Manousso Mediation &
Alternative Dispute Resolution:
Conflict Resolution Coaching & Training
A Team of Professional Mediators Headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA

 


 

 

                

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Which class
will you take?
Take two classes and
earn a discount and save $$$!

 Basic Mediation Course
March 19, 20, 21, 22, 2010
 in Houston, Texas.


Advanced Family and
Divorce and Child Custody Mediation
in Houston, TX
Next class will be in April
Date to be announced.


Most Continuing Education Units
(CEU) available!
MCLE: 38.5 and 3 in ethics.

Elder Care Mediation
February 18th,19th,and 20th in Tuscan, AZ!

March 17th and 18th in Houston

Brochure for elder mediation class.


Have you taken more than two courses with us?  
Ask about our "special" rate for the third course.     
  

Challenged by the economy, but want to become a mediator.  Ask about our payment and referral plans. We help you make the classes more affordable:
Take advantage of the early bird and student specials.    
           


Basic Mediation Training
TX 40 hrs Certification

Classes will be held in Houston:
March 19, 20, 21, and 22.

 

Elder Care Mediation
February 18th, 19th, and 20th in Tuscan, AZ

March 17 and 18, 2010, in Houston.

 

For $$ rate information, click hereCheckout the early bird specials & student discounts.
 


 

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U.S. News & World Report’s list of 50 “Best Careers of 2010"


Mediators have great job opportunities for this decade!

As one of the 50 best careers of 2010, this should
have strong growth over the next decade....

Read the article!
New job listed 2-7-10.

Posted: December 28, 2009

 
Register now for the March basic mediation class in Houston. 

Class will be held from Saturday, March 19, 20, 21, until the 22.

Class fills quickly.  Don't wait!

  

Start 2010 in a dynamic direction!   You are never too old to mediate!
What's your retirement plan?
Call today for more
information at 713.840.0828.
Read testimonials of recent students.


For the third year in a row, the career of mediator has made
U.S. News & World Report’s
list of 30 “Best Careers of 2009.”
Read more.....

Click here for a career opportunities in alternative dispute resolution.
New -> Spanish speaking volunteer mediator needed in Galveston.

  Our courses and services include:
   Basic Mediation Course is 40 hours of Texas Certification Mediation Training

          The next class will start on February 7th.  Don't wait, the class is almost full.

  • The Basic (40 hours) Mediation Course, an intensive training complies with both Texas Civil Practice & Remedy Code Ann. and the Texas Mediation Training Roundtable's requirements for mediation training.  This course is designed to satisfy the 40 classroom hours of training required to mediate court-referred disputes as indicated in the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act § 154.052, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann.  Learn how to become a mediator.   
     

  • Our 40 hours of basic mediation training and certificate standards meet national requirements for other states.  You don't have to practice in Texas to benefit from our courses.
     

  • MCLE and CEU available!

Advanced Course: Family and Divorce Mediation - 30 hours - Certification Training

  • Family and Divorce Mediation Training is an advanced course for mediation training in Divorce & Child Custody, as required to mediate court-referred disputes as indicated in the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act § 154.052, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann.  The certification course is 30 hours of training in family law, family dynamics, child development, family violence, practice considerations, theory, replete with skill building exercises and role-plays.  Prerequisite:  Basic (40 hours) Mediation
    MCLE and CEU available!

Elder Care and Adult Mediation Training click here.

The next Elder Care Mediation Training will be held November 5th and 6th in Houston, TX.

  • Elder Care Mediation is twenty hours of training in standards of care and communication that will benefit social workers, hospice workers, nursing home administrators, certified public accountants, guardians, lawyers, and mediators who seek to expand their careers and reinforce their resumes.  Elder Care Affiliations.
    Classes being held in
    Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Laredo, El Paso.
    MCLE and CEU available!

    National Public Radio (NPR) does show on benefits of elder care mediation. 
    Click here and listen to the interview and read a transcript - April 14, 2009
     

  • Family and divorce mediations, as well as commercial mediations, are held in the evening and weekends, as well as during normal business hours conflict coaching and mediations.
     

  • Conflict Resolution Coaching is a program available to corporations, non-profit organizations, and individuals dealing with the need to have better communication skills. Individual and department wide conflict resolution diagnostic profiles are available for personal or organizational review.
     

  • Reasonable Rates:  Visa, American Express, and Master Cards accepted through PayPal.
    Although our rates are accessible, the instruction in priceless.  Rates are listed here.
     

  • Mediation sessions in Houston, Texas, held in Uptown/Galleria or at your location.
     

  • Languages available for conducting mediations are Greek, French, Ethiopian, Spanish, Arabic, German, Chinese, and Vietnamese.
     


Manousso Mediation and Conflict Resolution Coaching & Training was founded in 1993 by Barbara Sunderland Manousso, a 100% woman-owned business, historically underutilized business (HUB).  Over the years, she has formed a conflict resolution network with an international panel of professionals who practice with expertise in elder care mediation, probate, divorce, real estate, religious organizations, environmental protection, and consumer issues.  She has trained hundreds of mediators to mediate, arbitrate, and facilitate.  She has taken thousands of hours of training and earned numerous certificates in mediation, arbitration, and facilitation.

Barbara's baccalaureate degree is from Brown University in Rhode Island, masters of public health degree is from the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, Texas, and doctorate from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. 

No matter where your conflict might take you, or take place, we have a network of seasoned, credentialed mediators, including us, who can help with your dispute.  Instead of litigating, think of mediating with Manousso.  Mediation can save you big money and time; your case can usually be mediated in a timely manner for a modest amount of money, sometimes within days; and you can keep your dispute private, totally out of public records, unlike litigation. 

Barbara Manousso is also certified as a Nationally Registered Guardian and Texas Registered Guardian. 
So when it comes to elder care and special need clients, she is well versed in community resources and opportunities to help families have quality conversations and make informed decisions.  Sometimes, all that is needed is conflict coaching to help family members address difficult situations, which can be done over the phone.  If discussion needs to take place in a private venue, such as as nursing home, Manousso or her team of mediators will go to the facility to accommodate the parties.  She serves at the request of Texas Governor Perry on the statewide regulatory agency for nursing homes, the Nursing Facility Administrator Advisory Committee.

 

In Houston and nationally, Barbara Manousso is actively involved with mediating and arbitrating for local civil and federal clients.  She belongs to a variety of professional organizations, such as the Texas Association of Mediators, the New England Chapter of the Association of Conflict Resolution, The
Texas Mediation Training Roundtable, and a variety of national rosters.  Barbara is a former president of the Houston Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution.  She serves on the editorial board of the ACResolution Magazine and serves on section committees of the international Association for Conflict Resolution.  She is a frequent trainer and lecturer on mediation nationally and internationally.

 

 

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21 Briar Hollow Lane, Suite 508    Houston, Texas 77027
Phone 713/840-0828    Fax 713/850-1452


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