Missouri Supreme Court Rule 17
List of Domestic Relations Mediators

Map of Missouri Mediators

Missouri Supreme Court Rule 17 is a mechanism by which circuit courts may encourage litigants to use alternative dispute resolution procedures to help settle cases. Application of the rule is optional with each circuit   court. To be included on the Missouri Bar Rule 17 List of Mediators, "a person must have a minimum of 16 hours of formal training. ... A circuit court may adopt a local rule to implement Rule 17 and provide for an exemption  from the training requirement. If an exemption is provided, the circuit must establish its own procedures for determining equivalent experience. Local circuits may impose additional requirements."

Mediation training and instruction consider:

• Ethical standards and issues in mediation
• The role of the mediator
• Interviewing techniques
• Principles of counseling
• Mediation and negotiation theory
• Mediator neutrality
• Dealing with power imbalances
• Legal issues in mediation
• Varieties of approaches to mediation
• Strategies and techniques in mediation
• Confidentiality
• Appropriateness of mediation as compared as compared to other methods of dispute resolution in various circumstances.