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Register Now for the Fall 2026 Basic Mediation Training Program

The Basic Mediation Training Program provides skills development for responding to conflict. This 32-hour training is for you, if you are interested in: learning to become a mediator incorporating mediation skills into your current work making a shift in your...
MBTA Spotlights CDSC in Latest “Riders of the T” Feature

MBTA Spotlights CDSC in Latest “Riders of the T” Feature

CDSC is thrilled to have our Executive Director Pedro Spivakovsky-Gonzalez featured in a video produced by the MBTA! Touching on Pedro’s story, our conflict resolution work, some of the history of Boston and the services of the MBTA, the video covers almost as much...

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CDSC Joins Roundtable with Gov. Maura Healey

CDSC Joins Roundtable with Gov. Maura Healey

Last week, the Middlesex County District Attorney's office invited our Executive Director Pedro Spivakovsky-Gonzalez to join a small roundtable with Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey. Pedro spoke about our youth diversion efforts with their youth division (our...

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Read CDSC’s September Newsletter

Read CDSC’s September Newsletter

We are proud to announce that this past fiscal year we mediated over 30% more cases and trained over 55% more people compared to the previous fiscal year, for a total of over 2,000 people served last fiscal year between our training and other conflict resolution services. This means we more than doubled our services in less than two years.

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Read CDSC’s May Newsletter

Read CDSC’s May Newsletter

Spring is a time of renewal, and we are renewing our commitment to community mediation with our first-ever Community Mediators Program! We are excited to be able to train a whole new cohort of mediators this month and we are grateful for the diverse experiences (and nearly 10 languages) that our cohort can bring to mediation!

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Fall 2026 Basic Mediation Training Course

Date Sep 29 - Oct 17, 2026Time All Day Event

The 32-hour Basic Mediation Training Program provides skills development for responding to conflict. It can be the first step toward certification under Rule 8: SJC Rules on Dispute Resolution.

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Contact CDSC

60 Gore Street, Suite 201
Cambridge, MA 02141-1236

Phone: 617-876-5376

To request mediation, facilitation or conflict coaching: cdscintake@communitydispute.org

For all other inquiries: cdscinfo@communitydispute.org