Types of Mediation Offered by Innovative Alternatives

General Mediation

Innovative Alternatives provides professional mediation services for highly volitile and complex situations such as:

-Community-based mediation
-Victim/Offender mediation
-Gang mediation
-Employee grievance mediation
-40 hour basic mediation course

Divorce

An agreed divorce is less costly, less time consuming, and more beneficial in the long run to the couple and the children involved.

-Divorce and custody mediation
-Post-divorce mediation agreements
-Family mediation course

Family Mediation and Workshops

Innovative Alternatives provides family reconciliation mediation for practical solutions to conflict within the family in a safe, constructive setting.

-Parent-child mediation
-Couples mediation & conflict resolution workshops
-Family conflict resolution workshops

Multicultural

Multicultural mediation programs trains groups of youths and adults to tolerate and understand cultural differences and to recognize and address issues before crime or violence occurs. This is a valuable program for schools, public agencies, and businesses.

Conflict Resolution & Peer Mediation Programs for Schools

The Conflict Resolution Program for Schools provides students, teachers, and administrators with appropriate resolution skills to prevent disputes from escalating to violence. This innovative approach teaches students accountability for thier actions and to handle their own disputes through a cooperative and productive process. Thus, teachers spend more time educationg and less time dealing with behavioral problems and students learn valuable lifetime social and negotiation skills. Furthermore, IAI's program is unique in that it combines training and continued impementation consultation to assist in tailoring a program that is specific to each school's needs.

"There is no way I could adequately express the positive impact Conflict Resolution has had on the students here at Jessup Elementary thanks to the dediacted staff at Innovative Alternatives. Our school is a much better place du to the influence of Innovative Alternatives." Suzanne Hubbard, Counselor; Pasadena I.S.D.

"I learned how to release anger and not to lose your temper with another student." Student, Clear Creek I.S.D.

"Best training I've had in my 17 years of teaching." Mrs. Greeno, Teacher; Bryan I.S.D.

"IAI has currently made the public schools their top priority. We in law enforcement appreciate that these efforts are impacting the work of the police department by steering many of our youth away from the criminal justice system." H.A. (Art) Contreras, Former Assistance Chief of Police; Houston Police Department