Mission Statement
Established in 1979, the Community Dispute Settlement Center (CDSC) is a private, not-for-profit mediation and training center dedicated to providing an alternative and affordable forum for resolving conflict. CDSC promotes better ways to understand and deal with conflict through skilled teams of pro bono mediators, training programs in mediation and conflict management, and broad community outreach. We are committed to making our services accessible to underserved populations and to addressing emerging community needs.
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Since 1979, CDSC has been providing affordable mediation services to the community and to the courts. A list of our services includes:
- Divorce or Separation
- Marital Mediation
- Gay and Lesbian
- Elder Care
- Housing
- Consumer Disputes
- Workplace Conflicts
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Are you interested in incorporating new skills into your current work or making a shift in your professional role? We provide mediation training in the following areas:
- Basic Mediation Training
- Mediation Practicum
- Divorce Mediation Training
- Specialized Training
- Teleseminars
- Conflict Management
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Deal with Conflict Effectively: Tools for your Toolbox. CDSC will customize an interactive, skill-based workshop and bring it directly to you. The time frame is flexible with several options: 2 hours, half day, and full day. For organizations and groups, skill-development for:
- Agencies
- Professional associations
- Schools
- Colleges
- Youth groups
Mediation Training
Divorce Mediation Training
Facilitation Skills for Mediators Workshop
Working with Groups in Conflict:
Facilitation Skills for Mediators
April 1, 2015 from 9am-5pm
This one-day workshop will help you apply and extend your mediation skills to the facilitation of multi-party conflicts.
• You will learn how to collaboratively design a process, how to prepare people to participate and how to stay grounded in difficult moments.
• In this interactive training workshop, you will be involved in exercises, discussion, case study and problem solving.
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Fiscal Year 2014 Annual Report
We are pleased to share the Fiscal Year 2014 Annual Report with a years' worth of pictures and lots of CDSC news!
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60 Gore Street, Suite 202
Cambridge, MA 02141-1236
Call us at 617-876-5376
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