Mediation

 The Community Program provides mediation and conflict resolution services in Lane, Douglas, and Coos counties.  CDR supports individuals, families, workplaces, and organizations in navigating disputes constructively. 

Through guided dialogue and collaborative problem-solving, the Community Program helps people find sustainable solutions, rebuild relationships, and strengthen their communities with fairness, understanding, and respect.  

• We assist neighbors, landlords and tenants in a variety of contexts, including mobile home parks. 
• We offer workplace and organizational dispute resolution to foster healthier professional environments. 
• CDR also participates in the Foreclosure Avoidance Program through the OR Department of Justice, managed by Mediation Case Manager (all enquiries should go to foreclosuremediationor.org).   
• Additionally, our conflict coaching services empower individuals to develop skills for managing and preventing conflicts in their personal and professional lives. 

  Friendships can be fleeting, but family relationships often last a lifetime.  No family is immune from conflict, and there are times in particular when conflict is inevitable.  This is especially so at times of difficult transitions, such as losing a job, starting a new job, children becoming adolescents, aging parents becoming dependent on others for their care, the death of a loved one, or when a couple decides that it’s time to end the relationship.  Stress levels are high, and we are not often at our best during these transitions, so problems and conflicts can multiply.  We help families to change the communication dynamic so that they can be functional again.  

• Separation/ Divorce:  CDR can mediate between separating or divorcing individuals and assist with appropriate paperwork so that the personal issues do not need to be taken to trial.  
• Couples:  sometimes couples want to tackle a specific issue, and mediation can help them to clarify it as well as create a workable solution 
• Co-Parenting:  CDR can assist with creating or updating child-centered parenting plans in a cooperative manner 
• Parent – Teen:  challenges between parents and teenaged child(ren) can sometimes be addressed in mediation 
• Parent – Adult Children:  tensions between parents and children who are older and may be living on their own can be discussed and resolved in mediation 
• Elder Issues: mediation is helpful in disputes about care for elderly family members and can help families make agreements to stop or prevent friction 

• Group Facilitation:  CDR can provide a trained mediator to facilitate group discussions in a variety of settings 
• Conflict Coaching: one-on-one sessions with a conflict coach who can help guide an individual through a particular conflict and raise their awareness about conflict management in general 
• Workplace dispute resolution systems: CDR can assess existing systems and advise on improving conflict resolution policies/systems to better serve employees or members of an organization 

 If you have an issue that is not mentioned above, call us to find out if CDR can assist (541) 344-5366