• Mediation Services

      Resolving disputes is CDR’s specialty.   We’ve mediated thousands of cases over the last 30 years, utilizing well-trained and experienced mediators and case developers to provide high quality services throughout the mediation process.

      We offer mediation services in a variety of areas within our Community, Family, and Restorative Justice Programs.

      Family Mediation

      Separation/Divorce

      Couples

      Co-parenting

      Parent/Teen

      Elder Care & Probate

      Community Mediation

      Neighbor to Neighbor

      Landlord/Tenant

      Manufactured Communities

      Nonprofit/For-profit

      Government/Public

       

       

      Restorative Justice 

      Restorative Justice in Schools

      Community Restorative Justice

      Circuit Court Diversion

      Municipal Court Diversion

      Post-Release Victim-Offender

       

    • Facilitation Services

      CDR has well-trained and experienced facilitators who can work with groups of all sizes and types.

      Our facilitation services are tailored to the needs of a particular group, and we can be flexible with meeting lengths, times, as well as one-time vs. ongoing facilitation needs.

      If you don’t see what you’re looking for here, please reach out to CDR to talk with our staff who can help match our services with your needs. 

      Family Mediation

      Separation/Divorce

      Couples

      Co-parenting

      Parent/Teen

      Elder Care & Probate

      Community Mediation

      Neighbor to Neighbor

      Landlord/Tenant

      Manufactured Communities

      Nonprofit/For-profit

      Government/Public

       

       

      Restorative Justice 

      Restorative Justice in Schools

      Community Restorative Justice

      Circuit Court Diversion

      Municipal Court Diversion

      Post-Release Victim-Offender

       

    • Restorative Justice Services

      CDR has decades of experience with youth and adult restorative justice.

      Restorative justice guides people who commit harms to take a full and active form of accountability.  At the same time, it takes seriously the needs of victims and their right to have a strong voice in how the harm is repaired.  Schools, courts, and workplaces are increasingly training their teams in these values and tools.

      Schools

      CDR supports the growing movement in education for more holistic, equitable, relationship-based discipline structures.  We assist educators and administrators in cultivating meaningful, growth-oriented accountability in their schools through professional development trainings, sustained coaching of specific school personnel, systems consultation, and facilitation of restorative discipline dialogues.

       

      Criminal Justice

      In partnership with the Office of the Lane County District Attorney, CDR runs a Restorative Justice Diversion Program.  Defendants who plead into this program go through a series of dialogues to collaboratively explore what full accountability means for their situation, where the impacts have been, and what can be done towards making things right.  This program has an excellent track record of diverting individuals away from sentencing and toward meaningful community integration.  

      Community

      Residents of Lane County may initiate a case with CDR for a Restorative process to address a specific harm. Our trained, experienced facilitators conduct individual meetings with the person harmed and the person or people who caused the harm.  We uncover impacts and needs, and determine whether to convene a dialogue between the parties.  These cases have some resemblance to mediations, but the goals are authentic rebalancing of relationships, humanizing the “other,” and seeking to address real impacts. 

       

  • Resources and Learning

Celebrate the International Day of Peace with the Center for Dialogue and Resolution (virtual celebration) 

We hope you’ll join the Center for Dialogue and Resolution and the national and global community of peaceful souls in observance of the International Day of Peace, on September 21st, 2021. 

“The questions that we think face the country are questions which in one sense are much deeper than civil rights.  They’re questions which go very much to the bottom of mankind and people.  They’re questions which have repercussions in terms of a whole intergenerational affairs and relations.  They’re questions which go to the very root of our society.  What kind of society will we be?”  — Bob (Robert Paris) Moses    

This year is CDR’s 40th anniversary.  It also happens to be the 40th anniversary of the International Day of Peace.  To celebrate the many years of promoting ideals of peace in our community, and around the globe, CDR is hosting a day of virtual discussions, workshops, and speakers.    

Click Here to Sign Up or email miles@lanecdr.org 

Day of Peace Schedule of Events: 

12pm: Peace Panel – Everyone in attendance will observe a moment of silence in solidarity with communities around the world, to celebrate the ideals of peace and non-violence.  Following the moment of silence, we’ll hear from prominent members of the peace community. 

1pm-4pm: Discussions and workshops on non-violent communication and restorative justice.  

5:30pm-7:00pm: Launch of a new CDR program promoting social cohesion and community in Lane County 

This celebration of Peace is an opportunity for us all to come together as a peace community, to observe moments of silence, and to reflect on our hopes.  Our communities may not currently be what we want them to be, but the time is ripe for us to make things what we hope and wish to see.   

What kind of society will we be?  

Our collective observance of the Day of Peace is not only a celebration of non-violence and hope, but the launch of a new program and effort in our community that we all know we need.  

We hope you’ll join us! 

Click Here to Sign Up or email miles@lanecdr.org 

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Mediation

For nearly 40 years, CDR has provided high quality mediation services to the communities of Lane County. CDR helps clients through the entire mediation process, from the initial call, to the final agreement and resolution. Our goal is to ensure that the mediation process is responsive, efficient, and affordable. Learn More About Mediation Services

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Facilitation

CDR's facilitation program guides groups through all kinds of issues and group dynamics toward resolution.  Whether your group is new or long-standing, large or small, informal or professional, CDR can help. Learn More About Facilitation Services

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Education and Training

CDR conducts trainings throughout the year in a broad range of topics. Our trainers have a collective hundreds of years of experience in all areas of conflict resolution. Our trainings are available to the public, and we also do custom training for groups of all kinds. Learn More About Trainings and Education Services

Building Peaceful Communities

For the past four decades, CDR has been building more peaceful communities in Lane County.  Our services, and the training and workshops we provide, have helped tens of thousands learn how to use positive communication to transform conflict.

DIVORCE 101

Once a month, CDR provides a low-cost informational workshop for those considering separation or divorce.
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Upcoming Workshop