Click on the section titles below to visit the website of the associated
ACR Sections.
- Commercial Section
Addresses the
concerns of ADR practitioners who provide ADR services for the resolution of
disputes arising out of commercial activities such as contracts, financial
services, business partnerships, and so on.
- Community Section
Provides networking
about best practices, resources for educating the public about the value of
ADR, and expertise to help members enhance their practice and develop contacts
with community mediators.
- Court Section
Offers best
practices, networking, identification of resources, development of model
practices, and training program information to all individuals involved in
Court ADR programs. Also provides extensive resources for developing high
quality court-annexed ADR programs throughout the country.
- Crisis Intervention Section
Provides cutting-edge
information in the crisis negotiation field as well as a network of
professionals, and helps members develop advanced skills in de-escalating high
conflict interactions. Features an extensive list of resources, including an
FBI hostage and crisis negotiation bibliography.
- Education Section
Provides resources
and support for practitioners, educators, students, youth, trainers, community
activists and administrators in the alternative dispute resolution field and
pre-K–12 to higher education settings.
- Elder Decision Making and Conflict Res
Provides
information and support to advance the development, provision, and use of high
quality, facilitated conflict resolution and decision-making services by older
persons, their families, public and private service providers and others
regarding the transitions that may come with aging.
- Environment and Public Policy
Promotes the
development of environmental public dispute resolution through a strong network
of practitioners, providers, users and researchers. Hosts mid-year conferences
attended by new and experienced conflict resolution professionals. Provides
guidance in involving volunteers and generating financial resources.
- Family Section
Provides resources, mentoring
and networking for members in a wide range of family mediation areas. Hosts
conferences where attendees meet other practitioners and participate in
exciting and valuable workshops.
Publishes a quarterly newsletter for family mediation interests. Offers
Advanced Practitioner and Approved Training Program designations to members who
meet the established criteria.
- Health Care Section
Identifies best
practices, provides a forum for networking, assists members in educating the
public and the health care industry, and offers a Health Care Section Help
Line.
- International Section
Works to make nonviolent
dispute resolution processes more readily available throughout the world. Works
with parties in international conflicts to design and implement processes which
best meet their needs, consistent with the goal of resolving conflicts with
maximum equity for all.
- Ombuds Section
Offers
education, networking and information for professionals in the Ombuds and
Ombudsman community or those interested in accountability and applied conflict
resolution systems in corporations, government, academia or non-profits. Ombuds
and Ombudsman programs serve as the cornerstone of well-designed conflict
management systems and provide increased accountability that is being demanded
among private and public organizations.
- Online Dispute Resolution Section
Serves the growing population of users who wish
to resolve disputes through the use of online technology. Explores the
possibilities and researches pitfalls, while making available the best and most
advanced knowledge in the field. Provides ongoing mentoring and networking.
- Organizational Conflict Management Sec
Helps members excel at developing integrated
organizational conflict management systems by identifying practice models and
best practices, providing education opportunities, and connecting members with
other ACR Sections, conflict resolution disciplines and organizations.
- Research Section
Provides a vital forum for cross-fertilization
of ideas where researchers and practitioners from all fields of conflict
resolution can share research, practical applications, and new ideas. Focus
committees include Learning Networks, Intellectual Leadership, and Next
Generation Research.
- Restorative and Criminal Justice
Shares information about innovative programs in
community, criminal and restorative justice. Serves as a resource for training
in the areas of family conferencing, peace circles, and victim-offender
mediation. Offers networking resources for expertise needed in individual
situations.
- Spirituality Section
Shares information about innovative programs in
community, criminal and restorative justice. Serves as a resource for training
in the areas of family conferencing, peace circles, and victim-offender
mediation. Offers networking resources for expertise needed in individual
situations.
- Training Section
Facilitates the design and presentation of
cutting-edge programs that enhance the development of trainers and training
systems.
- Workplace Section
Represents workplace
neutrals in both the labor and employment settings, including mediators,
arbitrators, ADR program managers, coaches, ombuds, system design consultants,
academics, researchers and group facilitators. Provides members with teleconferences,
a newsletter, Workplace Alerts emails on cutting-edge legal and policy
developments, Workplace Training and Opportunity Notices, public policy
analysis on workplace issues, and extensive professional development and
networking opportunities. Offers a “one-stop shop” for Workplace ADR training
opportunities, and two Advanced Practitioner designations for mediators and
arbitrators.