Resolve conflict.Build stronger futures.
Welcome to the TCBSW Institute for Mediation & Conflict Resolution — a modern training and professional-development division preparing mediators, professionals, organizations, and community leaders to navigate conflict with skill, structure, ethics, and confidence.
40-Hour Basic Mediation
Live + Interactive
Role-Play Intensive
Texas ADR Focus
Train with purpose.
A new-age institute built around real conversations.
The Institute is the mediation, conflict-resolution, and professional learning arm of TCBSW. We blend structured mediation practice with behavioral insight, communication skills, ethics, negotiation, and hands-on simulation so learners can move from theory to confident application.
Courses designed for practice, not passive learning.
Start with the foundational 40-hour program, then continue into specialized conflict-resolution and professional-development pathways.
40-Hour Basic Mediation Training
Texas ADR foundations, mediation process, ethics, communication, negotiation, caucus, agreement writing, simulations, and individualized feedback.
Next cohorts: October 2026
Family Mediation
Specialized preparation in family dynamics, child development, family law concepts, family violence dynamics, safety, and complex family communication.
Advanced training pathway
Workplace & Organizational Conflict
Conflict systems, difficult conversations, leadership disputes, organizational dynamics, team restoration, and structured resolution strategies.
For leaders + organizations
Healthcare Conflict Resolution
Communication and dispute-resolution tools for healthcare environments, provider teams, vendors, patients, families, compliance, and operations.
Healthcare-centered
Community & Faith-Based Mediation
Practical mediation tools for nonprofits, churches, schools, neighborhood leaders, volunteers, and community-serving organizations.
Community impact
De-escalation & Difficult Conversations
Applied communication drills for emotional intensity, impasse, reframing, listening, boundaries, neutrality, and forward-focused problem solving.
Short-format workshop
Build a documented training pathway.
TCBSW separates course completion from professional credentialing. Participants receive documentation of completed training hours and can continue toward advanced education, practicum experience, and applicable external credentialing or court pathways.
Training Certificate
Document completion of the 40-hour Basic Mediation Training curriculum.
Family Pathway
Continue into specialized family-mediation training and required topic areas.
Practicum
Build experience through supervised, volunteer, community, and referral opportunities where available.
Continuing Education
Strengthen mediation, ethics, communication, negotiation, and specialty knowledge over time.
Resources you can actually use.
Course participants and Institute learners work with practical documents and repeatable tools — not just slides.
Mediator Opening BuilderStructure a clear, neutral opening statement.
Conflict & Interest MapMove from positions toward needs and priorities.
Role-Play CasesPractice realistic civil, workplace, healthcare, community, and business scenarios.
Observer ChecklistEvaluate neutrality, listening, reframing, caucus, options, and closure.
Agreement WorksheetTurn party decisions into clear, specific terms.
Professional Pathway MapPlan next steps for practice, advanced training, and credential development.
Choose the pace that fits you.
Three live cohort options are planned for October. Seats should be kept intentionally limited to preserve interaction, coaching, and role-play quality.
5-Day Basic Mediation Training
October 5–9, 2026 • 8:00 AM–5:00 PM • 40 instructional hours
5-Day Basic Mediation Training
October 19–23, 2026 • 8:00 AM–5:00 PM • 40 instructional hours
4-Day Intensive
October 24–27, 2026 • 8:00 AM–8:00 PM • accelerated four-day format
Reserve your place in an upcoming cohort.
Registration and payment
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