Mediation. This form of mediation is a supportive, problem-solving process that helps students, families, and schools work together to improve school attendance. In a neutral and non-punitive setting, a trained mediator facilitates a conversation to identify the root causes of absenteeism, and create a plan that addresses barriers and promotes consistent school participation.
This 6-hour training will teach participants how to address the conflicts that may be contributing to poor attendance or school refusal; develop skills to customize mediations for attendance application; and create a plan to gather support and resources to improve attendance. This training will draw on challenges that mediators personally faced as young people to understand how mediation can be used to create tailored and realistic plans for students.
